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Where to find rainfall data

kylet - 9-19-2017 at 01:26 PM

Hi Nomads. I'm planning a trip and want to see which areas might have seen rain this hurricane season. Not looking for road tips - just want to find a resource where I can gather data myself. So far all my googling has only brought up seasonal averages... not as helpful for planning! Thank you.

willardguy - 9-19-2017 at 05:50 PM

WunderStation from weather underground

mtgoat666 - 9-19-2017 at 06:27 PM

Quote: Originally posted by kylet  
Hi Nomads. I'm planning a trip and want to see which areas might have seen rain this hurricane season. Not looking for road tips - just want to find a resource where I can gather data myself. So far all my googling has only brought up seasonal averages... not as helpful for planning! Thank you.


The govt has weather stations. You can google them up. There is actually a govt weather station at Catavina hotel, by the old abandoned tennis courts. Nice station, good equipment. Check it out if you stay there. http://smn.cna.gob.mx/es/observando-el-tiempo/estaciones-met...


Wundermap has personal weather station data.

[Edited on 9-20-2017 by mtgoat666]

norte - 9-19-2017 at 06:48 PM

David K trip report #6. also visit his web page.

Automatic stations

twogringos - 9-20-2017 at 06:53 AM

The Mexican government has a large collection of reporting stations on this site: http://smn1.conagua.gob.mx/emas/

David K - 9-20-2017 at 11:58 AM

Quote: Originally posted by twogringos  
The Mexican government has a large collection of reporting stations on this site: http://smn1.conagua.gob.mx/emas/


Looks great, thanks. Spanish reading required.

I don't know what norte was indicating to look for in my trip report or website. I have asked him, but no reply yet.

freediverbrian - 9-20-2017 at 06:36 PM

Looked at links , anyone found a rainfall amount history and date ?

kylet - 9-22-2017 at 11:10 AM

I didn't see it either, but I do always enjoy your reports, even though it's taken me a few years to get around to posting. So, thanks.

As for the link and spanish reading required - google chrome translates automatically and does a pretty good job, for those who don't speak much Spanish.
Quote: Originally posted by David K  
Quote: Originally posted by twogringos  
The Mexican government has a large collection of reporting stations on this site: http://smn1.conagua.gob.mx/emas/


Looks great, thanks. Spanish reading required.

I don't know what norte was indicating to look for in my trip report or website. I have asked him, but no reply yet.

kylet - 9-22-2017 at 11:17 AM

It's all there on the mexican gov site linked above. I was interested in the Catavina station. That link is here. http://smn.cna.gob.mx/es/observando-el-tiempo/estaciones-met...

Definitely significant rain around 9/3.

Quote: Originally posted by freediverbrian  
Looked at links , anyone found a rainfall amount history and date ?

Alm - 9-24-2017 at 06:34 PM

Quote: Originally posted by kylet  
I was interested in the Catavina station. That link is here. http://smn.cna.gob.mx/es/observando-el-tiempo/estaciones-met...

Definitely significant rain around 9/3.

It would make more sense to be interested in the condition of that big "vado" in Catavina. There can be no rain but the vado could still be full of water, or dry but road there impassable after heavy rain.

There was significant rain around d 9/3 2017 because this was the day of the hurricane this year, duh :)... Next year it can be heavy rain 9/29 or no heavy rain at all. You can't time the hurricane, if it comes then you better get off the road and be prepared to stay put for a few days right there and then. Better yet - don't travel in September.