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School and Lake

Black Mountain College, Black Mountain, North Carolina

100 feet of 16mm Kodak Ektachrome

100 feet of 16mm Kodak 7266.

All rolls buried March 19, 2023.

All rolls excavated April 9, 2023.

All rolls buried again May 24, 2023.

All rolls excavated June 25, 2023.

Buried 1.5 feet deep.

At the time of burial:

Soil temperature: 30°F, -1.11°C

Soil pH: 8.3 

Total precipitation across five preceding days: 0.03 inches

Soil moisture: Dry

While buried:

Total precipitation: 7.67 inches

Average of average temperature: 65°F, 18°C

Average of high temperature: 71°F, 22°C

Average of low temperature: 50°F, 10°C

March 19

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 31°F 

High temperature - 38°F

Low temperature - 23°F

 

March 20

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 36°F

High temperature - 51°F 

Low temperature - 23°F

 

March 21

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 42°F

High temperature - 57°F

Low temperature - 24°F

 

March 22

Precipitation - 0.01 inches

Average temperature - 47°F

High temperature - 53°F

Low temperature - 41°F

 

March 23

Precipitation - 0.27 inches

Average temperature - 61°F

High temperature - 77°F

Low temperature - 44°F

 

March 24

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 64°F

High temperature - 79°F

Low temperature - 46°F

 

March 25

Precipitation - 0.17 inches

Average temperature - 65°F

High temperature - 76°F

Low temperature - 55°F

 

March 26

Precipitation - 0.06 inches

Average temperature - 60°F

High temperature - 71°F

Low temperature - 51°F

 

March 27

Precipitation - 0.02 inches

Average temperature - 64°F

High temperature - 76°F

Low temperature - 56°F

 

March 28 

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 54°F

High temperature - 65°F

Low temperature - 47°F

 

March 29 

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 49°F

High temperature - 62°F

Low temperature - 36°F

 

March 30

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 48°F

High temperature - 65°F

Low temperature - 29°F

 

March 31

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 57°F

High temperature - 65°F

Low temperature - 43°F

 

April 1

Precipitation - 0.15 inches

Average temperature - 66°F

High temperature - 78°F

Low temperature - 52°F

 

April 2

Precipitation - 0.14 inches

Average temperature - 52°F

High temperature - 69°F

Low temperature - 39°F

 

April 3

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 50°F

High temperature - 58°F

Low temperature - 41°F

 

April 4

Precipitation - 0.01 inches

Average temperature - 61°F

High temperature - 79°F

Low temperature - 41°F

 

April 5

Precipitation - 0.00 inches 

Average temperature - 70°F

High temperature - 80°F

Low temperature - 61°F

 

April 6

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 70°F

High temperature - 77°F

Low temperature - 65°F

 

April 7

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 53°F

High temperature - 66°F

Low temperature - 46°F

 

April 8

Precipitation - 1.69 inches

Average temperature - 40°F

High temperature - 45°F

Low temperature - 38°F

 

April 9

Precipitation - 0.97 inches

Average temperature - 47°F

High temperature - 60°F

Low temperature - 37°F

Excavated

 

May 24

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 63°F

High temperature - 76°F

Low temperature - 52°F

 

May 25

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 65°F

High temperature - 76°F

Low temperature - 51°F

 

May 26

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 62°F

High temperature - 71°F

Low temperature - 55°F

 

May 27

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 55°F

High temperature - 65°F

Low temperature - 51°F

 

May 28

Precipitation - 1.79 inches

Average temperature - 53°F

High temperature - 60°F

Low temperature - 50°F

 

May 29

Precipitation - 0.35 inches

Average temperature - 60°F

High temperature - 76°F

Low temperature - 52°F

 

May 30

Precipitation - 0.27 inches

Average temperature - 62°F

High temperature - 71°F

Low temperature - 57°F

 

May 31

Precipitation - 0.15 inches

Average temperature - 64°F

High temperature- 72°F

Low temperature - 60°F

 

June 1

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 67°F

High temperature - 77°F

Low temperature - 59°F

 

June 2

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 64°F

High temperature - 82°F

Low temperature - 57°F

June 3

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 66°F 

High temperature - 81°F

Low temperature - 52°F

 

June 4

Precipitation - 0.20 inches

Average temperature - 67°F

High temperature - 76°F 

Low temperature - 60°F

 

June 5

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 68°F

High temperature - 82°F

Low temperature - 61°F

 

June 6

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 68°F

High temperature - 81°F

Low temperature - 61°F

 

June 7

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 63°F

High temperature - 71°F

Low temperature - 53°F

 

June 8

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 64°F

High temperature - 73°F

Low temperature - 57°F

 

June 9

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 60°F

High temperature - 75°F

Low temperature - 46°F

 

June 10

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 64°F

High temperature - 78°F

Low temperature - 48°F

 

June 11

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 66°F

High temperature - 73°F

Low temperature - 55°F

 

June 12 

Precipitation - 0.30 inches

Average temperature - 68°F

High temperature - 76°F

Low temperature - 62°F

 

June 13 

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 65°F

High temperature - 75°F

Low temperature - 53°F

 

June 14

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 67°F

High temperature - 79°F

Low temperature - 51°F

 

June 15

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 70°F

High temperature - 80°F

Low temperature - 59°F

 

June 16

Precipitation - 0.06 inches

Average temperature - 69°F

High temperature - 85°F

Low temperature - 57°F

 

June 17

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 71°F

High temperature - 80°F

Low temperature - 60°F

 

June 18

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 69°F

High temperature - 79°F

Low temperature - 55°F

 

June 19

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 69°F

High temperature - 73°F

Low temperature - 65°F

 

June 20

Precipitation - 0.17 inches 

Average temperature - 70°F

High temperature - 77°F

Low temperature - 65°F

 

June 21

Precipitation - 0.60 inches

Average temperature - 65°F

High temperature - 67°F

Low temperature - 61°F

 

June 22

Precipitation - 0.29 inches

Average temperature - 63°F

High temperature - 66°F

Low temperature - 59°F

 

June 23

Precipitation - 0.18 inches

Average temperature - 66°F

High temperature - 76°F

Low temperature - 62°F

 

June 24

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 71°F

High temperature - 78°F

Low temperature - 63°F

 

June 25

Precipitation - 0.00 inches

Average temperature - 69°F

High temperature - 82°F

Low temperature - 57°F

 

Excavated after 22 days, digitally scanned edge to edge

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Excavated after 55 total days, scanned image frame

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