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Station Name: Nairobi
gid 128
Name Nairobi
station al --
Date of establishment 1996-01-01
date close --
declared r Operational
assessed r Unknown
station ty Land (fixed)
WIGOS station ID 0-20008-0-NRB|primary
wmo region Africa
regional w EAC (Kenya & Tanzania)
country Kenya
latitude -1.30169
longitude 36.75919
elevation 1795.0
geopositio GPS
time zone UTC+3
supervisin Kenyan Meteorological Department
station ur http://www.meteo.go.ke/obsv/ozone.html
other link --
site descr The station is located at 01° 18'S 36° 45' E at an altitude of 1795m and is within the compound of the Kenya Meteorological Department headquarters at Dagoretti Corner, Nairobi.
climate zo Warm Temperate - Fully humid - Warm summer
predominan Artificial surfaces and associated areas (Urban areas >50%)(Surface cover types (GlobCover2009))
surface ro --
topography (unknown) at middle relative elevation within hills of high altitude
population --
programs/n AERONET:Unknown, GAW Regional:Operational, SHADOZ:Operational
last updat 2023-09-29
last upd_1 Anne Kamau