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gid
122
Name
NGONG AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION
station al
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Date of establishment
2010-01-01
date close
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declared r
Operational
assessed r
Unknown
station ty
Land (fixed)
WIGOS station ID
0-404-300-341830914AS63738|primary
wmo region
Africa
regional w
EAC (Kenya & Tanzania)
country
Kenya
latitude
-1.3406893
longitude
36.645306
elevation
1988.74
geopositio
GPS
time zone
UTC+3
supervisin
Kenyan Meteorological Department
station ur
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other link
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site descr
The station was originally registered based on WMO Pub 9 Vol A information containing these observation remarks: CLIMAT(C);EVAP{023};GUAN;HU/FC;RBCN;SKYRA;SOILTEMP;SUNDUR;TOTRA{025};WR OR/OU WT (see code table A for explanations). These remarks imply the
climate zo
Warm Temperate - Fully humid - Warm summer
predominan
Closed to open (>15%) (broadleaved or needleleaved, evergreen or deciduous) shrubland (<5m)(Surface cover types (GlobCover2009))
surface ro
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topography
(unknown) at middle relative elevation within rises of high altitude
population
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programs/n
GOS General:Operational
last updat
2023-07-04
last upd_1
Anne Kamau