MesoWest Information for MC092 in MI-03 Hastings, MI, United States Of America (site inactive)

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MC092
DW3807
N8CTB
CW5467
K1HI
FW8161
FW7483
KD8QNX
K8DJB-1
KA8DUX-2
DW6933
FW7481
EW9318
EW7706
DW6683
FW8793
CW9987
EW0177
CW1502
GW5328
KD8AIF
FW9006
DW7918
KC8SWY-15
CW9861
CW6936
CW2389
FW3027
KE8GJZ-2
CW5506
DW5570
FW7601
KE8BSM
FW5668
KE8RXN
AD8BV
GW5392
GW4151
FW7691
EW6899
EW9296
FW6223
CW8075
EW8150
KD8DLP-13
KE8ZLU
DW3389
AB8DT-10
K9ZOG
FW1266
CW9742
CW9372
DW4080
W1MJC
CW5542
DW7571
AD8HP
GW3616
GW5426
AB8XS
FW7508
W8WJB-1
EW7069
EW0625
CW2125
KD8YBJ
GW5092
W8SWX
K8SRP
KC8LBZ-11
EW5817
EW5660
GW2123
W2GLD-13
FW8418
KE8GJZ-1
NT9M-13
CW0621
EW4977
N8MS
EW5928
EW0603
FW8073
EW5813
FW6073
KE8OMJ
DW8885
DW5588
EW8280
GW2830
FW7059
GW5851
KC8MGD
WD7OO
GW3068
KC8BSD
FW7873
CW1509
GW2140
GW3697
KD8FRE
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Registered Location

Latitude: 42° 36' 36" N (deg min sec), 42.6100° (decimal), 4236.60N (LORAN)
Longitude: 85° 15' 49" W (deg min sec), -85.2635° (decimal), 08515.81W (LORAN)
Elevation: 276 metres (906 feet) -- validated against 269 metres (883 feet) from Geonames
Location: MI-03 Hastings, MI, United States Of America
County: Barry, MI
Data provider: MIDOT
Forecast Office: Grand Rapids (GRR)

The site location should be at the mark shown -- or very close. Clicking within the map area (or you can drag the 'MC092' 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 1 data source. 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.

There are no photographs of the station. If you have pictures of this location, then please email them to mc092@photo.gladstonefamily.net.

You can try to find photographs from the area surrounding the site marker by clicking on Find nearby photographs. (There may be some)

Data Status

Over the last 28 days, no data was seen on the following dates: 2025-02-17 to 2025-02-20, 2025-03-03 to 2025-03-15.

Recent observations from this weather station can be downloaded as a CSV file suitable for importing into various spreadsheet programs: last 7 days, last 14 days, last 28 days, last 56 days. This data can also be linked directly from Excel using a Web Query. The main link goes to the page with the data on it, and the IQY link is the Web Query that will access it: last 7 days (IQY: last 7 days), last 14 days (IQY: last 14 days), last 28 days (IQY: last 28 days), last 56 days (IQY: last 56 days).

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: 0.6 milliBars
Error standard deviation: 0.4 milliBars

 
MADIS
rating
MADIS rating 99% QC OK
 

Latest daily graph:

Latest daily graph

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

Temperature

  24 hours  Day time  Night time
Average temperature error-0.6 °F-0.1 °F-1.1 °F
Error standard deviation1.2 °F1.0 °F1.1 °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

These values are within the acceptable range. This probably means that your sensor is sited correctly and is calibrated correctly.

Dewpoint -- or switch to Relative Humidity

  24 hours  Day time  Night time
Average dewpoint error-0.9 °F0.1 °F-1.5 °F
Error standard deviation1.9 °F1.9 °F1.5 °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

These values are within the acceptable range. This probably means that your sensor is sited correctly and is calibrated correctly.

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 17 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 . For stations covered by your Forecast Office: Grand Rapids (GRR) .

SiteDistanceLocationBarometerTemperatureDewpoint
N8CTB18.9 milesNorthwest Caledonia, MI, US (lat 42.8343°, long -85.4750°, altitude 237 metres) 1.2mb2.7°F0.8°F
CW546721.3 milesWest Hopkins, MI, US (lat 42.6398°, long -85.6803°, altitude 222 metres) 0.2mb1.8°F-0.2°F
K1HI22.3 milesWest Hopkins, MI, US (lat 42.5880°, long -85.7008°, altitude 255 metres) 1.7mb0.6°F-0.6°F
FW748324.7 milesNorth Saranac, MI, US (lat 42.9648°, long -85.2045°, altitude 248 metres) 2.2mb1.1°F-0.2°F
KD8QNX25.4 milesWest HOPKINS, MI, US (lat 42.6538°, long -85.7597°, altitude 229 metres) 0.3mb1.4°F0.5°F
K8DJB-126.0 milesNorthwest North Dorr, MI, US (lat 42.7597°, long -85.7330°, altitude 209 metres) 2.3mb0.2°F-0.2°F
KA8DUX-226.2 milesNorthwest KENTWOOD, MI, US (lat 42.8695°, long -85.6387°, altitude 200 metres) 2.1mb1.8°F-0.8°F
DW693326.5 milesWest Allegan, MI, US (lat 42.5232°, long -85.7705°, altitude 222 metres) 1.4mb0.1°F-1.8°F
EW770629.5 milesNorthwest Grand Rapids, MI, US (lat 42.9277°, long -85.6510°, altitude 206 metres) 1.3mb0.3°F-0.5°F
FW879332.0 milesWest Gitchel, MI, US (lat 42.7815°, long -85.8480°, altitude 216 metres) 1.8mb1.5°F-0.8°F

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.


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