_______________________________________________________________________ U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CLIM-MET Network Monitoring Site, SW United States SITE INFORMATION: USGS/CLIM-MET site code: SW03 USGS/CLIM-MET site name: Needles Datum: WGS 84 latitude: 38 09.700 longitude: 109 45.350 elevation: 1497 m install_date: 98MAY04 For additional detailed site information, photos, and description, Please See Website at http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/info/sw/clim-met/ _______________________________________________________________________ CONTACT INFORMATION: Frank Urban or Richard Reynolds U.S. Geological Survey Denver Federal Center Box 25046, MS 980 Lakewood, CO 80225 furban@usgs.gov 303-236-4790 rreynolds@usgs.gov 303-236-1303 _______________________________________________________________________ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT POLICY: If you use USGS/CLIM-MET data, 1) Please notify us (email) when you begin to use data and for what general purpose. 2) Please notify us (email) and acknowledge us (references) when USGS/CLIM-MET data are used or presented in published media. Current citation = "CLIM-MET data obtained from http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/info/sw/clim-met/". 3) Please send us paper or electronic copies of any published media that use USGS/CLIM-MET data. __________________________________________________________________________ DEFINITIONS/Variables: YR: Year of Data Collection DOY: Julian Day-Of-Year Hr: Mountain or Pacific Daylight Time Uspd: Windspeed in m/s Udir: Wind direction in degrees Tgrad: Air Temperature Gradient (C) SenPC: Total Sensit Particle Count SenKE: Total Sensit Kinetic Energy Count Smost: Soil Moisture % PeakUspd: Peak Windspeed m/s PeakTime: Peak Windspeed Time So_d: Downwelling Shortwave Flux (W/m^2) So_u: Upwelling Shortwave Flux (W/m^2) Tair: Air Temperature 3-m above surface (C) RH: Relative Humidity % Tg: Ground Temperature 10-cm below surface (C) Rain: Rainfall mm/hour or total mm if indicated as such Alb: Albedo -999: (data were missing or bad) NaN: (data were missing or bad) __________________________________________________________________________ *Variable Names With Added "2" identifier are 5-minute resolution data* __________________________________________________________________________ MONTHLY AVERAGES: Year Uspd Udir Tgrad SenPC SenKE Smost PeakUspd So_d So_u Tair Rh Tg Rain JAN 1999 1.25 218.3 NaN 2.3 759 8.515 3.13 110.2 27.9 1.73 61.45 0.74 0.01102 2000 0.85 199.6 -0.78256 0.1 1941 10.299 2.33 98.7 51.2 1.17 69.63 0.45 0.02984 2001 1.05 230.1 -0.87735 0.0 1925 