[AZ-Observing] Re: 5 Mile Meadow
- From: AJ Crayon <acrayon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 18:19:30 -0700
Yes it did get a tad colder than expected. Prior to heading north the
temperatures were predicted to be in the high 30's to low 40's F. At
the site the cold temps didn't seem to take effect until near twilight.
The worst time for me was Sunday morning, it got so cold for me that I
got out of the sleeping bag to find and put on a heavy shirt, climb back
in, catch my breath, warm up and go back to sleep.
Yes, it was down in the 20's out on the meadow and cold for me. The
interesting fact was when going to bed a plastic container under the
trees had water in liquid form - it hadn't frozen. The temperatures
under the trees is warmer, by several degrees, than on the meadow.
Thanks for the climate stats,
aj
Brian Skiff wrote:
> But it was 25F on the morning a couple days before the summer
>solstice? Doesn't leave you much of an observing window!
> In the autumn post-monsoon season, roughly after mid-September,
>the daytime temps stay fairly warm while nighttime lows drift steadily
>downward. Mean date of the first frost in Flagstaff is in the first
>week of October. Then about mid-October things really start getting
>cold day and night. Usually no significant snow until Thanksgiving,
>likewise more cloudy statistically after mid-November.
> Here's link to basic climate stats for Happy Jack Ranger Station:
>
>http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliRECtM.pl?azhapp
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>\Brian
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