The site at the Saint-Hugon State Forest (Isère)
A summary of the weather data for the site can be downloaded at the bottom of the page.
The site at the Saint-Hugon State Forest (Isère)
The weather station at the Saint-Hugon State Forest
- Coordinates
Latitude : 45°25' N
Longitude : 6°08' E
Altitude : 1,100 m
- Commissioned
September 14, 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 1, 2003 with -14.0°C
- hottest day: August 13, 2003 with 34.1°C
- rainiest day: June 21, 1996 with 65.8 mm
- driest year: 2003 with 1,045 mm
- wettest year: 2001 with 1,858 mm
- most violent wind recorded: 38.0 m/s on June 22, 1996
- lowest average wind speed in the Network with 1.1m/s
- greatest difference between 2003 cumulated monthly temperatures during growing season and normal values: for average temperatures, + 16.0°C in 2003
- greatest difference between 2003 precipitation during growing season and normal values, with 281 mm less in 2003
- 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 05 and SP 25).
Manuel Nicolas, on forest monitoring and climate imbalance
Les prises de mesures et observations réalisées sur chaque site Renecofor
The 25th anniversary Colloquium on Forest Ecosystem Monitoring