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California Weather Data: Station Description
Description of MDESTO.C
(NCDC #5738, Modesto)
Observer
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Location
County: Stanislaus
Nearest City: Modesto
Latitude: 37 deg
39 min N
Longitude: 121 deg
0 min W
Elevation: 91 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 |
| Backup Station #1
| MODESTO.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
MDESTO.C |
99% of possible values are stored for the period
01/01/1951 to 12/31/2010.
Air Temperature at observation time
| Variable or Sensor: |
Air Temperature at observation time |
56% of possible values are stored for the period
01/01/1951 to 11/29/1999.
Precipitation
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily total measured in 8 inch diameter gauge. |
| Backup Station #1
| MODESTO.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
MDESTO.C |
99% 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. |
6% of possible values are stored for the period
01/03/1951 to 01/09/1992.
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