Community Environmental Monitoring Program - Rachel, NV
Posted by: uccacher
N 37° 38.832 W 115° 44.742
11S E 610651 N 4167412
One of a network of weather and radiation monitoring stations located in communities and ranches surrounding and downwind of the Nevada Test Site.
Waymark Code: WME8XB
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 04/20/2012
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The Rachel, NV CEMP is located outside of the Little Ale'Inn and contains many different instruments to track weather conditions as well as radiation levels which are connected to a datalogger. The data is displayed on digital displays and transmitted to the Desert Research Institute Western Regional Climate Center in Reno, NV. The information is displayed on their webpage at (
visit link) and is updated every ten minutes.
The station has the following weather instrumentation:
1. Electronic Barometer
2. Temperature and Humidity Probe
3. Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge
4. Pyranometer
5. Anemometer/Wind Vane
An informational sign describes the weather station in detail.