NOAA National Weather Service Station -- Medford Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member sbcamper
N 42° 19.530 W 122° 56.160
10T E 505273 N 4685919
This is the station that serves the Southwest Oregon area, including coastal. It is one of the three, including Pendleton and Portland, that serve the state.
Waymark Code: WME9W0
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 04/23/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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Many weather stations are near and critical to airport services.
This one is near the Rogue Valley Airport. It also provides radio details for highway conditions on VHF 162.4 . This is important because I-5 passes over Mt. Ashland (4,000 ft. elev.) and the Siskiyou Mt. range entering California. [a major trucking route] There were snow flurries in April.
The station also provides local hydrological predictions that are necessary to agriculture businesses. Fire watch conditions -- critical in the local forest and recreation areas.
The station is at an elevation of 1,340 ft. Medford claims 240 days of sunshine/year. They provide flood warnings, small craft conditions, and hazardous wind conditions. www.wrh.noaa.gov.mfr
They also post on Facebook and Twitter.
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