Station Detail
Station Name: ELDORET KAPSOYA
| gid | 29 |
|---|---|
| Name | ELDORET KAPSOYA |
| station al | -- |
| Date of establishment | 1954-01-01 |
| date close | -- |
| declared r | Operational |
| assessed r | Operational |
| station ty | Land (fixed) |
| WIGOS station ID | 0-404-300-63686|primary |
| wmo region | Africa |
| regional w | EAC (Kenya & Tanzania) |
| country | Kenya |
| latitude | 0.53333 |
| longitude | 35.28333 |
| elevation | 2133.0 |
| geopositio | GPS |
| time zone | UTC+3 |
| supervisin | Kenyan Meteorological Department |
| station ur | -- |
| other link | -- |
| site descr | The station was originally registered based on WMO Pub 9 Vol A information containing these observation remarks: CLIMAT(C);EVAP{023};GUAN;HU/FC;RBCN;SKYRA;SOILTEMP;SUNDUR;TOTRA{025};WR OR/OU WT (see code table A for explanations). These remarks imply the |
| climate zo | Equatorial - Savannah - dry summer |
| predominan | Mosaic cropland (50-70%) / vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (20-50%)(Surface cover types (GlobCover2009)) |
| surface ro | -- |
| topography | (unknown) at middle relative elevation within valleys of high altitude |
| population | 51|1560 |
| programs/n | GBON, GOS General:Operational |
| last updat | 2023-07-13 |
| last upd_1 | ANNE WANYOIKE |