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California Weather Data: Station Description
Description of ORVIL_DM.T
(Touchtone #23, Oroville Dam-DWR)
Observer
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES - J. McLUM, J. BARNES
Location
About 6 miles east of Oroville and 2 miles north of the Oroville Dam Rd. and Glen Dr. intersection.
County: Butte
Nearest City: Oroville
Latitude: 39 deg
31 min N
Longitude: 121 deg
29 min W
Elevation: 800 ft
Station and site characteristics
Ground cover: Grass/Bare
Available data
UC IPM database records begin/end: August 1, 1981
/ November 30, 2006
Reporting interval: Daily
Stored variables:
Air Temperature, max/min:
Daily max/min measured at 5 feet.
Air Temperature at observation time:
Bulb Temperatures, wet/dry:
Wet/dry bulb temperatures, at time of observation, measured at 5 feet.
Pan Evaporation:
Daily total measured 7 days per week.
Precipitation:
Daily total measured in 8 inch diameter gauge.
Wind Speed/Direction:
Instantaneous reading, at observation time.
Weather Type:
Observer's estimate of weather condition at observation time.
Variables with computed averages: none
Comments
Location is surrounded by grasses and scrub oak.
Details about reported variables
Air Temperature, max/min
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily max/min measured at 5 feet. |
| Height of Sensor: |
5 feet |
| Backup Station #1
/ #2
| DURHAM.A / CHICO.C |
| Averages Station Backup: |
CHICO.C |
100% of possible values are stored for the period
08/01/1981 to 11/30/2006.
Air Temperature at observation time
| Variable or Sensor: |
Air Temperature at observation time |
94% of possible values are stored for the period
05/01/1983 to 11/30/2006.
Bulb Temperatures, wet/dry
| Variable or Sensor: |
Wet/dry bulb temperatures, at time of observation, measured at 5 feet. |
| Height of Sensor: |
5 feet |
99% of possible values are stored for the period
08/04/1981 to 11/30/2006.
Pan Evaporation
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily total measured 7 days per week. |
| Averages Station Backup: |
CHICO.C |
100% of possible values are stored for the period
08/01/1981 to 11/30/2006.
Precipitation
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily total measured in 8 inch diameter gauge. |
| Averages Station Backup: |
CHICO.C |
78% of possible values are stored for the period
08/01/1981 to 11/27/2006.
Wind Speed/Direction
| Variable or Sensor: |
Instantaneous reading, at observation time. |
94% of possible values are stored for the period
08/01/1981 to 11/30/2006.
Weather Type
| Variable or Sensor: |
Observer's estimate of weather condition at observation time. |
99% of possible values are stored for the period
08/01/1981 to 11/30/2006.
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