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Station Details

Station: 315923 - Mt Mitchell        Date of First Observation: January 1, 1980

Station Type: COOP - TP what is this?

City, State: Mount Mitchell, NC      County: Yancey County

Latitude: 35.75861°      Longitude: -82.27111°

Elevation: 6240 feet above sea level

Climate Division: NC01 - Southern Mountains

River Basin: Nolichucky

Supported By: NOAA National Weather Service

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Showing nearest 15 stations ordered by distance...        Name ID City State County Network Distance from 315923 Years of Data Mount Mitchell State Park MITC Burnsville NC Yancey County ECONET 0 mi 2008 - 2018 Mt Mitchell 315921 Montreat NC Yancey County COOP 0.6 mi 1925 - 1962 Mt Mitchell 2 Ssw 315922 Montreat NC Yancey County COOP 1.9 mi 1953 - 1965 Busick BSKN7 NC Yancey County RAWS-MW 4.4 mi 2003 - 2018 Busick NBUS Old Fort NC Yancey County RAWS 4.6 mi 2003 - 2018 Burnsville 6.4 S NC-YN-12 Burnsville NC Yancey County CoCoRaHS 4.7 mi 2013 - 2018 North Fork 316231 Montreat NC Buncombe County COOP 5.4 mi 1948 - 1962 Burnsville 6.6 SSW NC-YN-14 Burnsville NC Yancey County CoCoRaHS 5.6 mi 2016 - 2018 Burnsville 6.5 SSW NC-YN-4 Burnsville NC Yancey County CoCoRaHS 5.9 mi 2007 - 2018 Coxcombe Mtn 312110 Burnsville NC Yancey County COOP 6 mi 1948 - 1962 Burnsville 9.1 SE NC-YN-8 Burnsville NC Yancey County CoCoRaHS 6.4 mi 2010 - 2010 Burnsville 8.0 SE NC-YN-3 Burnsville NC Yancey County CoCoRaHS 6.6 mi 2007 - 2012 Old Fort 3.6 NW NC-MD-8 Old Fort NC McDowell County CoCoRaHS 6.6 mi 2013 - 2018 Burnsville 5.9 SSW NC-YN-13 Burnsville NC Yancey County CoCoRaHS 6.8 mi 2014 - 2018 Celo 2 S 311624 Celo NC Yancey County COOP 7.2 mi 1948 - 2014

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» Mt Mitchell, NC (315923) » Station Sensor Metadata

This station is in the COOP network. Parameter Metadata for COOP stations: Place mouse arrow over blue-colored text in table below for more information. PARAMETER SENSOR RANGE ACCURACY DSR DPR DAP DRR Air Temperature Max-Min Temp. System (MMTS) -48C to 52C (-55F to +125F) +/- 0.3C 2sec 2min 24hr 24hr Wind Speed cup anemometer 0-135kts (0-155 mph) within +/- 1.1% Continuous 24hr 24hr 24hr Evaporation galvanized pan 0 - 10 in (0-254cm) Site specific Continuous 24hr 24hr 24hr Precipitation Std Rain Gage or Fischer & Porter 0-8in (SRG), 0-20in (F&P) within +/- 1% to 5% Continuous 1min (SRG),15min (F& 24hr 24hr Snow snowboard and ruler infinite Observer dependent (manual observations) 6hr 6hr 24hr 24hr

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