Details and Metadata

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Methods

The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures

Current Methods

  • Mohonk COOP Meteorological Data
    Started: 1896-01-01

    This station is a National Weather Service (NWS) Cooperative Observing (COOP) Station. As defined by the NWS this COOP station, under the direction of the NWS, is a station at which weather observations are taken by trained, private citizen volunteers and Mohonk Preserve program staff. Services rendered consist of taking instrumental and visual observations, recording data and transmitting reports.

Dataset Fields

Detailed documentation of the fields comprising the dataset, including the type of measurement, units where applicable, and any controlled vocabularies or code lists present in the data


Field Name Caption Description Additional Information
SEQSequence

Day number since the beginning of data collection

Measurement type: Ordinal
OBSDATEObservation Date

Observation Date

Measurement type: DateTime
Date/Time Format: M/D/YYYY
CREATEDATEDate of data creation

Date of data creation

Measurement type: DateTime
Date/Time Format: M/D/YYYY
MODDATEModification Date

The date the data was modified, if applicable

Measurement type: DateTime
Date/Time Format: M/D/YYYY
MAXMaximum daily temperature

Maximum temperatrure recorded within the 24 hour obervation period

Measurement type: Interval
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 1
MINMinimum daily temperature

Minimum temperatrure recorded within the 24 hour obervation period

Measurement type: Interval
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 1
ATOBSTemperature at time of observation

Temperature recorded at the time of observation

Measurement type: Interval
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 1
PRECIPPrecipitation in the last 24 hours (liquid)

Amount of precipitation including rain, melted snow, etc. wihtin the 24 hour observation period

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.01
SNOFALLPrecipitation in the last 24 hours (solid)

Amount of precipitation including snow, ice, pellets, and hail wihtin the 24 hour observation period

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.1
SNODEPTHSnow depth at the time of observation

Snow depth (including snow, ice pellets, hail, and ice on the ground) at the time of observation

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 1
LAKEICELake Ice Extent

Percent of lake covered by ice

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 1
FOGFog

Presence/ absence of fog on the day of observation

Measurement type: Nominal
MISTINGMisting

Whether or not misting occurred on the day of observation

Measurement type: Nominal
GLAZEGlaze

Whether or not glaze was present on the day of observation

Measurement type: Nominal
SOL_HALOSolar Halo

Whether or not a solar halo was present on the day of observation

Measurement type: Nominal
LUN_HALOLunar Halo

Whether or not a lunar halo was present on the day of observation

Measurement type: Nominal
THUNDERThunder

Whether or not thunder was present on the day of observation

Measurement type: Nominal
HAILHail

Whether or not hail was present on the day of observation

Measurement type: Nominal
HAZEHaze

Whether or not haze was present on the day of observation

Measurement type: Nominal
FROSTFrost

Whether or not frost was present on the day of observation

Measurement type: Nominal
DAM_WINDDamaging Winds

Whether or not damaging winds were present on the day of observation

Measurement type: Nominal
NOTESNotes

Notes

Measurement type: Nominal

Sampling Equipment

Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.

Current Equipment

  • Temperature
    Started: 1948-05-01

    NWS-Type liquid-in-glass maximum and minimum thermometers

    Frequency: DAILY

  • Precipitation
    Started: 1991-01-01

    NWS-Type Rain and Snow Gauge

    Frequency: DAILY

  • Precipitation
    Started: 2012-07-17

    Fischer-Porter Rebuild (Sutron)

    Frequency: HOURLY

  • Snow
    Started: 2012-07-17

    Snowboard

    Frequency: DAILY

  • Snow
    Started: 2012-07-17

    Snow Measuring Stick

    Frequency: DAILY

Past Sampling Equipment (No longer in use)

  • Precipitation
    Started: 1948-05-01
    Ended: 1991-01-01

    Unknown

    Frequency: DAILY

  • Snow
    Started: 2010-01-01
    Ended: 2012-07-17

    Snow Measuring Stick

    Frequency: DAILY

Site Characteristics

The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection

  • Site Description

  • Site Description

    The Mohonk Lake Cooperative Weather Station, established in 1896 by the U.S. Weather Bureau (now the National Weather Service) is located adjacent to the Mohonk Mountain House. It is NWS COOP station number COOP:305426, GPS coordinates are 41.7681, -74.155, and elevation is 379.5 m

    Minimum Altitude: 379.5 meters