7.717 2.57 112.4 33.3 -1.35 70.39 -0.86 0.00860 2002 1.03 224.3 -0.70442 0.0 1910 8.391 2.59 113.1 29.0 -1.47 63.99 -0.94 0.00685 2003 0.69 229.4 -0.82381 0.0 1900 7.888 1.91 116.6 29.0 1.67 72.47 0.28 0.00780 2004 0.91 192.1 -0.64667 0.2 1863 7.292 2.34 97.4 41.6 -3.19 78.56 -1.74 0.01048 2005 1.25 226.4 -0.61053 0.6 1873 10.552 3.08 102.6 21.1 3.15 79.29 2.81 0.02473 2006 1.23 229.1 -1.11543 1.2 1844 7.290 3.04 118.0 31.6 0.57 58.28 -0.84 0.01022 FEB 1999 1.57 224.2 NaN 0.6 1730 6.794 3.70 152.9 32.7 3.77 43.53 4.31 0.00655 2000 1.74 219.8 -0.46712 1.0 1968 8.393 4.03 143.6 30.6 4.95 59.11 5.08 0.00733 2001 1.44 212.5 -0.64607 1.5 1970 8.811 3.51 142.6 33.7 3.44 59.45 4.31 0.01994 2002 1.17 226.6 -0.85448 0.0 1928 8.044 2.98 168.8 34.7 0.38 46.42 0.79 0.00060 2003 1.29 NaN -0.47190 75.7 1931 8.809 3.15 138.5 38.6 2.15 62.95 3.14 0.04375 2004 1.22 217.4 -0.54369 0.6 1875 8.592 3.06 147.4 43.4 1.03 62.97 1.76 0.01466 2005 1.14 232.9 -0.56725 0.3 1879 9.041 2.84 143.1 29.7 3.72 71.27 4.92 0.01429 2006 1.38 231.7 -1.12048 18.2 1860 7.809 3.32 168.1 41.7 2.24 43.77 1.16 0.00253 MAR 1999 2.08 220.3 NaN 0.1 2081 6.040 4.73 221.0 47.9 9.73 32.61 10.77 0.01586 2000 1.68 224.3 -0.46134 1.8 1994 7.385 4.04 185.2 44.0 6.51 54.84 8.03 0.03414 2001 1.31 236.0 -0.63415 0.2 2018 9.141 3.31 202.2 41.7 7.91 57.38 10.88 0.02070 2002 1.91 231.6 -0.52698 2.6 1984 7.385 4.47 230.9 43.2 5.96 35.20 9.13 0.01048 2003 1.68 NaN -0.34773 13.4 1949 9.824 4.03 202.4 54.6 7.00 55.28 8.39 0.03737 2004 1.44 240.9 -0.86386 1.3 1917 6.906 3.50 238.8 64.7 10.78 36.74 12.15 0.00175 2005 1.89 220.3 -0.55537 3.5 1899 7.724 4.55 216.5 47.8 7.19 46.65 9.59 0.02473 2006 2.00 216.7 -0.54828 2.9 1870 9.691 4.69 195.8 55.8 6.37 53.67 6.79 0.04046 APR 1999 2.31 211.2 NaN 0.8 2114 7.236 5.24 232.1 48.3 9.12 45.19 12.90 0.04694 2000 2.21 221.2 -0.68322 0.7 2082 4.753 5.17 279.4 66.0 15.00 27.12 17.39 0.00348 2001 2.43 219.5 -0.40547 0.7 2081 4.937 5.56 259.9 53.2 13.06 33.87 18.71 0.01722 2002 2.47 222.4 -0.41995 3.9 2056 4.263 5.59 275.6 52.8 15.01 26.23 19.03 0.00389 2003 2.86 NaN -0.25818 193.2 2032 5.915 6.20 276.0 74.9 12.24 31.04 14.18 0.00334 2004 2.20 221.0 -0.34053 7.3 1929 8.993 4.98 245.1 64.0 12.33 47.83 14.46 0.09097 2005 2.35 226.0 -0.52192 1.2 1924 6.045 5.29 261.9 61.9 12.25 36.61 14.12 0.01194 2006 2.41 229.0 -0.60982 46.4 1921 6.848 5.52 285.1 71.6 13.64 31.57 14.98 0.01069 MAY 1999 2.33 216.4 NaN 0.9 2197 6.089 5.40 308.8 63.2 16.69 30.75 21.97 0.02372 2000 2.34 230.7 -0.52194 0.3 2228 4.353 5.35 321.1 76.7 20.58 23.82 27.43 0.01290 2001 1.87 236.6 -0.29004 0.3 2185 4.675 4.50 309.4 57.0 19.38 31.61 27.89 0.02124 2002 2.40 233.4 -0.34151 4.7 