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California Weather Data: Station Description
Description of LINDCOVE.T
(Touchtone #17, Lindcove)
Observer
UC LINDCOVE FIELD STATION
Location
About 20 miles east of Visalia off of Hwy 198.
County: Tulare
Nearest City: Lindcove
Latitude: 36 deg
22 min N
Longitude: 119 deg
1 min W
Elevation: 465 ft
Station and site characteristics
Ground cover: Bare soil,
Soil type: SJ Sandy Loam
Available data
UC IPM database records begin/end: August 1, 1981
/ August 13, 1989
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.
Soil Temperature, max/min:
Daily max/min measured at 6 inch depth.
Wind Speed/Direction:
Instantaneous reading, at observation time, measured at 80 inches.
Weather Type:
Observer's estimate of weather condition at observation time.
Variables with computed averages: none
Comments
Located at the edge of a citrus tree orchard.
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
| LINDCOVE.A / LINDSAY.C |
Averages Station Backup: |
LINDSAY.C |
100% of possible values are stored for the period
08/01/1981 to 08/13/1989.
Air Temperature at observation time
Variable or Sensor: |
Air Temperature at observation time |
97% of possible values are stored for the period
08/01/1981 to 08/13/1989.
Bulb Temperatures, wet/dry
Variable or Sensor: |
Wet/dry bulb temperatures, at time of observation, measured at 5 feet. |
Height of Sensor: |
5 feet |
83% of possible values are stored for the period
08/01/1981 to 08/13/1989.
Precipitation
Variable or Sensor: |
Daily total measured in 8 inch diameter gauge. |
Backup Station #1
/ #2
| LINDCOVE.A / LINDSAY.C |
Averages Station Backup: |
LINDSAY.C |
80% of possible values are stored for the period
08/01/1981 to 08/13/1989.
Soil Temperature, max/min
Variable or Sensor: |
Daily max/min measured at 6 inch depth. |
Height of Sensor: |
6 inch depth |
79% of possible values are stored for the period
08/01/1981 to 08/13/1989.
Wind Speed/Direction
Variable or Sensor: |
Instantaneous reading, at observation time, measured at 80 inches. |
Height of Sensor: |
80 inches |
16% of possible values are stored for the period
08/01/1981 to 11/30/1982.
Weather Type
Variable or Sensor: |
Observer's estimate of weather condition at observation time. |
100% of possible values are stored for the period
08/01/1981 to 08/13/1989.
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