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Condition Monitoring Report  
Station Number: VA-PW-13
Station Name: Manassas 5.3 SE
Report Date: 2/25/2017
Submitted: 2/25/2017 6:05 AM
Scale Bar: Mildly Dry
Description:
FoxMill Weather Station temperature-compensated soil moisture readings at 3 and 5 inch levels, 36 and 25 centibars respectively in Buckhall silty clay loam with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inch mowed dense fescue overcover where the ground sensors are located. 

A total of 0.03 inch of precipitation recorded in the past seven days since the last Condition Monitoring Report was submitted. Weekly evapotranspiration (ET) total was 0.57 inch resulting in 0.54 inch ground moisture deficit.

February cumulative totals: precip 0.28 inch; evapotranspiration (ET) 1.44 inch resulting in a monthly ground moisture deficit of 1.16 inch at FoxMill which correlates nicely (high R^2) with the observed soil moisture readings after accounting for the last precipitation type, weighted rate of fall, amount, duration, surface water runoff, ground temperatures, ET and the previous 30 day rolling measured data. 

FoxMill Weather Station (VA-PW-13) provides detailed ground moisture information (including evapotranspiration plus multi-depth soil temperature and moisture readings) on a *daily* basis in the CoCoRaHS Daily Precipitation Report ”Observation Notes" section which is updated at 6 a.m. by the duty observer.
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