How and by whom is the water table sometimes reported by local weathermen measured?
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The USGS has wells that are drilled into the ground at various locations. Some of these have 'real time' measurement capabilities, which means you can go to the USGS website right now and get the actual water level measurement for a prticular well in their database. \n\nWhat typically happens is\n1) you go to a well with a tape measure and record the level of the water from the ground surface. You then can plot this on a map as well as other locations that you collect the data.\n2) For wells with 'real time' capabilities, there is a probe that is permanently in the well. this probe automatically transmits the depth of the water level to a central station where you can access it.
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The United States National Weather Service (NWS) website at http://www.weather.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=okx has historical weather data and climate information for major weather stations in the United States.
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NASA's global hydrology and climate center may be what your looking for.\n\nhttp://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/
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The United States National Weather Service (NWS) website at http://www.weather.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=gld has historical weather data and climate information for major weather stations in the United States.
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The temperature of water is equal to the average mean temperature for the area the groundwater is located. In MI that is about 47 F, to get and exact measurement use a thermometer to measure the temp of water as it comes out of a well.
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water represent 2/3 from earth surface
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You might want to look at  http://www.wunderground.com - they seem to have changed so that they are getting their data from personal weather stations rather than the hourly data from the airports.
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http://www.weather.gov/
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Surface maps only show the conditions near the surface (1000 mb), jet streams and upper level pressure systems have more to do with weather than surface conditions.  The winds and pressures at different elevations can vary greatly from those at the surface.
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They have specialist called meteorologist who use special technology that connects to satellites that are orbiting the air and picking up waves from the atmosphere. There are several parts to the atmosphere so the also use special kinds of barometers. To make a long story short it's all in technology.
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try this site, sometimes you have to pay a couple bucks to get the info\n\nhttp://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climateresearch.html
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please give more information on what you wich to know, however this is a good web sight to find out more information if you wish\n\nneic.usgs.gov/neis/qed/qed.html
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That answer is true.\n\nThe water table rises & falls in response to rainfall amounts.\n\nWhen there is little rain, the water table will lower thereby affecting the wells in surrounding areas.\n\nOn the flip side, when there are great amounts of rain, the water table will rise. Sometimes the rain is so great that the water table reaches the surface & the ground is saturated.
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http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/
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This site has monthly rainfall totals for Los Angeles for 1877-1999.\nhttp://www.wrh.noaa.gov/lox/climate/data/cvc_rainfall.html\n\nI could not find daily totals anywhere for free. You may want to inquire with the LA County Water Resource Authority, or perhaps check your local library for microfilm newspapers from the days in question.
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try this\n\nhttp://www.metoffice.com/education/secondary/students/observing_rainfall.html
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Hydrosphere (Greek hydro- means "water") in physical geography, describes the collective mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of a planet. On Earth, the water cycle describes the methods of transport for water in the hydrosphere. This cycle includes water beneath the Earth's surface and in rocks (lithosphere), the water in plants and animals (biosphere), the water covering the surface of the planet in liquid and solid forms, and the water in the atmosphere in the form of water vapor, clouds, and precipitation..