Louisiana State Mesonet · daily QC

Monday October 05, 2026 · 41 stations · 24 open issues (7 failures, 8 new) · 6 known issues muted

Power: overnight battery minimum 12.83 V network median; lowest Stn 9 Acme 12.70 V. No power issues.

Top 10 issues

#StationSensorLevelOpenWhat the QC saw
1Stn 33 Pitkin10ft windfailure6 daysdaily mean direction differs from both other sensors by > 45 deg
2Stn 38 Cameron30ft wind + sonic wind + 10ft windfailure4 daysdaily direction differs from neighbor stations by > 60 deg
3Stn 39 Stonewallsoil profilefailurenewoutside hard limits [0, 0.7]
4Stn 41 Thibodauxsoil profilesuspect8 daysoutside expected range [0, 0.6] [VWC_100cm_Avg, VWC_40cm_Avg, VWC_75cm_Avg]
5Stn 33 Pitkin10ft windsuspect6 daysdaily mean direction differs from both other sensors by > 20 deg
6Stn 15 Jonesborosoil profilesuspect5 days10 cm: probe permittivity 1.41 (dry soil is about 2-3, air is 1): air around the probe - soil cracked or pulled away, probe exposed, or new backfill not settled [BulkEC_10cm_Avg, BulkEC_5cm_Avg, Ka_10cm_Avg, Ka_5cm_Avg, VWC_10cm_Avg, VWC_5cm_Avg]
7Stn 32 St Josephsoil profilesuspect5 days5 cm: probe permittivity 1.41 (dry soil is about 2-3, air is 1): air around the probe - soil cracked or pulled away, probe exposed, or new backfill not settled [BulkEC_5cm_Avg, Ka_5cm_Avg, VWC_5cm_Avg]
8Stn 38 Cameron10ft wind + 30ft wind + sonic windsuspect5 daysdaily direction differs from neighbor stations by > 30 deg
9Stn 3 Plain DealingRV_Pre_Accu_Totsuspectnewno rain while every LSM neighbor had >= 0.5 in (clogged gauge?)
10Stn 32 St Joseph30ft wind + sonic windsuspectnewdaily mean direction differs from the 10ft sensor (confirmed against airports) by > 20 deg

Cleared since yesterday: Stn 1 soil profile, Stn 10 soil profile, Stn 11 soil profile, Stn 13 soil profile, Stn 14 soil profile, Stn 15 soil profile, Stn 16 soil profile, Stn 17 soil profile, Stn 18 soil profile, Stn 19 soil profile, Stn 2 soil profile, Stn 20 soil profile and 30 more

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