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

rialto beach

Olympic Peninsula, WA

A rugged Pacific coastline in Olympic National Park, known for sea stacks, driftwood, and tidepools.

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about the park

Olympic National Park

National Park

World Heritage Site

area908,160 acreselevation0–7,929 ftmanaged byNational Park Service

NPS Wikipedia Photos from this park

date / time

2024-10-21

time

10:58 AM

season cycle

iNaturalist community observations

Giant Green Anemone27 obs
Short-billed Gull25 obs
Common Loon22 obs
Fly Agaric22 obs
California Gull18 obs
Horned Grebe16 obs
Hooded Merganser15 obs
Tropical Kingbird15 obs

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

light / sun / UV

UV index

0.3 · low

lowextreme

UV 0–2 · minimal protection needed

UV clear sky

1.5 · low

lowextreme

UV 0–2 · minimal protection needed

solar (GHI)

179 W/m² · dim

very lowbright

50–200 W/m² · dawn, dusk, or heavy overcast

dawn visible (25°)

solar DNI

171 W/m²

dimsoftpartlybright

solar DHI

123 W/m²

dimsoftbrightheavy

clearness

0.52

overcastintermediateclear

weather / radar

weather

Weather modeled at approximate park location, not shutter GPS

weather

Clear sky

temperature

52°F

coldcoolcomfortablewarmhot

45°F – 55°F · daily range

humidity

85%

0%100%

79% – 99% · daily range

cloud cover

0%100%

0% – 100% · daily range

pressure

1015 hPa

lownear normalhigh

1015 hPa – 1021 hPa · daily range · steady

wind

4 mph

gusts 6 mph · ESE 114°

cloud layers

high cloud0%

mid cloud6%

low cloud0%

visibility

11 mi

0.0 mi25 mi

0.6 mi – 12 mi · daily range

rain

dew point

48°F

radar

water

Nearest USGS gage, 12 km away (not at shutter GPS)

tide· 24h

Neah Bay, WA · ft MLLW

sea surface

54°F

47°F63°F

47°F – 63°F · year

rising – 4.3 ft

tide station

Neah Bay, WA · 24 km

waves

1.6 m · 9s

wave direction

swell

1.6 m

Tsoo-yess River Blw Miller Creek

685 cfs · 7.7 ft · 12 km

atmosphere / air quality

satellite

atmosphere

EPA AQI

goodhazardous

EPA 0–50 · air quality is satisfactory

PM2.5

2.3 µg/m³ · good

goodhazardous

0–12 µg/m³ · EPA good

European AQI

27 · fair

goodextremely poor

EEA 20–40 · fair

PM10

3.9 µg/m³ · good

goodextremely poor

0–20 µg/m³ · EEA good

ozone

68 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

0 µg/m³ · good

goodextremely poor

0–100 µg/m³ · EEA good

air clarity

0.03 · 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

142 µg/m³ · good

goodextremely poor

0–4000 µg/m³ · clean air

sky cover

UIL · broken at 5,000 ft

clearovercast

UIL · broken at 5,000 ft · 52°F · 26 kmMETAR

KUIL 211800Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM BKN050 11/09 A2998 RMK T01100090 MADISHF

METAR observed

11:00 AM

night sky

moon

Waning Gibbous - day 20 visible (21°)

moon setting

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 (-22°) · ESE

Geometric positions at capture (not naked-eye visibility)

astronomical events

Orionids

technical

sensor / film

color science

Sony

focal length

26mm (72mm equiv.)

exposure triangle

color

Stormy Sea13%

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)
Water quality: Washington State Department of Ecology

Weather modeled at approximate park location, not shutter GPS
Weather interpolated from nearest METAR station (QUILLAYUTE STATE, 26 km)
Tide predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station Neah Bay, WA (24.1 km)
Radar: NEXRAD LGX (123.4 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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