HADS Information for RAPI4 in Rock River Below Tom Creek Near, IA, United States Of America (site inactive)

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RAPI4
FW5856
DW0389
GW5713
GW2271
FW9701
EW2631
GW4962
GW4277
DW0687
FW6302
GW5226
GW5355
EW7617
EW3286
KC0RIG
FW1255
FW2295
EW9051
NK0V
FW7399
WB0WNX
GW0796
N0IAE
N0ICQ
FW2980
FW2665
WA0GMH-1
KE0WPC
EW0956
FW4174
GW1082
DW9470
FW0832
GW1766
EW0342
GW4826
N9WHM
DW2182
DW7572
FW1140
WB0RXX
KC0PSR
GW5527
EW9447
FW7771
GW5795
NR0A-4
EW6790
GW4516
N0QV
GW5781
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Registered Location

Latitude: 43° 25' 23" N (deg min sec), 43.4231° (decimal), 4325.38N (LORAN)
Longitude: 96° 9' 53" W (deg min sec), -96.1647° (decimal), 09609.88W (LORAN)
Elevation: 402 metres (1320 feet) -- validated against 403 metres (1321 feet) from Google
Location: Rock River Below Tom Creek Near, IA, United States Of America
County: Lyon, IA
Data provider: USG
Forecast Office: Sioux Falls (FSD)

The site location should be at the mark shown -- or very close. Clicking within the map area (or you can drag the 'RAPI4' 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 rapi4@photo.gladstonefamily.net.

You can try to find photographs from the area surrounding the site marker by clicking on Find nearby photographs. (There are none)

Data Status

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

All the means and standard deviations shown below are from the last 28 days. Change analysis period to

Neighboring Stations

This is a list of stations that are close to this station. 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 26 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: Sioux Falls (FSD) .

SiteDistanceLocationBarometerTemperatureDewpoint
FW585615.6 milesNorth Luverne, MN, US (lat 43.6382°, long -96.2585°, altitude 457 metres)
DW038920.6 milesEast Ashton, IA, US (lat 43.3095°, long -95.7855°, altitude 444 metres)
GW571323.0 milesEast SIBLEY, IA, US (lat 43.4602°, long -95.7090°, altitude 509 metres)
FW970124.7 milesWest Sioux Falls, SD, US (lat 43.5457°, long -96.6265°, altitude 427 metres)
GW496226.3 milesWest SIOUX FALLS, SD, US (lat 43.5092°, long -96.6742°, altitude 458 metres)
DW068733.8 milesWest Sioux Falls, SD, US (lat 43.5337°, long -96.8203°, altitude 455 metres)
NK0V58.1 milesNorth Elkton, SD, US (lat 44.2319°, long -96.4792°, altitude 534 metres)
GW079662.5 milesNorth Elkton, SD, US (lat 44.2888°, long -96.5257°, altitude 518 metres)
N0IAE63.2 milesSouth SIOUX CITY, IA, US (lat 42.5257°, long -96.3983°, altitude 404 metres)
FW417485.3 milesNortheast Comfrey, MN, US (lat 44.1507°, long -94.7852°, altitude 322 metres)

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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