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Map at capture — USGS Imagery · ±2.5° · pin marks capture location

big sur

California

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date / time

2015-05-29

time

3:14 PM

season cycle

iNaturalist community observations

White Globe Lily164 obs
Steller's Jay113 obs
Western Fence Lizard99 obs
orange bush monkeyflower84 obs
western columbine82 obs
Douglas iris79 obs
Variable Checkerspot79 obs
coastal bush lupine76 obs

research-grade observations within 25 km during this calendar month. Counts are total verified iNaturalist observations

light / sun / UV

solar (GHI)

790 W/m² · bright

very lowbright

700+ W/m² · clear-sky midday range

afternoon visible (58°)

solar DNI

711 W/m²

dimsoftpartlybright

solar DHI

210 W/m²

dimsoftbrightheavy

clearness

0.95

overcastintermediateclear

weather / radar

weather

Weather modeled at approximate park location, not shutter GPS

weather

Overcast

temperature

61°F

coldcoolcomfortablewarmhot

51°F – 61°F · daily range

humidity

68%

0%100%

67% – 92% · daily range

cloud cover

98%

0%100%

15% – 98% · daily range

pressure

1013 hPa

lownear normalhigh

1013 hPa – 1015 hPa · daily range · falling

wind

12 mph

gusts 22 mph · NNW 340°

cloud layers

high cloud97%

mid cloud0%

low cloud6%

rain

dew point

50°F

radar

water

Nearest USGS gage, 4.0 km away (not at shutter GPS)

tide· 24h

Monterey, CA · ft MLLW

rising – 1.7 ft

tide station

Monterey, CA · 41 km

Big Sur R

19 cfs · 4.1 ft · 4.0 km

atmosphere / air quality

atmosphere

sky cover

MRY · overcast at 900 ft

clearovercast

MRY · overcast at 900 ft · 59°F · 39 km modeled 61°F / 12 mph; nearest station MRY (39 km) reported 59°F / 13 mphMETAR

KMRY 292154Z 30011KT 10SM OVC009 15/11 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01500106

visibility

10.0 mi

METAR observed

2:54 PM

night sky

moon

Waxing Gibbous - day 11 not visible (-17°)

before moonrise

night sky

darkness

2 · typical truly dark site

excellent dark-sky siteinner-city sky

Bortle 2 · typical truly dark site

light: dayseeing Poor

milky way

janfebmaraprmayjunjulaugsepoctnovdec

in season · not visible (-77°) · ENE

Geometric positions at capture (not naked-eye visibility)

technical

sensor / film

color science

Nikon

lens

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II

focal length

55mm (82mm equiv.)

exposure triangle

color

Knit Cardigan14%

histogram

shadowsmidtoneshighlights

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attribution

data attribution

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)
Tide data: NOAA CO-OPS
METAR / NEXRAD: Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University
Hydrology: USGS Water Data
Basemap: USGS The National Map
Solar: NASA POWER (CC BY 4.0)

Weather modeled at approximate park location, not shutter GPS
Weather interpolated from nearest METAR station (Monterey Peninsula, 39.2 km)
Tide predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station Monterey, CA (41.2 km)
Radar: NEXRAD MUX (102.2 km), scan time ±10 min
Sun, moon, and planet positions computed for exact coordinates
Basemap: USGS Imagery, center ±2.5°

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