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California Weather Data: Station Description
Description of POMONA.T
(Touchtone #7, Pomona)
Observer
AGRICULTURAL OBSERVATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF PLANT & SOIL SCIENCE - DON STEELE
Location
CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY campus.
County: Los Angeles
Nearest City: Pomona
Latitude: 34 deg
4 min N
Longitude: 117 deg
49 min W
Elevation: 740 ft
Station and site characteristics
Ground cover: Bare soil,
Soil type: Sandy Loam
Available data
UC IPM database records begin/end: August 1, 1981
/ August 8, 1996
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.
Precipitation:
Daily total measured in 8 inch diameter gauge.
Wind Speed/Direction:
Instantaneous estimated reading at observation time.
Weather Type:
Observer's estimate of weather condition at observation time.
Variables with computed averages: none
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
| POMONA.A / RIVRSIDE.C |
| Averages Station Backup: |
POMONA.A |
99% of possible values are stored for the period
08/01/1981 to 08/08/1996.
Air Temperature at observation time
| Variable or Sensor: |
Air Temperature at observation time |
99% of possible values are stored for the period
08/01/1981 to 08/08/1996.
Bulb Temperatures, wet/dry
| Variable or Sensor: |
Wet/dry bulb temperatures, at time of observation, measured at 5 feet. |
| Height of Sensor: |
5 feet |
31% of possible values are stored for the period
08/04/1981 to 02/28/1994.
Precipitation
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily total measured in 8 inch diameter gauge. |
| Backup Station #1
/ #2
| POMONA.A / RIVRSIDE.C |
| Averages Station Backup: |
POMONA.A |
80% of possible values are stored for the period
08/01/1981 to 08/08/1996.
Wind Speed/Direction
| Variable or Sensor: |
Instantaneous estimated reading at observation time. |
41% of possible values are stored for the period
08/04/1981 to 02/28/1994.
Weather Type
| Variable or Sensor: |
Observer's estimate of weather condition at observation time. |
93% of possible values are stored for the period
08/01/1981 to 08/08/1996.
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