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Description of SONORA.C (NCDC #8353, Sonora Ranger Station)

| Data: Daily ~ Averages |

Observer

CALIFORNIA STATE DIVISION OF FORESTRY

Location

County: Tuolumne Nearest City: Sonora
Latitude: 37 deg 59 min N Longitude: 120 deg 23 min W Elevation: 1749 ft

Station and site characteristics

Available data

UC IPM database records begin/end: January 1, 1951 / about six months ago
Reporting interval: Daily
Stored variables:
Air Temperature, max/min: Daily max/min measured at 5 feet.
Air Temperature at observation time:
Precipitation: Daily total measured in 8 inch diameter gauge.
Weather Type: Observer's estimate of weather condition at observation time.
Variables with computed averages: precip, air temp

Details about reported variables

Air Temperature, max/min

Variable or Sensor:	Daily max/min measured at 5 feet.
Height of Sensor:	5 feet
Averages Station Backup:	SONORA.C

93% of possible values are stored for the period 01/02/1951 to 12/31/2010.

Air Temperature at observation time

Variable or Sensor:

Air Temperature at observation time

90% of possible values are stored for the period 01/02/1951 to 12/31/2010.

Precipitation

Variable or Sensor:	Daily total measured in 8 inch diameter gauge.
Averages Station Backup:	SONORA.C

98% of possible values are stored for the period 01/01/1951 to 12/31/2010.

Weather Type

Variable or Sensor:

Observer's estimate of weather condition at observation time.

8% of possible values are stored for the period 01/03/1951 to 01/07/1985.

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