USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
345853106195130 MANZANO MTNS MIDDLE PRECIP SITE (SITE 5)
LOCATION - Lat 34°58'53", long 106°19'51" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Bernalillo County, NM, Hydrologic Unit 13020203, elevation is 7,460 ft referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2008 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Unshielded, standard 6-in. diameter tipping bucket rain gage with 8-in. diameter funnel, mounted to top of an 8 ft tall aluminum tower. Rain gage is connected to an electronic data logger with a 15-minute recording interval. A snowfall adapter with an antifreeze reservoir is mounted to top of rain gage funnel during the winter months (typically November through March).