Mount Sima (SIM)

Operated by Yukon Wildland Fire Management. Metadata last modified 2024-07-24 12:51.

Role(s): Hourly Reports and Meteorological Data.

Station History: 2004 – 2017 (shown), 2018 – onward

Only those metadata fields with values are shown below.

Basic Station Information

Names

SIM

Mount Sima

Yukon Fire Weather

Yukon Wildland Fire Management

NESID #2C640398

50

Location

60.604349

-135.06246

1165.0

No

Dates

2004

2004-12-02

hourly

Yes

2015-01-20 09:31

2024-07-24 12:51

Other

Hourly Reports and Meteorological Data

automated

https://weather.service.yukon.ca/weather/

GOES, NESID 2C640398, transmitting hourly at xx:19:30. On tower attached to top shack of Mt Sima ski hill. Surrounding ground cover is sparse grass.

Contact Information

Sponsoring Organization

Yukon Government; Wildland Fire Management Branch

Michael Smith

PO Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6

867-456-3975

[email protected]

https://yukon.ca/wildfires

Secondary Organization

Maintenance Contractor

Total North

Site Characteristics and Location Details

Site Photographs

View of station at Mt Sima top shack

  2015-07-01

  2015-06-30 18:04

  2015-06-30 18:04

Light riming on wind sensor

  2015-07-01

  2015-06-30 18:04

  2015-06-30 18:04

Weather Station and Immediate Surroundings

0

0

Mounted at the top shack of the Mt Sima Chair Lift

Regional Scale Landscape Features

(20) Boreal High

Teslin Plateau

Mesoscale Landscape Maps or Diagrams

 

  2019-03-27

  2019-03-27 10:56

  2019-03-27 10:56

Other

Enclosure with Datalogger, Battery Backup and Radio modem mounted inside building at the top of Mount Sima.

Data Collection and Quality Control

On Site

FTS F6

60s except, 5s for windspeed

2021-08-25

5 years

FTS RAWS aluminum weather proof

no

annual and on as needed basis

Yes

Data Transmission

GOES

FTS G6

xx:19:30

hourly

BLM

2C640398

Data Processing and Quality Control

PST

Yes

plausible range check

No

Measurement Parameters

# Parameter(s) Units Height/Depth Type Manufacturer Model Serial # Asset # Installation Date
1 Air Temperature °C Thermistor FTS THS-3-R 042144 F008120 2018-11-21
Output Parameters: Air Temperature Average, Air Temperature Max 1h, and Air Temperature Min 1h
Frequency: 60s; Range: -40°C to 60°C; Resolution: 0.1°C; Accuracy: +/- 0.1° C at 0 to +60°C and +/-0.2°C at -40°C to 0°C; Maintenance: 2-years; Screen Type: 6-plate Gill Shield
Measurement Parameter Record Created: 2019-03-29 04:08; Measurement Parameter Record Last Modified: 2021-11-12 15:14
2 Rainfall mm 0.40m Tipping Bucket FTS RG-T
Output Parameters: Rainfall 1h
Frequency: 60s; Resolution: 0.254mm; Accuracy: 2% at 2 in/hr; Maintenance: 2 years; Screen Type: not shielded; Mounting: flat metal plate secured to ground with L-shaped metal bracket to mount gauge
Measurement Parameter Record Created: 2024-07-24 12:51; Measurement Parameter Record Last Modified: 2024-07-24 12:51
3 Relative Humidity % FTS THS-3-R 042144 F008120 2018-11-21
Output Parameters: Relative Humidity Average, Relative Humidity Max 1h, and Relative Humidity Min 1h
Frequency: 60s; Range: 0 to 100%; Resolution: 1%; Accuracy: +/- 2%; Maintenance: 2-years; Screen Type: 6-plate Gill Shield; Mounting: L-shaped square metal tubing extending 0.67m from treated lumber mast
Measurement Parameter Record Created: 2019-03-29 04:08; Measurement Parameter Record Last Modified: 2021-11-12 15:14
4 Wind Direction degrees 9.1m Wind Vane Potentiometer RM Young 05103 2022-07-14
Output Parameters: Wind Direction Average
Frequency: 60s; Range: 0 to 360°; Accuracy: +/- 0.5°; Maintenance: 2-years
Sensor Notes: starting speed 1.6km/hr
Measurement Parameter Record Created: 2019-03-29 04:08; Measurement Parameter Record Last Modified: 2022-11-22 17:25
5 Wind Speed km/hr 9.1m Cup Anemometer RM Young 05103 2022-07-14
Output Parameters: Wind Gust Speed and Wind Speed Average
Frequency: 5s; Range: 0 to 217km/hr; Accuracy: +/- 0.11m/s; Maintenance: 2-years
Measurement Parameter Record Created: 2019-03-29 04:08; Measurement Parameter Record Last Modified: 2022-11-22 17:25

Historical Notes

# Takes Effect Note
1 2017-12-12 1600 PST 12 Dec 2017: Station clock set to PST. Station clock was running on PDT so there will be a duplicate hour of data
Note Created: 2017-12-12 16:03; Note Last Modified: 2022-02-17 10:12
2 2019-12-01 Station is down with no estimated RTS
Note Created: 2020-04-23 10:57; Note Last Modified: 2020-04-23 10:57
3 2024-07-24 Rainfall added to station in late June 2024, and data retrievals for rainfall started July 24 2024.
Note Created: 2024-07-24 12:51; Note Last Modified: 2024-07-24 12:51
4 2020-09-13 Station was down due to dead battery from January 2020 through Sept 13 2020
Note Created: 2021-10-05 14:51; Note Last Modified: 2021-10-05 14:51
5 2020-09-13 Station moved from radio telemetry to GOES, NESID 2C640398, transmitting hourly at xx:19:30.
Note Created: 2021-10-05 14:57; Note Last Modified: 2021-10-05 14:57
6 2011-08-11 Station was down from August 11 - October 19, 2011. No data are available.
Note Created: 2021-12-20 15:36; Note Last Modified: 2021-12-20 15:36