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

astoria

Oregon

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date / time

2024-10-22

time

2:36 PM

season cycle

iNaturalist community observations

Horned Nudibranch146 obs
Fly Agaric136 obs
Western Gull85 obs
Northern Kelp Crab74 obs
Harbor Seal72 obs
King Bolete68 obs
Brown Pelican65 obs
California Sea Lion60 obs

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

light / sun / UV

UV index

1.5 · low

lowextreme

UV 0–2 · minimal protection needed

UV clear sky

1.6 · low

lowextreme

UV 0–2 · minimal protection needed

solar (GHI)

433 W/m² · partly clear

very lowbright

400–700 W/m² · broken cloud / soft sun

dawn visible (30°)

solar DNI

510 W/m²

dimsoftpartlybright

solar DHI

202 W/m²

dimsoftbrightheavy

clearness

0.84

overcastintermediateclear

weather / radar

weather

Weather modeled at approximate park location, not shutter GPS

weather

Mainly clear

temperature

56°F

coldcoolcomfortablewarmhot

44°F – 57°F · daily range

humidity

68%

0%100%

64% – 92% · daily range

cloud cover

22%

0%100%

0% – 100% · daily range

pressure

1024 hPa

lownear normalhigh

1024 hPa – 1026 hPa · daily range · falling

wind

7 mph

gusts 9 mph · N 353°

cloud layers

high cloud48%

mid cloud13%

low cloud10%

visibility

16 mi

0.0 mi25 mi

8.0 mi – 18 mi · daily range

rain

dew point

46°F

radar

water

Nearest USGS gage, 16 km away (not at shutter GPS)

tide· 24h

South Beach, OR · ft MLLW

sea surface

54°F

49°F63°F

49°F – 63°F · year

stream temp

54°F

39°F76°F

39°F – 76°F · year

rising – 7.9 ft

tide station

South Beach, OR · 1.5 km

waves

1.5 m · 8s

wave direction

WNW

swell

1.4 m

Siletz River

124 cfs · 2.5 ft · 16 km

atmosphere / air quality

satellite

atmosphere

EPA AQI

goodhazardous

EPA 0–50 · air quality is satisfactory

PM2.5

3.8 µg/m³ · good

goodhazardous

0–12 µg/m³ · EPA good

European AQI

36 · fair

goodextremely poor

EEA 20–40 · fair

PM10

6.1 µg/m³ · good

goodextremely poor

0–20 µg/m³ · EEA good

ozone

89 µg/m³ · fair

goodextremely poor

50–100 µg/m³ · EEA fair

NO₂

1 µg/m³ · good

goodextremely poor

0–40 µg/m³ · EEA good

SO₂

1 µg/m³ · good

goodextremely poor

0–100 µg/m³ · EEA good

air clarity

0.06 · crystal clear

crystal clearsmoke / dust

AOD 0–0.1 · pristine, deep-blue sky

dust

0 µg/m³ · clear

clearextreme

0–10 µg/m³ · clear of mineral dust

161 µg/m³ · good

goodextremely poor

0–4000 µg/m³ · clean air

night sky

moon

Last Quarter - day 21 not visible (-2°)

before moonrise

night sky

darkness

1 · excellent dark-sky site

excellent dark-sky siteinner-city sky

Bortle 1 · excellent dark-sky site

light: dayseeing Good

milky way

janfebmaraprmayjunjulaugsepoctnovdec

in season · not visible (10°) · SSE

Geometric positions at capture (not naked-eye visibility)

astronomical events

Orionids

technical

sensor / film

color science

Sony

focal length

31mm (85mm equiv.)

exposure triangle

color

Into the Blue13%

histogram

shadowsmidtoneshighlights

redgreenblue

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)
Satellite: GOES-West (NOAA/NESDIS); NaturalColor derived (CIMSS recipe)

Weather modeled at approximate park location, not shutter GPS
Tide predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station South Beach, OR (1.5 km)
Radar: NEXRAD RTX (147.1 km), scan time ±10 min
Satellite: GOES-West (goes18), product time ±20 min
Sun, moon, and planet positions computed for exact coordinates
Basemap: USGS Imagery, center ±2.5°

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