2115 3.658 5.44 335.9 72.0 18.97 17.97 25.67 0.00081 2003 2.19 NaN -0.41335 34.8 2039 4.730 5.15 300.2 81.5 19.09 28.94 21.57 0.01425 2004 2.42 230.1 -0.66565 0.4 1969 5.407 5.49 321.1 88.6 19.26 25.80 21.11 0.00511 2005 2.18 226.5 -0.50181 0.9 1986 4.250 5.03 304.5 69.7 18.43 35.02 22.06 0.00941 2006 1.99 232.2 -0.63451 1.9 1980 3.874 4.88 322.9 81.3 19.97 23.59 24.32 0.00000 JUN 1998 2.68 226.0 NaN 0.2 2358 3.571 6.00 333.6 79.6 21.87 21.21 29.19 0.00667 1999 2.29 213.3 -0.17992 0.2 2296 4.693 5.34 329.7 67.6 23.39 26.16 30.52 0.02278 2000 2.01 224.6 -0.46776 0.3 2355 3.171 4.87 326.5 81.1 24.59 22.83 35.30 0.00639 2001 2.27 231.5 -0.27317 0.4 2292 3.218 5.32 339.3 62.8 25.42 18.03 36.73 0.00861 2002 2.44 229.3 -0.44847 3.5 2215 3.259 5.58 345.3 76.0 26.50 13.06 32.87 0.00139 2003 2.17 NaN -0.46383 2.7 2030 4.213 5.19 329.8 88.1 24.12 21.28 27.85 0.01417 2004 2.00 213.6 -0.47901 0.6 2038 3.569 4.85 334.9 95.4 23.75 24.84 28.30 0.01210 2005 2.29 220.1 -0.33373 3.7 2031 5.190 5.33 314.1 68.8 22.42 32.77 25.81 0.03125 2006 2.07 226.6 -0.49753 4.9 2057 3.376 5.09 339.2 86.2 26.32 19.20 31.52 0.00236 JUL 1998 1.87 202.6 NaN 0.5 2450 3.894 4.56 302.0 71.5 27.63 30.16 34.94 0.01505 1999 1.97 181.4 0.07690 1.8 2319 5.635 4.70 274.8 55.6 26.38 40.13 31.94 0.05470 2000 1.82 205.8 -0.46904 0.4 2385 3.133 4.54 317.8 72.5 28.35 20.85 37.22 0.00659 2001 2.06 199.7 -0.11549 2.5 2305 5.982 4.89 298.3 49.3 27.18 31.55 33.68 0.04530 2002 1.77 205.2 -0.21715 18.1 2276 4.521 4.48 299.8 66.4 28.79 26.24 34.07 0.02728 2003 1.83 NaN -0.54716 3.2 2121 3.342 4.56 319.4 85.8 30.11 19.84 33.21 0.00941 2004 1.87 221.1 -0.38604 1.2 2101 3.640 4.58 313.1 82.9 27.34 26.93 30.58 0.00808 2005 1.81 214.6 -0.48780 5.8 2108 3.435 4.59 334.8 77.7 29.18 21.00 34.04 0.01008 2006 NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN AUG 1998 1.67 201.8 NaN 6.7 2416 4.469 4.16 276.2 57.4 26.32 28.74 31.83 0.02245 1999 1.53 194.4 -0.08752 1.8 2257 6.982 3.87 242.1 44.3 23.70 48.88 27.18 0.06142 2000 1.68 193.5 -0.22220 0.5 2363 3.571 4.25 257.6 61.8 27.31 32.40 34.30 0.01373 2001 1.48 196.1 -0.22249 2.3 2252 6.721 3.81 253.1 38.8 24.95 41.75 28.35 0.05255 2002 1.84 210.2 -0.53244 2.7 2215 4.001 4.49 274.2 64.6 25.90 24.74 29.06 0.01478 2003 1.55 NaN -0.29016 9.6 2112 5.265 3.91 257.4 68.4 26.60 39.18 28.72 0.03965 2004 1.95 228.0 -0.43884 3.4 2108 5.186 4.65 286.0 75.5 24.99 29.40 28.23 0.02419 2005 1.58 215.5 -0.39381 2.1 2082 6.451 3.91 263.1 58.6 24.21 45.83 26.87 0.06022 2006 NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN SEP 1998 1.61 212.8 NaN 0.9 2301 5.922 3.87 207.5 39.9 21.12 44.01 23.58 0.03528 1999 1.48 212.9 -0.51057 4.1 2187 