MesoWest Information for PIPQ8 in Pipestone Above Moosomin Lake (, SK, Canada (site inactive)

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PIPQ8
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EW5897
FW7338
EW1708
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CW1100
FW9747
EW6205
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EW2692
EW3711
DW5963
DW5893
DW5459
EW2349
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DW8692
DW5941
FW2498
VE4WAT
FW8534
VE4GLS
CW8306
DW8633
DW6873
FW0464
GW1184
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FW5311
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VE4DRC
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CW2059
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EW7744
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FW6805
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FW2867
EW9213
EW0139
GW0702
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Registered Location

Latitude: 50° 9' 9" N (deg min sec), 50.1525° (decimal), 5009.15N (LORAN)
Longitude: 101° 50' 9" W (deg min sec), -101.8358° (decimal), 10150.15W (LORAN)
Elevation: 550 metres (1804 feet) -- validated against 547 metres (1794 feet) from NED 1 arc-second: Contiguous United States Mexico and Portions of Canada
Location: Pipestone Above Moosomin Lake (, SK, Canada
Data provider: CNRA

The site location should be at the mark shown -- or very close. Clicking within the map area (or you can drag the 'PIPQ8' 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 2 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.

There are no photographs of the station. If you have pictures of this location, then please email them to pipq8@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 2025-03-14.

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  

Temperature

  24 hours  Day time  Night time
Average temperature error-0.8 °F-3.1 °F1.7 °F
Error standard deviation4.6 °F4.3 °F3.5 °F
Worst average temperature error-1.0 °F-1.0 °F-1.0 °F
Worst standard deviation0.0 °F0.0 °F0.0 °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.

  Night mean error (1.7) >> day mean error (-3.1)
 
MADIS
rating
MADIS rating 98% QC OK
 

Latest daily graph:

Latest daily graph

Your readings indicate a solar heating problem. This means that the sun can shine directly onto the temperature sensor (or it's housing) and increase the temperature recorded significantly. This is often caused by the lack of a radiation shield, or the sensor is poorly sited. For information on radiation shields, see CWOP Radiation Shields, and information on siting, see CWOP Station Guide.

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 16 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
EW607755.6 milesSouth Alida, CA (lat 49.3528°, long -101.9668°, altitude 1816 metres)
EW589776.8 milesNorthwest San Carlos, CA, US (lat 50.7992°, long -103.2540°, altitude 141 metres)
FW733883.8 milesSoutheast Deloraine, CA (lat 49.2427°, long -100.5997°, altitude 482 metres)
EW170886.2 milesSouthwest Macoun, CA (lat 49.3173°, long -103.2670°, altitude 570 metres)
DW7576103.2 milesSoutheast Newburg, ND, US (lat 48.7825°, long -100.9272°, altitude 450 metres)
FW9747139.4 milesEast Macgregor, CA (lat 50.0353°, long -98.6997°, altitude 269 metres)
FW7163169.9 milesSouth Raub, ND, US (lat 47.7020°, long -102.0785°, altitude 608 metres)
EW3711176.4 milesSoutheast Dresden, ND, US (lat 48.8255°, long -98.4822°, altitude 490 metres)
EW2349195.8 milesSouthwest Scobey, MT, US (lat 48.5187°, long -105.3850°, altitude 684 metres)
FW5311218.4 milesEast Ile des Chenes, CA (lat 49.7557°, long -96.9663°, altitude 235 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.


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