The site at the Voirons State Forest (Haute-Savoie)
A summary of the weather data for the site can be downloaded at the bottom of the page.
The site at the Voirons State Forest (Haute-Savoie)
The weather station at the Voirons State Forest
- Coordinates
Latitude : 46°13' N
Longitude : 6°20' E
Altitude : 1,200 m
- Commissioned
September 13, 1995
- Decommissioned
Between July 15 and November 15, 2008
- 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: December 14, 2001 with -15.2°C
- hottest day: August 13, 2003 with 32.0°C
- rainiest day: June 21, 1997 with 82.0 mm
- driest year: 2003 with 939 mm
- wettest year: 2001 with 1,651 mm
- lowest maximum temperature recorded in the Network with 32.0°C
- highest maximum number of days (cumulated annually) with frost in the Network - for average temperatures, 60 days - for maximum temperatures, 29 days
- longest maximum daily duration with relative humidity below 40%: 24 hours (tied with EPC 08, EPC 87, HET 30, PL 20, PM 72, SP 05, SP 25 and SP 38).
Manuel Nicolas, on forest monitoring and climate imbalance
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The 25th anniversary Colloquium on Forest Ecosystem Monitoring