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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 'KDMX' 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 7 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=kdmx'. 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: Des Moines (DMX) .
| Site | Distance | Location | ||
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| DW3886 | 3.1 miles | East | Polk City, IA US (lat 41.7313°, long -93.6625°, altitude 297 metres) (data present) | |
| QPKI | 3.6 miles | North | North Polk, US (lat 41.7833°, long -93.7167°, altitude 286 metres) | |
| N0VPR | 5.1 miles | South | Johnston, IA US (lat 41.6593°, long -93.6987°, altitude 245 metres) (data present) | |
| QGRI | 5.2 miles | Southwest | Grimes, US (lat 41.6833°, long -93.8000°, altitude 310 metres) | |
| QAKI | 5.5 miles | East | Ankeny, US (lat 41.7333°, long -93.6167°, altitude 310 metres) | |
| DW3016 | 5.8 miles | Southeast | Ankeny, IA US (lat 41.6961°, long -93.6201°, altitude 269 metres) (data present) | |
| KY76 | 6.8 miles | Southeast | Des Moines Morningstar Field, IA, United States of America (lat 41.6544°, long -93.6410°, altitude 245 metres) | |
| QDCI | 7.9 miles | Southwest | Dsm Christian, US (lat 41.6333°, long -93.8000°, altitude 279 metres) | |
| XANK | 8.4 miles | East | Ankeny I35, US (lat 41.7667°, long -93.5667°, altitude 264 metres) | |
| KIKV | 8.5 miles | East | Ankeny, Ankeny Regional Airport, IA, United States (lat 41.6911°, long -93.5661°, altitude 277 metres) (data present) |
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.