6.788 3.62 231.8 45.6 18.89 40.25 22.07 0.05708 2000 1.80 223.7 -0.71627 0.3 2240 3.685 4.35 235.4 56.3 21.55 30.25 26.86 0.01029 2001 1.53 223.0 -0.74832 0.7 2203 4.493 3.82 250.9 40.7 21.83 28.01 25.94 0.01307 2002 1.49 214.7 -0.47536 10.0 2116 7.902 3.77 212.2 48.9 19.38 50.72 20.82 0.08556 2003 1.44 NaN -0.83741 0.7 1996 4.225 3.63 241.3 67.5 20.31 29.59 23.07 0.01111 2004 1.94 212.6 -0.67464 2.2 2048 5.764 4.60 230.8 61.8 19.72 39.53 21.62 0.03380 2005 1.68 209.5 -0.78502 6.5 2010 6.871 4.09 222.5 51.7 20.49 44.70 20.61 0.07958 2006 NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN OCT 1998 1.43 225.0 NaN 0.6 2176 8.190 3.42 155.5 29.8 11.70 52.13 13.70 0.07191 1999 1.26 233.1 -1.09803 0.0 2113 4.608 3.13 195.9 45.8 13.03 26.26 14.82 0.00000 2000 1.66 212.9 -0.71747 0.2 2118 6.121 3.97 166.9 41.1 13.34 47.98 16.81 0.03454 2001 1.35 228.4 -0.89702 0.3 2092 4.711 3.39 177.7 31.0 14.27 30.47 16.81 0.00887 2002 1.19 221.7 -0.82236 2.7 1998 7.413 3.03 171.9 42.1 11.05 54.67 11.68 0.02970 2003 1.39 NaN -1.04873 2.3 1944 4.732 3.44 185.7 50.6 15.57 34.72 16.66 0.01062 2004 1.81 211.8 -0.64235 0.8 1968 7.413 4.34 160.9 39.4 13.17 52.59 14.18 0.02043 2005 1.47 218.5 -0.91894 1.7 1943 6.630 3.59 173.6 39.9 13.27 56.88 13.58 0.02245 2006 NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NOV 1998 1.20 221.1 NaN 0.4 1657 10.205 2.93 115.1 30.2 4.80 64.88 4.72 0.02958 1999 0.87 233.5 -1.20599 0.0 2022 4.912 2.31 138.0 34.9 5.61 38.87 6.11 0.00069 2000 1.13 224.8 -0.82978 0.1 1974 8.977 2.89 128.0 32.7 1.62 58.29 3.26 0.01833 2001 1.23 219.6 -0.79670 0.5 2008 6.887 3.05 123.8 24.1 6.73 57.33 7.84 0.03444 2002 1.05 231.5 -0.87712 15.4 1940 8.693 2.70 127.1 31.0 3.75 58.36 2.60 0.02319 2003 1.48 NaN -0.81253 0.5 1892 4.963 3.61 111.4 35.9 4.50 55.51 5.44 0.01099 2004 1.11 218.4 -0.64867 1.0 1898 9.294 2.76 111.5 30.0 4.18 73.48 5.72 0.04097 2005 1.34 232.7 -1.03664 0.2 1881 6.496 3.25 121.9 28.1 5.95 48.49 5.17 0.00821 2006 NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN DEC 1998 0.97 227.4 NaN 0.2 394 6.605 2.45 104.3 48.7 -2.28 68.73 -0.27 0.01062 1999 0.79 196.3 -0.97130 1.6 1964 7.092 2.21 106.9 83.1 -1.54 67.93 -0.91 0.03011 2000 0.88 227.8 -1.11474 0.3 1938 7.830 2.35 100.8 32.4 -0.27 65.35 0.11 0.01142 2001 0.91 206.1 -0.80301 0.2 1921 7.913 2.36 97.5 20.9 -1.47 69.02 -0.87 0.01747 2002 0.98 227.8 -0.95379 7.4 1905 6.805 2.44 101.6 27.0 -0.10 69.60 -0.97 0.00565 2003 1.10 218.2 -0.75438 0.9 1878 7.730 2.74 99.9 32.6 0.15 68.03 -0.02 0.02446 2004 0.98 212.5 -0.79157 0.3 1862 9.008 2.48 102.9 28.6 -0.48 72.73 -0.31 0.01573 2005 1.03 222.5 -1.04195 0.8 1837 7.626 2.74 98.9 23.8 -0.44 57.51 -1.98 0.01344