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The site location should be at the mark shown -- or very close. Clicking within the map area (or you can drag the 'K1L3' 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.
The location information for this site was gathered from 4 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.
Latitude: dummy (deg min sec), dummy (decimal), dummy (LORAN)
Longitude: dummy (deg min sec), dummy (decimal), dummy (LORAN)
Estimated elevation is dummy metres (dummy feet) from dummy.
Location is dummy (reverse geocoded).
Move marker to new address.
There are no photographs of the station. If you have pictures of this location, then please upload them to Flickr (detailed instructions) and add the two tags 'wxtagged' and 'wx:metar=k1l3'. If the picture is of the weather station itself, then please also add the 'wx:station' tag as well. Please geotag your images, and those coordinates may be used in the estimation of the location of this site.
Once logged in, click on 'Upload Photos & Video'. Next click on 'Choose Photos and Videos', and walk through the process to upload your pictures. They will automatically be resized appropriately.
After the upload is complete, it will ask you to add titles, tags and descriptions. The key step is to add tags as follows:
If you had to create your account, then you must upload at least five pictures. It will also take longer for your pictures to appear (a week or so). Otherwise, the pictures should appear after 24-48 hours.
You can try to find photographs from the area surrounding the site marker by clicking on Find nearby photographs. (There are some) (There are none) (There may be some) (Automatically loaded if any)
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 .
For stations covered by your Forecast Office: Las Vegas (VEF) .
| Site | Distance | Location | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| K1L4 | 9.7 miles | South | Cal Nev Ari Kidwell, NV, United States of America (lat 35.3055°, long -114.8828°, altitude 794 metres) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KESX | 18.8 miles | North | Las Vegas Nexrad, NV, United States (lat 35.7167°, long -114.9000°, altitude 1509 metres) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KP06 | 27.3 miles | Southeast | Bullhead City, AZ, United States (lat 35.1667°, long -114.5667°, altitude 167 metres) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KIFP | 28.0 miles | Southeast | Bullhead City, Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, AZ, United States (lat 35.1574°, long -114.5595°, altitude 212 metres) (data present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CW4367| 28.2 miles | Southeast | | Bullhead City, AZ US (lat 35.1885°, long -114.5213°, altitude 365 metres)
(data present)
| K0L7 | 32.6 miles | Northwest | | Jean Airport, United States of America (lat 35.7683°, long -115.3296°, altitude 863 metres)
| AN374 | 34.5 miles | Northwest | | Jean, NV, United States of America (lat 35.7857°, long -115.3571°, altitude 951 metres)
(data present)
| KBVU | 34.9 miles | North | | Boulder City Muni, NV, United States of America (lat 35.9475°, long -114.8611°, altitude 671 metres)
(data present)
| K61B | 34.9 miles | North | | Boulder City Municipal Airport, United States of America (lat 35.9475°, long -114.8611°, altitude 670 metres)
| K7AC-13 | 35.5 miles | Northeast | | White Hills, AZ US (lat 35.7145°, long -114.3738°, altitude 1161 metres)
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The sites marked above thus did not report continuously during the analysis period, so the offsets may (probably will) not be accurate.
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
CWOP Guide (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.
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.