Annual Hydrologic Data Report Volume III: Weather Statistics Water Year Estrella Fan

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1 Annual Hydrologic Data Report Volume III: Weather Statistics Water Year 2011 Estrella Fan

2 PREFACE This publication presents meteorological data collected by the Flood Control District of Maricopa County (FCDMC) automated ALERT system. Thirty-four telemetered weather stations are included in this report. Thirty-one of the stations are located within Maricopa County, two in Yavapai County, and one in Pinal County. The weather data contained in this report were collected, compiled, and edited by the Flood Warning Branch of the Engineering Division. The information contained herein is as accurate and complete as possible within the limitations of real-time data collection technology currently available. Wherever possible, footnotes indicating periods of questionable and/or missing data have been added to the appropriate weather summaries. Although every possible means has been taken to provide accurate data, the liability for using this data falls upon the user and not the FCDMC. This report is Volume 3 of a 3 volume suite entitled Annual Hydrologic Data Report Water Year Volumes 1 & 2 in order are [1] Precipitation Report; and [2] Surface Water and Streamflow Report. Additional copies of this report, and copies of the companion volumes, may be purchased from: Flood Control District of Maricopa County 2801 W. Durango Street Phoenix, AZ (602) or can be downloaded from our Web Page at: ii

3 Table of Contents Preface... ii Introduction... v Weather Station Location Map... vi New Installations in Water Year vii Station Changes in Water Year viii Index of ALERT Weather Stations... ix ALERT Weather Stations Sensor ID Matrix... x Summary of Significant Weather Events... xi Meteorological Data: Monthly Weather Summaries Bartlett Lake... 1 Buckeye FRS # Carefree Ranch City of Glendale Coyote Wash Crossroads Park Desert Mountain School Durango Complex Estrella Fan Fountain Hills Fire Station G&F Woolsey Peak Gateway Community College Station Gila Bend Landfill Gila Bend Mountains Horseshoe Lake Horsethief Basin Humboldt Mountain Lake Pleasant iii

4 Lake Pleasant North Magma FRS McMicken Dam Mobile Mt. Union th St Phoenix Dam 2B Jomax Rackensack Canyon Saguaro Lake South Mountain Fan South Mountain Park Thompson Peak Tiger Wash Fan Usery Mtn. Park Wickenburg Airport All Sections and Stations are linked within the document iv

5 INTRODUCTION This publication is part of a three-volume report containing hydrologic and meteorological data collected by the Flood Control District of Maricopa County during Water Year This report is Volume III and contains weather station statistics. On-line users of this document have additional resources available by selecting hyperlinks. Weather Station names will link to the FCDMC web page for that weather station. Other hyperlinks will link within the document. All weather stations report temperature and relative humidity; many also report a combination of wind direction, wind speed, barometric pressure and solar radiation. In addition dewpoint temperature is calculated at all weather stations using the temperature and relative humidty data. The temperature, relative humidity, and wind sensors record data every 15 minutes; the barometric pressure and solar radiation sensors every 30 minutes. Fifteen minute dewpoint temperatures are calculated by the ALERT computer using temperature and relative humidity data. The following paragraphs describe the arrangement, collection, and compilation of the monthly weather station data contained in this report: Weather station data presented in the monthly weather summaries is based on the 2011 Water Year which began on Oct. 1 st 2010 and ended Sept. 30 th, Each monthly summary represents one weather station and lists daily weather station statistics by sensor. The monthly summaries are arranged chronologically by station name. An index of ALERT System weather stations, code names, locations, and installation dates is located on page ix. This is followed by a sensor id number matrix listing the available sensors at each weather station. Both indexes are sorted by station name in alphabetical order. Station names are hyper linked to additional weather station information and climate summaries (where available). The monthly weather summaries contain daily maximum, minimum, and mean values for temperature and dewpoint. The monthly summaries also contain daily maximum and minimum values for relative humidity and barometric pressure. Finally, the monthly summaries contain daily maximum peak wind and solar radiation values. All of the ALERT System weather stations record precipitation; however that data is located in the FCDMC Hydrologic Data Report Volume I. The unit of measurement for daily maximum, minimum, and mean temperature data is in degrees farenheight ( F). The daily maximum, minimum, and mean dewpoint data is in degrees farenheight ( F). The daily maximum and minimum relative humidty data is in percent (rh%). The daily maximum peak wind data is in miles per hour (mph). The daily maximum and minimum barometric pressure is in millibars (mb). The daily maximum solar radiation data is in watts per meter squared (w/m 2 ). All data presented in the weather summaries is rounded to the nearest whole value. Additional and/or more detailed sensor data in hard copy or electronic copy is available for the weather station sensors listed in this report. Contact the FCDMC, Engineering Division, Flood Warning Branch at (602) Data can also be downloaded from our web site at Comments or discovered errors in regards to this report should be sent to the Flood Warning Branch via which can be found on the FCDMC ALERT System home page or sent directly to Daniel Henz at danielhenz@mail.maricopa.gov. v

