Northern Sierras 8-station Precipitation Index
A combination of 8 long stations of precipitation values in the Northen Sierras.
Correlation of 20CRV3 January SLP with the N Sierra Precipitation Index. Created with the Atmospheric WRIT Correlation Tool.
Times-series from the WRIT Time-series Plotting Tool
Description
The time-series shows Northern Sierras precipitation (high elevation) by combining 8 different stations into a single index. the stations are Mt. Shasta City (3600'), Shasta Dam (1077'), Mineral (4032'), Brush Creek RS (3153'), Quincy (3432'), Sierraville RS (4957'), Pacific House (3396'), and Blue Canyon (4695').Temporal Coverage
- Monthly values: 1925/01 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
- South 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/get8SIPrecipIndex.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