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

  • Summit weather data
    Started: 1954-01-01

    Summit weather conditions are reported to the National Weather Service each night by a crew of engineers stationed at the WCAX television tranmitter located on the ridgeline.

  • Temperature
    Started: 1954-11-01

    Ambient temperature at time of observation, daily maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation depth and snow depth are measured.

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
Date Date of Collection

Date of collection

Measurement type: DateTime
Date/Time Format: YYYY-MM-DD
PrecipitationPrecipitation Measurment

Precipitation measurment

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.01
MaximumTemperatureMaximum Temperature

Maximum daily temperature

Measurement type: Interval
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 1
MinimumTemperatureMinimum Temperature

Minimum daily temperature

Measurement type: Interval
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 1
MansfieldNewSnowNew Snow Depth

New snow depth

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.1
CurrentSnowDepthTotal Current Snow Depth

Total current snow depth

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.1

Sampling Equipment

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

Current Equipment

  • Rain gauge
    Started: 1954-11-01

    Belfort rain gauge

Site Characteristics

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

  • Site Description

    The Official Snow Stake is located high atop Mount Mansfield (elevation 4393' or 1339 m). Actually, the stake isn't quite at the summit: it's located a bit lower, around 3900', just off the Toll Road which leads to the summit ridge. The weather station is located at approximately 44.5248N, -72.8152W. The approximate elevation of the weather station is 3919 feet.

  • Site Description

    Summit of Mt. Mansfield near WCAX transmitter, in open field. Site with a southeast aspect and a 2% slope.