Mount Sima (SIM)

Operated by Yukon Wildland Fire Management. Metadata last modified 2021-10-05 14:51.

Role(s): Forecasts Issued for Station, Hourly Reports, and Meteorological Data.

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

Only those metadata fields with values are shown below.

Basic Station Information

Names

SIM

Mount Sima

Yukon Fire Weather

Yukon Wildland Fire Management

50

Location

60.604349

-135.06246

1165.0

No

Dates

2018

2004-12-02

hourly

No

2015-01-20 09:31

2021-10-05 14:51

Other

Forecasts Issued for Station, Hourly Reports, and Meteorological Data

automated

http://rwis.gov.yk.ca/weather/

Radio Telemmetry from Sima-YFFC Met Section office. 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

Maintainence 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

The floating base was installed on n/a.

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/FWS 12S

60s except, 5s for windspeed

12S021708

F005524

5 years

FTS RAWS aluminum weather proof

no

annual and on as needed basis

Yes

Data Transmission

FTS/RM4000-TK762

hourly

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 Max 1h, Air Temperature Min 1h, and Air Temperature Sample
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: 2019-04-11 14:45
2 Relative Humidity % FTS THS-3-R 042144 F008120 2018-11-21
Output Parameters: Relative Humidity Max 1h, Relative Humidity Min 1h, and Relative Humidity Sample
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: 2019-04-11 14:45
3 Wind Direction degrees 9.1m Wind Vane Potentiometer FTS/METONE WD-023 028444 F007545 2018-11-21
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: 2019-04-11 14:45
4 Wind Speed km/hr 9.1m Cup Anemometer FTS/METONE WS-013 W1261 F007603 2018-11-21
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: 2019-04-11 14:45

Historical Notes

# Takes Effect Note
1 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: 2017-12-12 16:03
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 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