The site at the Bercé State Forest (Sarthe)
A summary of the weather data for the site can be downloaded at the bottom of the page.
The site at the Bercé State Forest (Sarthe)
The weather station at the Bercé State Forest
- Coordinates
Latitude : 47°45' N
Longitude : 0°20' E
Altitude : 153 m
- Commissioned
December 9, 1994
- Parameters measured, frequency of data acquisition and data recorded
- Summary of weather data observed from 1996 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 1996-2004 period
- coldest day: January 2, 1997 with -12.0°C
- hottest day: August 6, 2003 with 39.7°C
- rainiest days: September 7, 1995 and September 12, 1999 with 42.0 mm
- driest year: 1996 with 630 mm
- wettest year: 2001 with 983 mm
- most violent wind recorded: 49.0 m/s on July 30, 1995
- most violent wind recorded in the Network with a wind speed of 49.0 m/s
- longest daily duration with relative humidity below 40%: 24 hours (tied with EPC 08, EPC 74, EPC 87, HET 30, PL 20, SP 05, SP 25 and SP 38).
- lowest maximum daily precipitation in the Network at 42.0 mm (tied with PM 85)
Manuel Nicolas, on forest monitoring and climate imbalance
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The 25th anniversary Colloquium on Forest Ecosystem Monitoring