paradise {UsingR}

Annual snowfall at Paradise Ranger Station, Mount Ranier

Description

Annual snowfall (from July 1 to June 30th) measured at Paradise ranger station at Mount Ranier Washington.

Usage

data(paradise)

Format

The data is stored as a zoo class object. The time index refers to the year the snowfall begins.

Details

Due to its rapid elevation gain, and proximity to the warm moist air of the Pacific Northwest record amounts of snow can fall on Mount Ranier. This data set shows the fluctuations.

Source

Original data from http://www.nps.gov/mora/current/weather.htm

Examples

require(zoo)
data(paradise)
range(paradise, na.rm=TRUE)
plot(paradise)