6 General Map of ALERT Weather Station Locations as of 09/30/11 Figure 1: Map of ALERT Weather Stations vi

7 New Installations in Water Year 2011 There were no new weather stations installed during Water Year vii

8 Station Changes in Water Year 2011 One weather station was moved in Water Year th Ave. was relocated several miles south and renamed to City of Glendale, Code # GLN, in November Sensors 4770, 5521, 5522, and 5518 were retained at the new location. Sensors for Peak Wind (4774), Wind Speed (4773), Wind Direction (4774), Solar Radiation (4768), and Barometric Pressure (4769) were added at the new location and began transmitting data on November 21, All weather station data for Water Year 2011 are filed under City of Glendale. viii

9 Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT System Weather Stations WY 2011 Sorted by Station Name Station Name Installed T-R-S Latitude Longitude Elev. Location Bartlett Lake * 08/31/00 6N-7E Bartlett Lake Sheriff Sub-station Buckeye FRS #1 * 07/26/83 1N-5W West end of Buckeye FRS #1, Hassayampa River Carefree Ranch * 07/15/85 6N-5E mi. NE of Skyranch Airport City of Glendale * 07/13/89 2N-2E Grand Avenue at 63rd Avenue Coyote Wash 11/27/02 4N-7W mi. SW of the intersection of Aguila and Wickenburg Roads Crossroads Park * 12/18/95 1S-6E /2 mi. NW of Ray Rd. and Greenfield Rd. Desert Mtn. School 07/19/06 5N-3E /4 mile SE of Cloud Road and 7th Ave. Durango Complex * 06/04/80 1N-2E th Ave. and Durango St. Estrella Fan * 11/15/92 2S-1W Alignments of El Mirage Rd. and Germann Rd. Fountain Hills * 12/09/93 3N-6E At Palisades Blvd. Fire Station, nr xsecn with Fntn. Hills Blvd. G&F Woolsey Peak 06/25/03 3S-6W miles southwest of Gillespie Dam Gateway C. College 12/16/03 1N-3E th St. at Van Buren Gila Bend Landfill 04/07/93 5S-4W mi. North of the intersection of US 80 and I-8 Gila Bend Mountains * 06/01/88 2S-9W mi. NW of Painted Rock Dam off Agua Caliente Rd. Horseshoe Lake * 09/06/00 7N-6E Horseshoe Lake SW Corner near Boat Rramp Horsethief Basin * 11/24/86 9N-1E At HB Recreation Area, 6 mi. SE of Crown King Humboldt Mtn. * 07/14/81 7N-5E mi. NE of the Town of Cave Creek Lake Pleasant 11/13/08 6N-1E South end of Lake Pleasant Lake Pleasant North 04/24/01 7N-1E On Deer Island, north end of Lake Pleasant Magma FRS * 10/27/88 4S-9E mi. NNW of Florence McMicken Dam 03/24/83 4N-2W N. end of the dam, 1/4 mi SE of Deer Valley Rd and Cotton Ln Mobile 12/15/04 4S-1E miles SE of Mobile Mt. Union * 08/16/82 12N-2W Top of Mt. Union, 10 mi. SSE of Prescott 64th St. * 10/22/97 2N-4E yards east of Osborn 64th St. Phoenix Dam 2B 06/29/09 3N-3E Near Thunderbird and 7th St. Jomax * 05/06/93 5N-4E /8 mi. NW of Pima Rd. and Jomax Rd. Rackensack Canyon 06/28/07 7N-5E miles NE of Cave Creek Saguaro Lake * 01/24/00 2N-8E MCSO yard, NW corner of the Lake South Mountain Fan * 06/09/93 1S-2E Alignments of Ray Rd. and 35th Ave. in S. Mtn. Park South Mountain Park * 09/28/82 1S-3E Alignments of Elliot Rd. and 24th St. Thompson Peak * 06/11/80 4N-5E On Thompson Peak, 120th St. and Bell Rd. alignments Tiger Wash Fan * 09/21/94 4N-10W mi. W of Eagle Eye Rd. and 4 mi. N of Salome Highway Usery Park WS * 02/24/94 2N-7E /4 mi. WNW of the Crismon Rd. and Thomas Rd. alignments Wickenburg Airport * 08/03/94 7N-5W mi. West of the US 60 / US 93 junction * Stations include climate summary ix

