NAM forecasts for Folsom, CA (lat=38.642N, lon=121.148W)

This repository contains 4 comma-separated values files with Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) forecasts for the 4 closest nodes to Folsom, CA (lat=38.642N, lon=121.148W).

The data in the files was collected from the North American Mesoscale Forecast System (NAM) for the 12Z forecast cycle.

Each file corresponds to one of the 4 nearest nodes to lat=38.642N, lon=121.148W. The lat,lon for each file is given in the file name and also in the first line of the file.

Each file contains 10 columns:

1. reftime: the timestamp (UTC) for the forecast creation
2. valtime: the timestamp (UTC) for which the values are valid
3. dwsw: downward short-wave radiation flux or GHI in W/m²
4. cloud_cover: total cloud cover in %
5. precipitation: total precipitation in kg/m²
6. pressure: Surface pressure in Pa
7. wind-u: U-Component of Wind 10 m above ground in m/s
8. wind-v: V-Component of Wind 10 m above ground in m/s
9. temperature: Surface temperature in K
10. rel_humidity: Relative humidity 2 m above ground in %