Location
Latitude: 37˚ 16' 08" N
Elevation: 3051.7 ft.
Longitude: 121˚ 36' 47" W
Locaide: 29 73-56
Description
Station located atop Cow Mountain, in the Diablo mountain range, approximately 5 miles east of United Technologies Corporation (U.T.C.) at San Felipe Rd.
Period of Record
Measurements began November 18, 1977, with continuous operation to the present.
Station History
Date |
Note |
11/18/1977 |
8-inch Fischer & Porter ADR recorder installed. |
11/15/1983 |
12-inch Sierra-Misco radio-reporting tipping bucket Gauge, with one millimeter resolution, installed to supplement the existing Fischer & Porter ADR. |
08/25/1992 |
Fischer & Porter removed. |
08/10/2004 |
Hydrolynx 5096 radio narrow banded. |
09/14/2007 |
New tipping bucket and 5 watt solar panel installed. |