Station Detail
Station Name: KISUMU
| gid | 56 |
|---|---|
| Name | KISUMU |
| station al | -- |
| Date of establishment | 1938-01-01 |
| date close | -- |
| declared r | Operational |
| assessed r | Partly operational |
| station ty | Land (fixed) |
| WIGOS station ID | 0-20000-0-63708|primary |
| wmo region | Africa |
| regional w | EAC (Kenya & Tanzania) |
| country | Kenya |
| latitude | -0.086148 |
| longitude | 34.73448 |
| elevation | 1170.87 |
| 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: A;EVAP{023};RBSN(S);SPECI;SUNDUR;TOTRA{021} (see code table A for explanations). These remarks imply the following additional observations th |
| climate zo | Equatorial - Monsoon |
| predominan | Artificial surfaces and associated areas (Urban areas >50%)(Surface cover types (GlobCover2009)) |
| surface ro | -- |
| topography | (unknown) at lowest relative elevation within hills of high altitude |
| population | -- |
| programs/n | GBON:Operational, GOS General:Operational |
| last updat | 2023-05-16 |
| last upd_1 | JAMES KAIGUA |