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Sheep Ranch, California

Community in Calaveras County, California

Air quality

The air at Sheep Ranch

Index 38, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Calaveras County (CA), 12 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good-
  • Ozone38Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)27Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sheep Ranch

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 Sheep Ranch, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sheep Ranch, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Mountain Ranch 3.7 NECA-CV-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.0 mi away/2,392 ft/78 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Arnold - Calaveras Big TreesARNC1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.4 mi away/4,763 ft/2,449 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Sheep Ranch - USACE, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 0.2 mi from Sheep Ranch, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:59 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 2,418 ft above sea level, 8 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.40 inHg and the temperature at 50.4 F; it reports 65.3 F, 14.9 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Sheep Ranch - USACE stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,418 feet above sea level with 8 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.40 inches of mercury, and temperature, 50.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SRNC1FIG. D WHERE SHEEP RANCH - USACE 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 ATMOSPHERESHEEP RANCH - USACE8 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,418 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 HERE27.40 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE50.4 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED65.3 FTITLESheep Ranch - USACE, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SRNC1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SRNC1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 38.21 N, and the day is 11 h 02 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Sheep Ranch - USACE, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 02 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SRNC1FIG. E THE SUN AT SHEEP RANCH - USACEELEVATION 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 75°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 16, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 02 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.21 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESheep Ranch - USACE, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SRNC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SRNC1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 2,418 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, Sheep Ranch - USACE, 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, 65.3 f; precipitation gauge, 0.24 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SRNC1FIG. 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 TEMPERATURE65.3 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.24 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESheep Ranch - USACE, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP SRNC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SRNC1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Sheep Ranch - USACE, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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