10 Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT Weather Stations Sensor ID Matrix WY 2011 Sorted by Station Name Station Name Code Peak Wind Wind Spd. Wind Dir. Rel. Humidity Temperature Dewpoint Solar Rad. Baro. Pressure Bartlett Lake * BTL Buckeye FRS #1 * BF Carefree Ranch * CFR City of Glendale * GLN Coyote Wash COY Crossroads Park * XRD Desert Mtn. School DMS Durango Complex * DGO Estrella Fan * EST Fountain Hills * FHF G&F Woolsey Peak GWP Gateway C. College GCC Gila Bend Landfill GBL Gila Bend Mountains * GBM Horseshoe Lake * HSL Horsethief Basin * HOR Humboldt Mtn. * HUM Lake Pleasant LPL Lake Pleasant North LPN Magma FRS * MAG McMicken Dam MKN Mobile MBL Mt. Union * UNN th St. * O Phoenix Dam 2B P2B Jomax * PJX Rackensack Canyon RKC Saguaro Lake * SGL South Mountain Fan * SMF South Mountain Park * SMP Thompson Peak * TMP Tiger Wash Fan * TIG Usery Park WS * USR Wickenburg Airport * WBG * Stations include climate summary Sensor not installed at this station x

11 Summary of Significant Weather Events The 2011 Water Year produced the hottest month of August on record across the Phoenix area in regards to mean temperature. A short summary of the temperature statistics are provided below. Four weather stations were chosen to take part in this summary. These stations were chosen as they are close in terms of elevation (~1150 ft), they cover the downtown area as well as the greater metropolitan Phoenix area, and they all have similar periods of record with climate summaries going back to the late 90 s. The stations that were used are listed in Table 1 below. Table 1: August 2011 ALERT Weather Station Temperature Statistics Weather Station Sensor ID Avg. High Temp (F) Avg Low Temp (F) Mean Daily Temp (F) Durango Complex th St Buckey FRS # Crossroads Park The average daily high temperature for the month of August 2011 was at or above 108 F at each of the four stations, with the Durango Complex station the hottest at 112 F. Record monthly high temperatures for August were tied on August 23 rd, 24 th, and 26 th at both the Durango Complex station reaching 117 F and the 64 th St reaching 115 F (not shown above). The average daily low temperature for the month of August 2011 at the Durango Complex station was very warm at 90 F, while the other three stations ranged from 83 F to 85 F respectively. Perhaps the most significant statistic for the month of August 2011 was the mean temperature. Each of the four weather stations set records for warmest mean August temperature on record. Figure 2 on the next page, shows the mean monthly temperature for August dating back to 1996 at each of the four weather stations (Sensor 4617 installed 01/16/98 and Sensor 5282 installed 03/01/97, no data at those stations before those dates). The Durango Complex station s mean August temperature of 101 F crushed the old record of 96 F set in 2009 and Similarly, the Crossroads Park station s mean August temperature of 96 F topped the previous record of 93 F set in 2009 and The th St station mean s August temperature topped the old record of 94 F set in 2009 and 2010 by 2 F. Finally, the Buckeye FRS #1 station s mean August temperature of 97 F also topped the old record set in 1998 by 2 F. xi

