The site at the Boscodon State Forest (Hautes-Alpes)
A summary of the weather data for the site can be downloaded at the bottom of the page.
The site at the Boscodon State Forest (Hautes-Alpes)
The weather station at the Boscodon State Forest
- Coordinates
Latitude : 44°29' N
Longitude : 6°27' E
Altitude : 1,360 m
- Commissioned
September 15, 1995
- 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: February 13, 1999 with -16.1°C
- hottest days: August 5 and 11, 2003 with 32.4°C
- rainiest day: August 19, 1998 with 98.3 mm
- driest year: 2004 with 600 mm
- wettest year: 1996 with 1,073 mm
- highest average number of days (cumulated annually) with frost in the Network - for minimum temperatures, 115 days
- highest maximum number of days (cumulated monthly) with frost in the Network - for minimum temperatures, 30 days
- lowest average relative humidity in the Network with 66.7%
- lowest average monthly relative humidity in the Network with 58.3% for July
- longest average daily duration (2 hours 54 mins) with relative humidity below 40% in the Network
- longest maximum daily duration with relative humidity below 40%: 24 hours (tied with EPC 08, EPC 74, EPC 87, HET 30, PL 20, PM 72, SP 25 and SP 38).
Les prises de mesures et observations réalisées sur chaque site Renecofor
Manuel Nicolas, on forest monitoring and climate imbalance
The 25th anniversary Colloquium on Forest Ecosystem Monitoring