Southern Sierras 6-station Precipitation Index
A combination of 6 long stations of precipitation values in the Southern Sierras.
Correlation of 20CRV3 January SLP with the S Sierra Precipitation Index. Created with the Atmospheric WRIT Correlation Tool.
Times-series from the WRIT Time-series Plotting Tool
Description
The time-series shows Southern Sierras precipitation (high elevation) by combining 6 different stations into a single index. The stations are Balch Power House (1,745'), Giant Forest (6401'), Ash Mountain (1700'), Springville (1024), Pascoes (9150'), and Isabella Dam (1695').Temporal Coverage
- Monthly values: 1923/01 to near present
- Update Status:Monthly, Irregular
Data Notes
- Units: inches
- Missing data value: -99.0
Time-series List
Usage Restrictions
- None
Caveats
- None
Related Time-series
- Central Sierras precipitation ind
- North Sierras precipitation index.
Links
Original Source
Data is from the California department of water resources. It can be plotted here: https://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/precipapp/get6SIPrecipIndex.action. Original historic values are here. Recent updates are here. Values between the 2 are here.
Time-series source dataset(s)
- Input is station data.
Citation
- Please cite the California Department of Water resources