Site Baselines: Snow, Storms, Heat, Wind, Sun, and Building Values

Snow and Precipitation

Measure, water yearsLowest or earliest1 year in 10 belowMedian1 year in 10 aboveHighest or latest

Design Storms

Heat: Degree Days

Degree days in a yearLowest1 year in 10 belowMedian1 year in 10 aboveHighest

Chill Hours

Sun and Humidity

Wind

SourceDistance from the lotHeight, ftYears (hours recorded)Mean, mphCalm hoursHours at 10 mph or moreAt 15 mph or moreAt 25 mph or more

County Building Values

ValueFor PrairieCounty documentsWhat to ask the county

Hail

DatePlaceSizeMiles from the lotReported byWhat was reported

Sources and Method

Each source was retrieved on the date it gives, and the exact request is kept in data/site_baselines.json beside the numbers it produced. Unless a line says measured, it is a model or a statistical estimate, and none of them is a reading from the lot.

How the numbers are counted