Station Name: BISHOP/ARPT CA WMO Station Number: 72480 National I.D. Number: 00040822 Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WMO Region: REGION IV - NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA Latitude: 37d 22m N Longitude: 118d 22m W Elevation: 1253 m In the following tables, byr = beginning year of normals or extremes data period eyr = ending year of normals or extremes data period NA = Not Applicable, data not submitted or not computed * = value > 0 but < units resolution Ann-NCDC = annual value computed by NCDC from monthly values provided by Members ========================================================== The normals data and climate variable descriptions are presented in these tables as provided by the WMO Member country. ========================================================== Element 01: Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN #_YEARS Month -------------------------- Jan 3.2 30 Feb 5.8 30 Mar 8.2 30 Apr 11.9 30 May 16.8 30 Jun 21.6 30 Jul 24.8 30 Aug 23.7 30 Sep 19.3 30 Oct 13.8 30 Nov 7.3 30 Dec 3.2 30 Annual 13.3 30 Ann-NCDC 13.3 NA -------------------------- Element 02: Maximum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value DATEMAX (Statistic 12): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Maximum Daily Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN MAX_VAL DATEMAX #_YEARS Month ------------------------------------------ Jan 11.9 24.4 197118 30 Feb 14.7 27.2 198627 30 Mar 17.4 30.6 196631 30 Apr 21.7 33.9 198908 30 May 27.0 37.8 198630 30 Jun 32.5 42.2 197230 30 Jul 36.2 42.8 197216 30 Aug 34.9 41.7 198109 30 Sep 30.4 38.9 197113 30 Oct 24.6 36.1 198001 30 Nov 16.9 28.9 198803 30 Dec 12.1 23.3 196206 30 Annual 23.4 NA NA 30 Ann-NCDC 23.4 NA NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 03: Minimum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value MIN_VAL (Statistic 05): Minimum Value DATEMIN (Statistic 14): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Minimum Daily Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN MIN_VAL DATEMIN #_YEARS Month ------------------------------------------ Jan -5.6 -21.7 198207 30 Feb -3.2 -18.9 196908 30 Mar -1.0 -12.8 197102 30 Apr 2.1 -8.3 198207 30 May 6.6 -3.9 196403 30 Jun 10.7 -1.7 198807 30 Jul 13.4 1.1 198718 30 Aug 12.3 4.4 199020 30 Sep 8.2 -3.3 198626 30 Oct 3.0 -8.9 197028 30 Nov -2.3 -12.8 199027 30 Dec -5.7 -22.2 199022 30 Annual 3.2 NA NA 30 Ann-NCDC 3.2 NA NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 04: Wet Bulb Temperature (deg C) SD3HRLY (Statistic 60): Standard Deviation of 3-Hourly Values MN3HRLY (Statistic 94): Mean of 3-Hourly Observations #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ---------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: SD3HRLY MN3HRLY #_YEARS Month ---------------------------------- Jan 4.5 1.7 2 Feb 3.8 4.1 2 Mar 2.7 5.0 2 Apr 2.7 8.0 2 May 2.9 11.0 2 Jun 2.4 14.0 2 Jul 2.3 15.4 2 Aug 2.4 14.9 2 Sep 2.9 12.7 2 Oct 3.2 7.8 2 Nov 3.8 4.4 2 Dec 3.8 2.9 2 Annual 5.7 8.5 2 Ann-NCDC NA 8.5 NA ---------------------------------- Element 05: Dew Point Temperature (deg C) SD3HRLY (Statistic 60): Standard Deviation of 3-Hourly Values MN3HRLY (Statistic 94): Mean of 3-Hourly Observations #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ---------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: SD3HRLY MN3HRLY #_YEARS Month ---------------------------------- Jan 4.3 -4.3 2 Feb 4.7 -4.6 2 Mar 4.2 -2.9 2 Apr 4.7 -2.9 2 May 4.8 .6 2 Jun 4.6 2.9 2 Jul 5.7 3.4 2 Aug 6.1 2.3 2 Sep 4.7 2.3 2 Oct 4.4 -2.9 2 Nov 4.1 -3.9 2 Dec 4.4 -4.2 2 Annual 5.7 -1.2 2 Ann-NCDC NA -1.2 NA ---------------------------------- Element 06: Precipitation (mm) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value QUIN20% (Statistic 22): First Quintile QUIN40% (Statistic 23): Second Quintile QUIN60% (Statistic 24): Third Quintile QUIN80% (Statistic 