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California Weather Database: Set Dates and Variables

| About the data | Weather menu |

Retrieve daily data for SHAFTER.A (CIMIS #5, Shafter/USDA)

| Station description | Averages |
County: Kern
Latitude/Longitude: 35 deg 32 min N / 119 deg 17 min W Elevation: 360 ft
IPM records begin/end: June 1, 1982 /  on-going Ground cover: Irrigated grass

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Precipitation SHAFTER.A FAMOSO.A WASCO.C SHAFTER.A
Air Temperature, max & min SHAFTER.A FAMOSO.A WASCO.C SHAFTER.A
Soil Temperature, max & min SHAFTER.A FAMOSO.A None recommended SHAFTER.A
Wind Direction & Speed SHAFTER.A None recommended ARVIN.A None recommended
Relative Humidity, max & min SHAFTER.A None recommended None recommended None recommended
Reference Evapotranspiration SHAFTER.A None recommended None recommended None recommended
Solar radiation SHAFTER.A FAMOSO.A None recommended SHAFTER.A

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Measurement details about SHAFTER.A variables

Air temperature: Daily max/min measured at 1.5 m (4.92 ft).
Precipitation: Daily total measured in a 20 cm (8 in) diameter gauge.
Soil temperature: Daily max/min measured at a 15 cm (6 in) depth.
Humidity: Daily max/min relative humidity measured at 1.5 m (4.92 ft).
Evapotranspiration: Calculated from CIMIS hourly values.
Solar radiation: Daily global radiation measured by Licor pyranometer at 2 m (6.5 ft).
Wind speed & direction: Daily average measured at 2 m (6.5 ft).
Comments: Located on a flood irrigated pasture between row crops and distantüalmond orchards.

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