Mesonet Site Data

Change Station

Walters (WAL2)

Station Data

Station Number 136
Location 4 miles NW of Walters
County Cotton
Commissioned 03/14/2012
Latitude 34.399570
Longitude -98.345690
Elevation 323 meters (1,060 ft) above Mean Sea Level

Station Extremes

Period of record: 03/14/2012 – present

Type Extreme Date
Maximum air temperature (°F) 112 07/19/2022
Minimum air temperature (°F) -11 02/16/2021
Maximum daily rainfall (in.) 5.08 07/26/2013
Maximum monthly rainfall (in.) 15.94 05/2015
Maximum annual rainfall (in.) 42.78 2015
Maximum wind speed (mph) 103.8 05/18/2017

Variables Measured Every 5 Minutes

  • Station Battery Voltage (BATV)
  • Barometric Pressure at 0.75 m (PRES)
  • Rain since midnight UTC at 0.6m (RAIN)
  • Relative Humidity at 1.5 m (RELH)
  • Solar Radiation (SRAD)
  • Air Temperature at 9 m (TA9M)
  • Air Temperature at 1.5 m (TAIR)
  • Supplemental Air Temperature (TSLO)
  • Wind Direction at 10 m (WDIR)
  • Wind Direction Standard Deviation at 10 m (WDSD)
  • Maximum Wind Speed at 10 m (WMAX)
  • Maximum Wind Speed at 2 m (WMX2)
  • Wind Speed at 2 m (WS2M)
  • Wind Speed at 10 m (WSPD)
  • Wind Speed Standard Deviation at 10 m (WSSD)
  • Vector Wind Speed at 10 m (WVEC)

Variables Measured Every 15 Minutes

  • Soil Temperature at 10 cm under Bare Soil (TB10)
  • Soil Temperature at 5 cm under Native Vegetation (TS05)
  • Soil Temperature at 10 cm under Native Vegetation (TS10)
  • Soil Temperature at 25 cm under Native Vegetation (TS25)
  • Soil Temperature at 60 cm under Native Vegetation (TS60)

Variables Measured Every 30 Minutes

  • 229L Soil Moisture Final Temperature at 5 cm under Native Vegetation (FT05)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Final Temperature at 25 cm under Native Vegetation (FT25)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Final Temperature at 60 cm under Native Vegetation (FT60)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Final Temperature at 10 cm under Bare Soil (FTB10)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Final Temperature at 10 cm under Native Vegetation (FTS10)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Starting Temperature at 5 cm under Native Vegetation (ST05)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Starting Temperature at 25 cm under Native Vegetation (ST25)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Starting Temperature at 60 cm under Native Vegetation (ST60)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Starting Temperature at 10 cm under Bare Soil (STB10)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Starting Temperature at 10 cm under Native Vegetation (STS10)
  • Thermocouple Reference Temperature (TREF)

Soil Characteristics

Depth Texture Class % Sand % Silt % Clay
5 cm depth Sandy Loam 73.2 15.5 11.3
10 cm depth Sandy Loam 77.8 11.6 10.6
25 cm depth Sandy Loam 70.3 12.3 17.4
60 cm depth Sandy Loam 81.6 6.5 11.9
75 cm depth nan nan nan nan

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