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McKittrick, California

Community in Kern County, California

Air quality

The air at McKittrick

Index 30, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Carrizo Plains (CA), 21 miles off.

30Good
  • Ozone30Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 46, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at McKittrick

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at McKittrick, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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On the radar over McKittrick, CaliforniaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest McKittrick, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 12.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Lost HillsLOHC1

At a cooperative observer's station/22.0 mi away/300 ft/775 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Cochora Ranch Scan, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 12.9 mi from McKittrick, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:59 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 2,697 ft above sea level, 9 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.12 inHg and the temperature at 49.4 F; it reports 61.9 F, 12.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Cochora Ranch Scan stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,697 feet above sea level with 9 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.12 inches of mercury, and temperature, 49.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CXXC1FIG. D WHERE COCHORA RANCH SCAN STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECOCHORA RANCH SCAN9 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,697 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE27.12 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE49.4 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED61.9 FTITLECochora Ranch Scan, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP CXXC1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CXXC1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 46 degrees above the horizon at 35.12 N, and the day is 11 h 08 min long. Level ground there takes 72 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Cochora Ranch Scan, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 78 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 08 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CXXC1FIG. E THE SUN AT COCHORA RANCH SCANELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 78°EQUINOXES 55°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 16, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 08 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 72 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.12 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECochora Ranch Scan, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP CXXC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CXXC1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 2,697 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:59 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Cochora Ranch Scan, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 11:59 pm local time; air temperature, 61.9 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CXXC1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 11:59 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 11:59 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE61.9 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECochora Ranch Scan, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP CXXC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CXXC1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Cochora Ranch Scan, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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