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).
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