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Summary Information about Climate and Snow-Accumulation Stations in and near the WRIA 1 Study Area

The following table contains a list of climate stations in and near the WRIA 1 study area. Electronic data files are available upon request from Luis Fuste, the Information Officer of the USGS Washington Water Science Center of the USGS, at (253) 428-3600 x2653.  [NCDC, National Climatic Data Center; NRCS, National Resource Conservation Service; NWAC, Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center; WMO-WRDC, World Meteorological Organization-World Radiometric Data Center; SWE, snow-water equivalent]. Snow depth is defined as the amount of snow that has accumulated on the ground.

Data Source Station Name State/ Province Approximate Latitude Approximate Longitude Solar radiation Daily Maximum Air Temperature Daily Minimum Air Temperature Daily total precipitation (* indicates that hourly data are also available) Snow Depth Period of record for daily and/or hourly measurements Remarks
City of Bellingham Lake Whatcom @
Geneva Intake
WA 48:44:55 122:23:45 N N N Y N 1982 - present (electronic file)
City of Bellingham Lake Whatcom @
Brannian Creek
Fish Hatchery
WA 48:40:25 122:16:40 N N N Y N 1983 - present (electronic file)
City of Bellingham Post Point Waste
Water Treatment Plant
WA 48:43:10 122:30:45 N N N Y N 1982 - present (electronic file)
City of Bellingham Central B'ham @
Pacific Street
WA 48:45:35 122:27:20 N N N Y N 1991 - present (electronic file)
City of Bellingham Mitchell Way WA 48:47:23 122:31:45 N N N Y N 1999 - present (electronic file)
City of Bellingham 38th St. P.S. WA 48:42:30 122:28 N N N Y N 1999 - present (electronic file)
City of Bellingham Short St. P.S WA 48:47:35 122:29:15 N N N Y N 1999 - present (electronic file)
City of Bellingham Roeder Ave. P.S. WA 48:45:35 122:30:15 N N N Y N 1999 - present (electronic file)
City of Bellingham Bakersview Valley WA 48:48:55 122:26:45 N N N Y N 1999 - present (electronic file)
City of Everson Everson Waste Water
Treatment Plant
WA 48:55:15 122:21 N N N Y N 1993 - present (electronic file)
City of Lynden Lynden Waste Water
Treatment Plant
WA 48:56:20 122:27:05 N Y Y Y N 1984 - present (electronic file) Data not yet available
Environment Canada Chilliwack BC 49:10 121:56 N Y Y Y N 1878 - 81, 1895 - 1935, 1939 - 81, 1986 - present (electronic file) Some missing years
Environment Canada Chilliwack River
Hatchery
BC 49:05 121:42 N Y Y Y N 1961 - present (electronic file)
Environment Canada Hope Airport BC 49:22 121:29 N Y Y Y N 1937 - 95 (electronic file)
Environment Canada Abbotsford Airport BC 49:10 122:21 N Y Y Y N 1944 - present (electronic file)
Environment Canada Agassiz CDA BC 49:15 121:46 N Y Y Y N 1890 - present (electronic file)
NCDC Anacortes WA 48:31 122:37 N Y Y Y Y 1931 - present (electronic file) and 1893-present (paper files)
NCDC Bellingham FAA AP WA 48:48 122:32 N Y Y Y Y 1949 - 96 (electronic and paper files)
NCDC Bellingham 2 N WA 48 :47 122:29 N Y Y Y Y 1948 - 85 (electronic and paper) 1910-85 (paper files)
NCDC Bellingham 3 SSW WA 48:43 122:31 N Y Y Y Y 1985 - present (electronic and paper files)
NCDC Blaine WA 49:00 122:45 N Y Y Y* Y 1948 - present (electronic file) and 1900 - present (paper files) Hourly data available 1948 - present
NCDC Burlington WA 48:28 122:19 N N N Y* N 1948 - present (electronic and paper files) Hourly data available 1948 - present
NCDC Clearbrook WA 48:58 122:20 N Y Y Y Y 1931 - present (electronic file) and 1902 - present (paper files) Hourly data available 1948 - present
NCDC Concrete PPL Fish Stn. WA 48:33 121:46 N Y Y Y Y 1931 - present (electronic file) and 1925 - present (paper files)
NCDC Deming 4 WNW WA 48:51 122:18 N N Y Y Y 1948 - 51 (electronic and paper files)
NCDC Diablo Dam WA 48:43 121:09 N Y Y Y* Y 1931 - present (electronic file) 1928 - present (paper files) Hourly data available 1948 - present
NCDC Glacier Ranger
Station
WA 48:53 121:57 N Y Y Y* Y 1934 - present (paper file only) Hourly data available 1971 - present
NCDC Marblemount Ranger
Station
WA 48:32 121:27 N N N Y* Y 1950 - 51 (electronic file) 1949 - present (paper files) Hourly data available 1949 - present
NCDC Marietta 3 NNW WA 48:50 122:36 N Y Y Y Y 1948 - 58 (electronic file) 1914 - 58 (paper files)
NCDC Mount Baker Lodge WA 48:52 121:40 N Y Y Y* Y 1948 - 52 (electronic file) 1928 - 82 (paper files) Hourly data available 1953 - 82
NCDC Mount Vernon 3 WNW WA 48:26 122:23 N Y Y Y Y 1956 - present (electronic and paper files)
NCDC Newhalem WA 48:41 121:15 N Y Y Y Y 1959 - present (electronic and paper files)
NCDC Ross Dam WA 48:44 121:03 N Y Y Y Y 1960 - present (electronic and paper files)
NCDC Sedro Woolley WA 48:30 122:14 N Y Y Y Y 1931 - present (electronic file) and 1897-present (paper files)
NCDC Skagit Power Plant WA 48:41 121:15 N Y Y Y Y 1931 - 58 (electronic file) 1925 - 58 (paper files) Name changed to Newhalem in 1959
NCDC Upper Baker Dam WA 48:39 121:41 N Y Y Y* Y 1965 - present (electronic and paper files) Hourly data available 1965 - present
NCDC Nooksack Salmon
Hatchery
WA 48:54 122:09 N N N Y* N 1964 - present (paper files only) Hourly data available 1964 - present
NCDC Wells Creek WA 48:51 121:47 N Y Y Y SWE 1995 - present (electronic file) Precipitation data are reported as a running total for each year
NCDC Elbow Lake WA 48:41 121:54 N Y Y Y SWE 1995 - present (electronic file) Precipitation data are reported as a running total for each year
NCDC Mount Baker WA 48:52 121:40 N Y Y Y* Y 1988 - present (electronic file) Seasonal data winter only
Whatcom Co.
Water Dist. #10
Water District
#10 office @ Geneva
WA 48:44:22 122:24:22 N N N Y N 1988 - 98 (paper file) 1998 - present (electronic file) Weekdays only prior to 1993
Whatcom Co.
Water Dist. #10
Water District
#10 Airport PS
WA 48:43:43 122:20:33 N N N Y N 1998 - present (electronic file)
Whatcom Co.
Water Dist. #10
Water District
#10 Division 30
Reservoir
WA 48:42:09 122:20:00 N N N Y N 1998 - present (electronic file)
WMO-WRDC Vancouver
International
Airport
BC 49:11 123:10 Y Y Y Y* Y 1936 - present (electronic file) Solar radiation data are available for 1964, 1966 - 70, and 1972 - 87

Provisional, Subject to revision, last modified on January 18, 2000

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