The 15-minute precipitation data for
this station are temporary and will displayed for 120 days. Time series
of 15-minute or cumulative daily values will NOT be available for
retrieval following the 120-day display period. Although the
instrumentation is calibrated at least once/year, the temporary
classification means that documented routine inspections and other
quality assurance measures are not performed that would make the data
acceptable for archival, retrieval, or future use in general scientific
or interpretive studies.
During times of frozen precipitation
(freezing rain, sleet, snow), the rain gage is inoperative and
inaccurate. As temperatures rise, false indications of precipitation
occur from melting.