25): Fourth Quintile MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEANMLY MIN_MLY QUIN20% QUIN40% QUIN60% QUIN80% MAX_MLY #_YEARS Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 28.2 0.0 0.5 7.4 21.1 48.3 226.8 30 Feb 24.1 0.0 0.0 3.3 13.7 39.6 152.7 30 Mar 9.9 0.0 0.8 3.6 8.1 16.8 44.4 30 Apr 6.6 0.0 0.0 1.3 5.1 11.7 41.1 30 May 7.4 0.0 0.0 1.3 5.1 12.7 33.0 30 Jun 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.3 8.1 32.8 30 Jul 5.8 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.8 10.2 37.3 30 Aug 4.6 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 7.6 16.3 30 Sep 6.1 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.6 11.2 30.0 30 Oct 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 5.6 22.9 30 Nov 14.5 0.0 0.5 4.1 10.9 24.6 50.0 30 Dec 21.3 0.0 0.5 6.4 16.8 36.3 147.1 30 Annual 136.4 NA NA NA NA NA NA 30 Ann-NCDC 136.4 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 08: Maximum 24-Hour Precipitation (mm) MAX_DLY (Statistic 11): Maximum Daily Value DATEMAX (Statistic 12): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Maximum Daily Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ---------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MAX_DLY DATEMAX #_YEARS Month ---------------------------------- Jan 59.2 196925 30 Feb 88.9 196924 30 Mar 37.8 197401 30 Apr 40.1 198211 30 May 14.7 198915 30 Jun 17.3 198219 30 Jul 21.1 197616 30 Aug 10.9 197717 30 Sep 18.5 198224 30 Oct 11.9 198226 30 Nov 27.4 197317 30 Dec 67.8 198222 30 Annual NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA NA ---------------------------------- Element 09: Snowfall (cm) MEDIAN (Statistic 02): Median Value MAX_DLY (Statistic 11): Maximum Daily Value DATEMAX (Statistic 12): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Maximum Daily Value MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value QUAR25% (Statistic 58): First Quartile QUAR75% (Statistic 59): Third Quartile #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ------------------------------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEDIAN MAX_DLY DATEMAX MEANMLY QUAR25% QUAR75% #_YEARS Month ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan .8 31.7 196924 9.4 .0 15.2 30 Feb Trace 30.7 197606 5.1 .0 Trace 30 Mar .3 10.2 198217 1.5 .0 2.0 30 Apr .0 4.8 198022 .5 .0 Trace 30 May .0 5.8 196404 .3 .0 .0 30 Jun .0 .0 199030 .0 .0 .0 30 Jul .0 .0 199031 .0 .0 .0 30 Aug .0 .0 199031 .0 .0 .0 30 Sep .0 .0 199030 .0 .0 .0 30 Oct .0 4.6 197830 .3 .0 .0 30 Nov .0 5.3 197811 1.0 .0 .8 30 Dec Trace 15.2 196715 4.1 .0 4.6 30 Annual NA NA NA 22.2 NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA NA 22.2 NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) MN01LST (Statistic 71): Mean of Observations at 0100 LST MN04LST (Statistic 74): Mean of Observations at 0400 LST MN07LST (Statistic 77): Mean of Observations at 0700 LST MN10LST (Statistic 80): Mean of Observations at 1000 LST MN13LST (Statistic 83): Mean of Observations at 1300 LST MN16LST (Statistic 86): Mean of Observations at 1600 LST MN19LST (Statistic 89): Mean of Observations at 1900 LST MN22LST (Statistic 92): Mean of Observations at 2200 LST MN3HRLY (Statistic 94): Mean of 3-Hourly Observations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MN01LST MN04LST MN07LST MN10LST MN13LST MN16LST MN19LST MN22LST MN3HRLY Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan NA NA 71.5 49.9 34.3 33.7 52.6 NA NA Feb NA NA 68.1 41.8 28.9 27.6 43.7 NA NA Mar NA NA 59.7 31.7 22.4 22.4 32.9 NA NA Apr NA NA 45.0 23.5 17.1 16.7 25.0 NA NA May NA NA 39.4 21.5 15.6 15.9 24.5 NA NA Jun NA NA 34.9 19.2 13.6 13.9 19.8 NA NA Jul NA NA 36.2 19.8 13.5 13.7 20.1 NA NA Aug NA NA 40.6 21.6 14.8 14.4 21.2 NA NA Sep NA NA 45.3 23.4 16.2 15.4 25.0 NA NA Oct NA NA 53.4 25.7 18.0 17.5 29.1 NA NA Nov NA NA 64.7 36.9 26.2 27.3 41.6 NA NA Dec NA NA 68.9 46.5 32.4 