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13 Meteorological Data: Monthly Weather Summaries Bartlett Lake... 1 Buckeye FRS # Carefree Ranch City of Glendale Coyote Wash Crossroads Park Desert Mountain School Durango Complex Estrella Fan Fountain Hills Fire Station G&F Woolsey Peak Gateway Community College Station Gila Bend Landfill Gila Bend Mountains Horseshoe Lake Horsethief Basin Humboldt Mountain Lake Pleasant Lake Pleasant North Magma FRS McMicken Dam Mobile Mt. Union th St Phoenix Dam 2B Jomax Rackensack Canyon Saguaro Lake South Mountain Fan South Mountain Park Thompson Peak Tiger Wash Fan Usery Mtn. Park Wickenburg Airport Click on a Station above to link to that section

14 Bartlett Lake Weather Statistics October 2010 DeviceID Daily Sensor Statistics 10/31/ /30/ /29/ /28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ Summary: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 1

15 Bartlett Lake Weather Statistics November 2010 DeviceID Daily Sensor Statistics 11/30/ /29/ /28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ Summary: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 2

16 Bartlett Lake Weather Statistics December 2010 DeviceID Daily Sensor Statistics 12/31/ /30/ /29/ /28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ Summary: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 3

17 Bartlett Lake Weather Statistics January 2011 DeviceID Daily Sensor Statistics 01/31/ /30/ /29/ /28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ Summary: Sensor 4933 down 1/ W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 4

18 Bartlett Lake Weather Statistics February 2011 DeviceID Daily Sensor Statistics 02/28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ Summary: Sensor 5911 down 2/ Sensor 5912 down 2/ to 2/ Sensors 5913 and 5914 down 2/ W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 5

19 G140: Bartlett Lake Weather Statistics March 2011 PointID /31/ /30/ /29/ /28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ TOTALS: Sensor 5911 down from 03/12 07:15 through 03/12 14:30. Sensor 5912 down from 03/12 05:45 through 03/12 13:00. Sensor 5913 down from 03/12 04:00 through 03/12 12:00 and 03/13 23:00 through 03/14 10:57. Sensor 5914 down from 03/12 02:30 through 03/12 10:00 and 03/14 01:00 through 03/14 10: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 6

20 G140: Bartlett Lake Weather Statistics April 2011 DeviceID /30/ /29/ /28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ TOTALS: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 7

21 G140: Bartlett Lake Weather Statistics May 2011 PointID /31/ /30/ /29/ /28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ TOTALS: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 8

22 G140: Bartlett Lake Weather Statistics June 2011 PointID /30/ /29/ /28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ TOTALS: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 9

23 G140: Bartlett Lake Weather Statistics July 2011 PointID /31/ /30/ /29/ /28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ TOTALS: Sensor 5912 down from 7/12 19:37 7/13 3:07. Sensor 5908 down from 7/12 19:22 7/13 4:37. Sensor 5911 down from 7/12 17:37 7/13 4:07. Sensor 5914 down from 7/12 17:37 7/13 3:07. Sensor 5913 down from 7/12 10:07 7/13 3: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 10

