Site Information for 68736 in Graaff Reinet, EC, South Africa (site inactive)

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Registered Location

Latitude: 32° 15' 0" S (deg min sec), -32.2500° (decimal), 3215.00S (LORAN)
Longitude: 24° 32' 0" E (deg min sec), 24.5333° (decimal), 02432.00E (LORAN)
Elevation: 754 metres (2474 feet) -- validated against 758 metres (2487 feet) from SRTM 3 arc-second: Africa and SE Asia and Australia
Location: Graaff Reinet, EC, South Africa

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.

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The location information for this site was gathered from 4 data sources. The possible locations for this site are up to 3.9 miles away. This makes it possible that the location chosen is incorrect. 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.

SourceLatitudeLongitudeElevationPlaceMilesMap
Master Location Identifier DB-32.250024.5333754Graaff Reinet, EC, South Africa [68736]0.0Center 
FMI-32.2524.53800Graaff Reinet, South Africa [68736]0.0CenterInclude
GHCN-32.250024.5330754Graaff Reinet, South Africa [68736]0.0CenterInclude
ISH-32.194024.5410793Graaff Reinet, South Africa [68736]3.9CenterInclude

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Neighboring Stations

This is a list of stations that are close to this station.

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SiteDistanceLocation
FW65918.5 milesSouthwest Graaff Reinet, ZA (lat -32.3637°, long 24.4770°, altitude 721 metres) (data present)
FW8024116.4 milesSouth Loerie, ZA (lat -33.8778°, long 25.0410°, altitude 78 metres) (data present)
ZS2JO133.2 milesSoutheast PORT ELIZABETH, ZA (lat -33.9812°, long 25.5390°, altitude 140 metres) (data present)
GW1620165.1 milesSoutheast PORT ALFRED, ZA (lat -33.6027°, long 26.8768°, altitude 56 metres) (data present)
GW3993320.7 milesWest CLANWILLIAM, ZA (lat -32.1408°, long 19.0550°, altitude 503 metres) (data present)
EW8696342.7 milesNorth Bothaville, ZA (lat -27.6277°, long 26.5942°, altitude 1307 metres) (data present)
EW5490353.7 milesWest Somerset West, ZA (lat -34.0498°, long 18.8148°, altitude 124 metres) (data present)
ZS1DFR-1364.5 milesWest Cape Town, ZA (lat -33.8888°, long 18.5560°, altitude 36 metres)
ZS1OSS-13366.5 milesWest Cape Town, ZA (lat -33.9233°, long 18.5322°, altitude 17 metres) (data present)
EW3102366.6 milesWest Duynefontein, ZA (lat -33.6883°, long 18.4518°, altitude 53 metres) (data present)

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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