Location
Latitude: 36˚ 57' 30" N
Elevation: 654.00201 ft.
Longitude: 121˚ 36' 17" W
Locaide: 61 71-12
Description
Station located on private ranch approximately 2.5 miles west of Hwy 101 on Castro Valley Rd., near Gavilan College.
Period of Record
Measurements began October 1, 1939, with continuous operation to the present.
Station History
Date |
Note |
01/28/1964 |
8-inch Bendix recorder installed. gauge type used prior to this date is unknown. |
09/22/1965 |
8-inch Fischer & Porter ADR recorder installed with windshield. |
10/05/1976 |
Fischer & Porter ADR converted from English to metric measurement. |
05/30/1978 |
Station moved approximately 400 feet northeast and 75 feet lower than the old site. No windshield installed. Station name and number unchanged. |
05/27/1980 |
Fischer & Porter ADR converted from metric to English measurement.and 100 feet higher in elevation; station name and number unchanged. |
08/17/1987 |
12-inch Handar radio-reporting tipping bucket gauge, with one millimeter resolution, installed to supplement the existing Fischer & Porter ADR. |
08/27/1992 |
Fischer & Porter ADR removed from service. |
08/22/2005 |
Handar 585 replaced with High Sierra 3206 and new top section including new tipping bucket. |
07/23/2009 |
High Sierra 3206 replaced with Hydrolynx 5096. |
07/18/2013 |
Hydrolynx 5096 replaced with High Sierra 3206. |