24 G140: Bartlett Lake Weather Statistics August 2011 PointID /31/ /30/ /29/ /28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ TOTALS: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 11

25 Sensor 5912 down from 8/12 15:23-22:38 and 8/13 0:08-7:39. Sensor 5911 down from 8/12 7:23 8/13 12:08. Sensor 5908 down from 8/12 6:53 8/13 12:08. Sensor 5914 down from 8/11 22:08 8/13 10:38. Sensor 5913 down from 8/12 12:39 8/13 7:39. Sensor 5904 down from 8/12 15:38-22: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 12

26 G140: Bartlett Lake Weather Statistics September 2011 PointID /30/ /29/ /28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ TOTALS: Sensors 5912 & 5911 & 5908 down from 9/23 16:14 9/24 0:14. Sensor 5913 down from 9/22 23:59 9/24 3:59. Sensor 5914 down from 9/01 4:28 11:53 and 9/22 23:59 9/24 3: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 13

27 Buckeye FRS #1 Weather Statistics October 2010 DeviceID StatType max mean min max mean min max min max max min DataType temp temp temp dewpnt dewpnt dewpnt rhumid rhumid pkwind baropr baropr Units DegF DegF DegF degf degf degf rh% rh% mph mb mb Daily Sensor Statistics 10/31/ /30/ /29/ /28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ Summary: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 14

28 Buckeye FRS #1 Weather Statistics November 2010 DeviceID StatType max mean min max mean min max min max max min DataType temp temp temp dewpnt dewpnt dewpnt rhumid rhumid pkwind baropr baropr Units DegF DegF DegF degf degf degf rh% rh% mph mb mb Daily Sensor Statistics 11/30/ /29/ /28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ Summary: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 15

29 Buckeye FRS #1 Weather Statistics December 2010 DeviceID StatType max mean min max mean min max min max max min DataType temp temp temp dewpnt dewpnt dewpnt rhumid rhumid pkwind baropr baropr Units DegF DegF DegF degf degf degf rh% rh% mph mb mb Daily Sensor Statistics 12/31/ /30/ /29/ /28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ Summary: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 16

30 Buckeye FRS #1 Weather Statistics January 2011 DeviceID StatType max mean min max mean min max min max max min DataType temp temp temp dewpnt dewpnt dewpnt rhumid rhumid pkwind baropr baropr Units DegF DegF DegF degf degf degf rh% rh% mph mb mb Daily Sensor Statistics 01/31/ /30/ /29/ /28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ Summary: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 17

31 Buckeye FRS #1 Weather Statistics February 2011 DeviceID StatType max mean min max mean min max min max max min DataType temp temp temp dewpnt dewpnt dewpnt rhumid rhumid pkwind baropr baropr Units DegF DegF DegF degf degf degf rh% rh% mph mb mb Daily Sensor Statistics 02/28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ Summary: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 18

32 G141: Buckeye FRS #1 Weather Statistics March 2011 PointID StatType max mean min max mean min max min max max min DataType temp temp temp dewpnt dewpnt dewpnt rhumid rhumid pkwind baropr baropr Units DegF DegF DegF degf degf degf rh% rh% mph mb mb 03/31/ /30/ /29/ /28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ TOTALS: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 19

33 G141: Buckeye FRS #1 Weather Statistics April 2011 DeviceID StatType max mean min max mean min max min max max min DataType temp temp temp dewpnt dewpnt dewpnt rhumid rhumid pkwind baropr baropr Units DegF DegF DegF degf degf degf rh% rh% mph mb mb 04/30/ /29/ /28/ /27/ /26/ /25/ /24/ /23/ /22/ /21/ /20/ /19/ /18/ /17/ /16/ /15/ /14/ /13/ /12/ /11/ /10/ /09/ /08/ /07/ /06/ /05/ /04/ /03/ /02/ /01/ TOTALS: W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ (602) Page 20