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map

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

near forks

Olympic Peninsula, WA

date / time

date / time

2020-07-23

time

1:25 PM

season cycle, Summer

season cycle

iNaturalist community observations

  • Ochre Sea Star253 obs
  • Giant Green Anemone207 obs
  • Horned Nudibranch149 obs
  • Pacific Banana Slug133 obs
  • Aggregating Anemone76 obs
  • Salmonberry68 obs
  • Purple Shore Crab63 obs
  • Bald Eagle61 obs

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

light / sun / UV

solar (GHI)

450 W/m² · partly clear

very lowbright
400–700 W/m² · broken cloud / soft sun
noon visible (62°)

solar DNI

46 W/m²

dimsoftpartlybright

solar DHI

341 W/m²

dimsoftbrightheavy

clearness

0.50

overcastintermediateclear
weather / radar

weather

Weather modeled at approximate park location, not shutter GPS

weather

Overcast

temperature

59°F

coldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
53°F – 60°F · daily range

humidity

77%

0%100%
74% – 97% · daily range

cloud cover

100%

0%100%
94% – 100% · daily range

pressure

1017 hPa

lownear normalhigh
1014 hPa – 1018 hPa · daily range · steady

wind

5 mph

W 280°

cloud layers

high cloud0%
mid cloud0%
low cloud100%

rain

0"

dew point

52°F

radar

radar· ±1h · 10min

radar frame 7 of 13

reflectivity (dBZ)

0–75

lightmoderateheavy
LGX · N0Q · 1:25 PM · 95 km · pin marks capture location
water

water

Nearest USGS gage, 1.2 km away (not at shutter GPS)

tide· 24h

La Push, Quillayute River, WA · ft MLLW

stream temp

60°F

38°F63°F
38°F – 63°F · year

rising – 4 ft

tide station

La Push, Quillayute River, WA · 19 km

Calawah River

125 cfs · 2.8 ft · 1.2 km

atmosphere / air quality

satellite

satellite· ±1h · 20min

satellite frame 4 of 7
goes17 · TrueColor · 1:26 PM · pin marks capture location

atmosphere

sky cover

UIL · few at 1,800 ft · overcast at 3,000 ft

clearovercast
UIL · few at 1,800 ft · overcast at 3,000 ft · 61°F · 13 km modeled 59°F / 5 mph; nearest station UIL (13 km) reported 61°F / 5 mphMETAR

KUIL 232025Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM FEW018 OVC030 16/11 A3005 RMK T01600110 MADISHF

visibility

10.0 mi

METAR observed

1:25 PM

night sky

moon

lunar cycle: Waxing Crescent - day 3 visible (39°)

Waxing Crescent - day 3 visible (39°)

daily moon cycle: moon rising

moon rising

night sky

darkness

1 · excellent dark-sky site

excellent dark-sky siteinner-city sky
Bortle 1 · excellent dark-sky site

light: dayseeing Poor

milky way

janfebmaraprmayjunjulaugsepoctnovdec
in season · not visible (-56°) · ENE
NESWSun: 62° alt, 181° azSunMoon: 39° alt, 122° azMoonMercury: 58° alt, 220° az · 20° from SunMercuryVenus: 42° alt, 249° az · 44° from SunVenus

Geometric positions at capture (not naked-eye visibility)

astronomical events

  • Delta Aquariids

technical

sensor / film

color science

Nikon

focal length

18mm (27mm equiv.)

exposure triangle: f/4 · 1/350s · 1600

exposure triangle

color
Muddy Green13%

histogram

shadowsmidtoneshighlights
redgreenblue
 

attribution

© 2020 frank charlton

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)
  • Satellite: GOES-West (NOAA/NESDIS); NaturalColor derived (CIMSS recipe)
  • Water quality: Washington State Department of Ecology
  • Weather modeled at approximate park location, not shutter GPS
  • Weather interpolated from nearest METAR station (QUILLAYUTE STATE, 13.3 km)
  • Tide predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station La Push, Quillayute River, WA (19.1 km)
  • Radar: NEXRAD LGX (95.1 km), scan time ±10 min
  • Satellite: GOES-West (goes17), product time ±20 min
  • Sun, moon, and planet positions computed for exact coordinates
  • Basemap: USGS Imagery, center ±2.5°

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