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

lake crescent

Olympic Peninsula, WA

date / time

date / time

2021-01-17

time

1:13 PM

season cycle, Winter

season cycle

iNaturalist community observations

  • Monterey Dorid16 obs
  • Canada Jay12 obs
  • Tree Lungwort11 obs
  • Broad-leaved Stonecrop11 obs
  • licorice fern10 obs
  • Pacific Hairy Hermit Crab10 obs
  • Northern Leopard Dorid10 obs
  • western redcedar9 obs

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

light / sun / UV

solar (GHI)

212 W/m² · overcast

very lowbright
200–400 W/m² · cloudy daylight
dawn visible (21°)

solar DNI

578 W/m²

dimsoftpartlybright

solar DHI

56 W/m²

dimsoftbrightheavy

clearness

0.65

overcastintermediateclear
weather / radar

weather

weather

Mainly clear

temperature

49°F

coldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
38°F – 50°F · daily range

humidity

74%

0%100%
65% – 100% · daily range

cloud cover

33%

0%100%
2% – 100% · daily range

pressure

1031 hPa

lownear normalhigh
1025 hPa – 1035 hPa · daily range · rising

wind

9 mph

WSW 258°

cloud layers

high cloud0%
mid cloud0%
low cloud33%

rain

0"

dew point

41°F

radar

radar· ±1h · 10min

radar frame 7 of 13

reflectivity (dBZ)

0–75

lightmoderateheavy
ATX · N0Q · 1:13 PM · 96 km · pin marks capture location
water

water

Nearest USGS gage, 14 km away (not at shutter GPS)

Elwha River

2920 cfs · 11.7 ft · 14 km

atmosphere / air quality

satellite

satellite· ±1h · 20min

satellite frame 4 of 7
goes17 · TrueColor · 1:11 PM · pin marks capture location

atmosphere

sky cover

CLM · clear

clearovercast
CLM · clear · 52°F · 21 km modeled 49°F / 9 mph; nearest station CLM (21 km) reported 52°F / 12 mphMETAR

KCLM 172115Z AUTO 29010KT 8SM CLR 11/06 A3045 RMK T01100060 MADISHF

visibility

8.0 mi

METAR observed

1:15 PM

night sky

moon

lunar cycle: Waxing Crescent - day 5 visible (22°)

Waxing Crescent - day 5 visible (22°)

daily moon cycle: moon rising

moon rising

night sky

darkness

2 · typical truly dark site

excellent dark-sky siteinner-city sky
Bortle 2 · typical truly dark site

light: dayseeing Good

milky way

janfebmaraprmayjunjulaugsepoctnovdec
out of season · not visible (3°) · SW
NESWSun: 21° alt, 192° azSunMoon: 22° alt, 130° azMoonMercury: 24° alt, 174° az · 17° from SunMercuryVenus: 14° alt, 208° az · 16° from SunVenusMars: 17° alt, 87° az · 97° from SunMarsJupiter: 23° alt, 183° az · 9° from SunJupiterSaturn: 22° alt, 186° az · 6° from SunSaturnGalactic center: 3° alt, 219° azGC

Geometric positions at capture (not naked-eye visibility)

technical

sensor / film

color science

Apple

lens

iPhone 12 Pro Max back triple camera 7.5mm f/2.2

focal length

8mm (64mm equiv.)

exposure triangle: f/2.2 · 1/2179s · 20

exposure triangle

color
Blue Bell15%

histogram

shadowsmidtoneshighlights
redgreenblue
 

attribution

© 2021 frank charlton

data attribution

  • Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)
  • 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 interpolated from nearest METAR station (Port Angeles, 20.5 km)
  • Radar: NEXRAD ATX (95.7 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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