34.6 50.3 NA NA Annual NA NA 52.0 30.1 21.0 21.0 32.0 NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA 52.3 30.1 21.1 21.1 32.1 NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) Statistic 98: Number of Years used to Calculate Normal Qualifier: 71: Mean of Observations at 0100 LST Qualifier: 74: Mean of Observations at 0400 LST Qualifier: 77: Mean of Observations at 0700 LST Qualifier: 80: Mean of Observations at 1000 LST Qualifier: 83: Mean of Observations at 1300 LST Qualifier: 86: Mean of Observations at 1600 LST Qualifier: 89: Mean of Observations at 1900 LST Qualifier: 92: Mean of Observations at 2200 LST Qualifier: 94: Mean of 3-Hourly Observations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 71 74 77 80 83 86 89 92 94 Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 0 0 23 26 26 24 17 0 0 Feb 0 0 24 30 30 24 18 0 0 Mar 0 0 25 30 30 25 20 0 0 Apr 0 0 27 30 30 24 20 0 0 May 0 0 27 29 29 21 20 0 0 Jun 0 0 28 30 30 21 20 0 0 Jul 0 0 25 26 26 21 17 0 0 Aug 0 0 29 30 30 21 17 0 0 Sep 0 0 26 28 28 21 17 0 0 Oct 0 0 24 28 28 22 18 0 0 Nov 0 0 24 26 26 24 19 0 0 Dec 0 0 23 27 27 23 16 0 0 Annual 0 0 21 24 24 17 10 0 0 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 12: Sea Level Pressure (hPa) #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 0 Feb 0 Mar 0 Apr 0 May 0 Jun 0 Jul 0 Aug 0 Sep 0 Oct 0 Nov 0 Dec 0 Annual 0 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MN3HRLY (Statistic 94): Mean of 3-Hourly Observations ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan -51.4 Feb 3.6 Mar 4.3 Apr 3.6 May 4.1 Jun 3.7 Jul 3.7 Aug 3.6 Sep 3.8 Oct 3.7 Nov 3.8 Dec 3.2 Annual -.9 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 000.0 degrees Qualifier: 022.5 degrees Qualifier: 045.0 degrees Qualifier: 067.5 degrees Qualifier: 090.0 degrees Qualifier: 112.5 degrees Qualifier: 135.0 degrees Qualifier: 157.5 degrees Qualifier: 180.0 degrees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 000.0 022.5 045.0 067.5 090.0 112.5 135.0 157.5 180.0 Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Feb .066 .066 .031 .021 .021 .014 .031 .034 .055 Mar .053 .083 .043 .020 .020 .017 .040 .063 .076 Apr .081 .074 .049 .028 .035 .025 .035 .039 .067 May .077 .057 .030 .024 .027 .017 .040 .061 .108 Jun .057 .039 .043 .018 .043 .021 .032 .039 .078 Jul .032 .053 .025 .018 .028 .025 .025 .074 .067 Aug .037 .043 .033 .020 .030 .017 .037 .156 .063 Sep .060 .039 .032 .018 .028 .028 .025 .088 .110 Oct .065 .062 .034 .017 .024 .014 .027 .092 .089 Nov .056 .073 .031 .017 .021 .017 .031 .056 .049 Dec .072 .058 .024 .024 .017 .017 .021 .045 .072 Annual NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 202.5 degrees Qualifier: 225.0 degrees Qualifier: 247.5 degrees Qualifier: 270.0 degrees Qualifier: 292.5 degrees Qualifier: 315.0 degrees Qualifier: 337.5 degrees Qualifier: 360.0 degrees -------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 202.5 225.0 247.5 270.0 292.5 315.0 337.5 360.0 Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Feb .048 .034 .021 .055 .041 .179 .121 .162 Mar .066 .040 .020 .040 .043 .132 .086 .162 Apr .035 .053 .035 .095 .056 .126 .070 .098 May .044 .054 .030 .047 .057 .121 .057 .148 Jun .039 .060 .039 .089 .071 .157 .057 .117 Jul .064 .039 .043 .074 .089 .188 .074 .082 Aug .073 .027 .030 .053 .056 .126 .100 .100 Sep .039 .032 .035 .028 .049 .138 .099 .152 Oct .045 .021 .027 .055 .051 .171 .103 .103 Nov .035 .028 .021 .059 .066 .199 .094 .146 Dec .034 .034 .027 .024 .068 .175 .120 .168 Annual NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) PREVAIL (Statistic 41): Prevailing #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: PREVAIL #_YEARS Month -------------------------- Jan 360.0 0 Feb 315.0 1 Mar 360.0 1 Apr 315.0 1 May 360.0 1 Jun 315.0 1 Jul 315.0 1 Aug 157.5 1 Sep 360.0 1 Oct 315.0 1 Nov 315.0 1 Dec 315.0 1 Annual 315.0 NA Ann-NCDC NA NA -------------------------- Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1965 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan NA Feb NA Mar NA Apr NA May NA Jun NA Jul NA Aug NA Sep NA Oct NA Nov NA Dec NA Annual NA Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 61: Number Days with Haze/Smoke (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1965 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan NA Feb NA Mar NA Apr NA May NA Jun NA Jul NA Aug NA Sep NA Oct NA Nov NA Dec NA Annual NA Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 63: Number Days with Blowing Dust/Sand (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1965 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan NA Feb NA Mar NA Apr NA May NA Jun NA Jul NA Aug NA Sep NA Oct NA Nov NA Dec NA Annual NA Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 83: Number Days Maximum Temperature GE Threshold (count) Statistic 15: Mean Monthly Value Qualifier: 10.0 deg C Qualifier: 35.0 deg C -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Qualifier: 10.0 35.0 Month -------------------------- Jan 20.7 .0 Feb 23.0 .0 Mar 28.3 .0 Apr 29.6 .0 May 30.9 1.3 Jun 30.0 10.4 Jul 31.0 23.3 Aug 31.0 17.9 Sep 30.0 4.5 Oct 30.8 .2 Nov 26.9 .0 Dec 21.0 .0 Annual 333.2 57.6 Ann-NCDC 333.2 57.6 -------------------------- Element 85: Number Days Minimum Temperature LE Threshold (count) Statistic 15: Mean Monthly Value Qualifier: 0.0 deg C Qualifier: 10.0 deg C -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Qualifier: 0.0 10.0 Month -------------------------- Jan 29.1 31.0 Feb 23.4 28.0 Mar 19.6 30.9 Apr 8.8 29.7 May 1.2 26.4 Jun .1 12.9 Jul .0 4.7 Aug .0 8.5 Sep .4 21.5 Oct 6.4 30.5 Nov 23.2 30.0 Dec 29.3 31.0 Annual 141.5 285.1 Ann-NCDC 141.5 285.1 -------------------------- Element 95: Number Days with Precipitation GE Threshold (count) Qualifier: 1.0 mm MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.5 Feb 2.7 Mar 2.2 Apr 1.1 May 1.6 Jun 1.1 Jul 1.2 Aug 1.1 Sep 1.3 Oct .8 Nov 2.2 Dec 1.9 Annual 19.7 Ann-NCDC 19.7 ------------------ Element 97: Number Days with Freezing Rain/Drizzle (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1965 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan NA Feb NA Mar NA Apr NA May NA Jun NA Jul NA Aug NA Sep NA Oct NA Nov NA Dec NA Annual NA Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 98: Number Days with Blowing Snow (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1965 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan NA Feb NA Mar NA Apr NA May NA Jun NA Jul NA Aug NA Sep NA Oct NA Nov NA Dec NA Annual NA Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element AA: Number Days with Rain/Drizzle (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1965 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan NA Feb NA Mar NA Apr NA May NA Jun NA Jul NA Aug NA Sep NA Oct NA Nov NA Dec NA Annual NA Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element AB: Number Days with Snow/Hail (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1965 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan NA Feb NA Mar NA Apr NA May NA Jun NA Jul NA Aug NA Sep NA Oct NA Nov NA Dec NA Annual NA Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element AC: Number Days with Fog/Mist (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1965 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan NA Feb NA Mar NA Apr NA May NA Jun NA Jul NA Aug NA Sep NA Oct NA Nov NA Dec NA Annual NA Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element AD: Number Days with Weather Phenomena (count) #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ------------------ byr: 1965 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1 Feb 1 Mar 0 Apr 0 May 1 Jun 0 Jul 0 Aug 0 Sep 0 Oct 0 Nov 0 Dec 0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC NA ------------------