Location
Latitude: 37˚ 09' 30" N
Elevation: 3120.51 ft.
Longitude: 121˚ 54' 23" W
Locaide: 33 37-41
Description
Station located on the western slope of Mt. Umunhum, on the abandoned Almaden Air Force Base.
Period of Record
Measurements began June 10, 1968, with continuous operation to the present.
Station History
Date |
Note |
06/10/1968 |
8-inch Fischer & Porter ADR recorder installed with windshield. |
05/25/1978 |
gauge moved approximately 280 feet northeast, and 15 feet lower in elevation. |
11/14/1983 |
12-inch Sierra-Misco radio-reporting tipping bucket gauge, with one millimeter resolution, installed to supplement the existing Fischer & Porter ADR. |
09/29/1992 |
Fischer & Porter removed. |
07/19/1994 |
Model 5050 ALERT transmitter replaced with model 5096. |
09/20/2005 |
New High Sieera Model 3206 sn 19326 narrow banded transmitter installed with a new tipping bucket. |
08/24/2007 |
Installed Hydrolynx model 5096 transmitter sn 3603. |