METAR Information for CZFA in Faro Airport, Canada (site inactive)

The following information is known about CZFA. If you think that any information is incorrect, then please follow the instructions for correcting that data item.

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Registered Location

Latitude: 62° 12' 27" N (deg min sec), 62.2075° (decimal), 6212.45N (LORAN)
Longitude: 133° 22' 33" W (deg min sec), -133.3758° (decimal), 13322.55W (LORAN)
Elevation: 717 metres (2352 feet) -- validated against 702 metres (2303 feet) from Google
Location: Faro Airport, Canada

The site location should be at the mark shown -- or very close. Clicking within the map area (or you can drag the 'CZFA' marker) will display the latitude/longitude of that point.

If the displayed location (or elevation) of the weather observing location is incorrect, please drag the marker to the right location (or click in the right location), and then send the updated information. Please note that we are trying to spot either the Stevenson Screen (or equivalent) or the location where the barometric readings are taken.

Can you help with location quality? Please indicate if the marker on the map points at the weather instrument cluster:

The location information for this site was gathered from 10 data sources. The source which most closely matches the consensus is chosen. Many of these sources only report the location to the nearest minute (or hundredth of degree). This can lead to the marker being placed noticeably incorrectly. Please see Discussion of Location Errors for more information. Show location history.

The station (or view from the station) is shown here. You can choose the view direction to see the surroundings. Other information (and somewhat larger images) can be found by clicking on the picture.

You can try to find photographs from the area surrounding the site marker by clicking on Find nearby photographs.

Data Status

Over the last 28 days, no data was seen on the following dates: 2024-03-20 to 2024-03-29, 2024-03-31 to 2024-04-14.

All the means and standard deviations shown below are from the last 28 days. Change analysis period to Last 3 days  Last 7 days  Last 14 days  Last 8 weeks  Last 13 weeks  Last 26 weeks  Last 39 weeks  Last 52 weeks  

Barometer

Average barometer error: 0.8 milliBars
Error standard deviation: 0.6 milliBars

 
MADIS
rating
MADIS rating 100% QC OK
 

Latest daily graph:

Latest daily graph

These values are within range, so your sensor is probably calibrated correctly.

Temperature

  24 hours
Average temperature error-1.5 °F
Error standard deviation0.6 °F

NOTE: If the error above is POSITIVE, then it means that the analysis temperature is HIGHER than the reported temperature. This means that your sensor is reading COLDER than expected.

 
 
MADIS
rating
MADIS rating 100% QC OK
 

Latest daily graph:

Latest daily graph

Not enough data has been received to perform a day / night analysis to check for various types of shielding problems. Please wait a few days, and then try again.

Dewpoint -- or switch to Relative Humidity

  24 hours
Average dewpoint error-0.2 °F
Error standard deviation1.0 °F

NOTE: If the error above is POSITIVE, then it means that the analysis temperature is HIGHER than the reported temperature. This means that your sensor is reading COLDER than expected.

 
 
MADIS
rating
MADIS rating 100% QC OK
 

Latest daily graph:

Latest daily graph

Not enough data has been received to perform a day / night analysis to check for various types of shielding problems. Please wait a few days, and then try again.

Neighboring Stations

This is a list of stations that are close to this station. Note that this is not the list of stations that are used in the data analysis. That list of stations is known only to MADIS. You can see all the stations at MADIS Data Display. Your station should be in the middle of the display. If you think that the analysis is incorrect, then maybe one of the close stations has failed.

You can look at those for comparison purposes. The average difference between your station and each station below is listed as well. This may allow you to detect local stations which are erroneous. You can also use these numbers to adjust your instruments -- especially if a number of ASOS stations have similar differences to your station. Also, try increasing the analysis period to more than the default 28 days. The difference is only given if both stations report reasonably often during each day. Some stations only report every 6 hours, and this makes the average of less interest. In this case, the average is not displayed. The values reported are the differences between this station and the neighboring station. I.e. if the difference is positive, then this station is reading higher than the neighboring station. Since this station has not been reporting continuously during the analysis period (it missed 25 days out of 28), the offsets below may not be accurate.

You can also subscribe to an RSS feed to tell you when new stations come online in this area. Choose either within 100 miles or 250 miles .

SiteDistanceLocationBarometerTemperatureDewpoint
DW3383100.7 milesSouthwest Whitehorse, YT, CA (lat 60.9833°, long -135.0333°, altitude 660 metres)
VY1XY128.4 milesSouthwest Whitehorse, CA (lat 60.4938°, long -134.8613°, altitude 831 metres)
GW3242268.1 milesSouth Auke Bay CWOP, AK, US (lat 58.3835°, long -134.6625°, altitude 18 metres)
ECEA2275.7 milesSouth Eaglecrest Ptarmigan Top CWOPAK US (lat 58.2610°, long -134.5110°, altitude 788 metres)
CW4591314.0 milesWest Tok, AK, US (lat 63.2803°, long -143.0175°, altitude 541 metres)
CW3684384.7 milesWest Gulkana, AK, US (lat 62.2932°, long -145.3353°, altitude 505 metres)
FW5888386.7 milesWest Copper Center, AK, US (lat 62.0172°, long -145.3375°, altitude 336 metres)
FW7973387.5 milesWest Copper Center, AK, US (lat 62.0198°, long -145.3638°, altitude 395 metres)
MTCA2445.7 milesNorthwest Montana Creek DOT, AK, US (lat 65.4000°, long -146.1000°, altitude 916 metres)
GW4397494.5 milesSouth Metlakatla 0.5 SSE CWOP, AK, US (lat 55.1183°, long -131.5760°, altitude 47 metres)

Quality Control Notes

This page reports on the quality control checks performed by MADIS. The green check mark and red cross are chosen based on the average performance during the analysis period (which is selectable above). The red cross can appear even if MADIS reports that all observations pass the MADIS QC checks.

The 'MADIS rating' reports on the percentage of observations that pass the MADIS checks. You should aim for two thumbs up!

Location Formats

The location is shown in three different formats. Each of these is used in some software, and is shown on some websites.

Degrees Minutes Seconds: VWS/VWSAPRS, WeatherLink 5.5, WeatherLink (5.2-5.4), WeatherView (Linux)

Decimal degrees: FreeWX, WeatherView32 (PC application)

LORAN: WeatherDisplay, WUHU, Henriksen WServer

Resources

CWOP Home: This describes the whole CWOP program and has a large amount of useful information.

CWOP Siting Guide (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.

Another CWOP Guide (PDF): This is another guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.

Urban Siting and Operations (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station in an urban environment.

APRS WX Message format: This describes the actual format of the messages transmitted that carry WX information.

WXQC Mailing List: This is a mailing list where data quality issues are discussed. Assistance with software configuration can often be found here.

Topo Map Reading Guide: How to read USGS topographic maps, with a good section on reading contours.

Geographically nearby web pages: Use Geourl to find web pages that deal with locations geographically close to this site.


Overall website comments, problems etc to Philip Gladstone
Page layout last modified Sunday, 28 February 2016
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