The site at the Croix-Scaille State forest (Ardennes)
A summary of the weather data for the site can be downloaded at the bottom of the page.
The site at the Croix-Scaille State forest (Ardennes)
The weather station at the Croix-Scaille State forest
- Coordinates
Latitude : 49°57' N
Longitude : 4°48' E
Altitude : 480 m
- Commissioned
December 16, 1994
- Parameters recorded, frequency of data acquisition and recording
- Summary of weather data observed from 1995 to 2004
A summary of the weather data for the site can be downloaded at the bottom of the page.
A few records from the 1995-2004 period
- coldest day: January 1, 1997 with -15.6°C
- hottest day: August 6, 2003 with 35.0°C
- rainiest day: January 22, 1995 with 98.8 mm
- driest year: 1996 with 931 mm
- wettest year: 1995 with 1,587 mm
- most violent wind recorded: 32.0 m/s on October 4, 1995
- lowest average global annual solar radiation in the Network with 3.422 MJ/m2
- lowest average annual potential evapotranspiration in the Network with 485 mm
- highest average monthly relative humidity in the Network with 93.3% in November
- lowest maximum number of hours (cumulated monthly) with temperatures equal to or above 35°C in the Network with 0 hours for minimum temperature (tied with EPC 63, EPC 74, HET 30, PL 20, SP 05, SP 11, SP 25, SP 38, SP 68)
- the longest daily duration with relative humidity below 40%: 24 hours (tied with EPC 74, EPC 87, HET 30, PL 20, PM 72, SP 05, SP 25 et SP 38).
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