August 11, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Aug 11(Sun)

Clouds, sun, very pleasant

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Dyacon Data Below

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Station removed. Will be relocated by Virginia Tech prior to winter. The Data on the month and this summer compromised by a fan failure.

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Dave Carroll of Virginia Tech performed station maintenance with new sensor and shield

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

Site Comparison

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport 1227′, PMN16-Mt.Davis 3038′, KDCA-Reagan National 15′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

Comment- prior to the rain. Mt. Davis station was located on a dry spot, brown grass, dry soil, and daily maxes running just a bit above Bittinger 2NW Valley located in a lush green valley location. With the rain and increase in moisture, a cooler sir mass and now days slowly becoming shorter, the station back in line with what you’d expect with a typical lapse rate