CWOP Information for VE4PER (AV448) in Portage La Prairie, CA (site inactive)

The following information is known about VE4PER. If you think that any information is incorrect, then please follow the instructions for correcting that data item.

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Registered Location

Latitude: 49° 58' 33" N (deg min sec), 49.9758° (decimal), 4958.55N (LORAN)
Longitude: 98° 10' 38" W (deg min sec), -98.1772° (decimal), 09810.63W (LORAN)
Elevation: 0 metres (0 feet)
Location: Portage La Prairie, CA
Weather station Manager/Operator: Andy
Station type/software: Weewx version 4.10.2 / AcuRite

The elevation does not correspond with the estimated elevation (253 metres (830 feet) -- source Google) at that point. Either the location or the elevation (or both) are almost certain to be incorrect. Please use the 'send the updated information' link below to update the location or elevation.

The site location should be at the mark shown -- or very close. Clicking within the map area (or you can drag the 'VE4PER' 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 best way to get elevation is to consult a topographic map. Make sure that you know whether the contours are marked in feet or metres. Note that handheld GPS receivers do not provide readings of elevation accurate to better than 10-20 metres (technical discussion). If you do not have access to a topographic map, then a GPS receiver is acceptable, but make sure that it is operating in 3D mode and let it average the position for at least five minutes.

For more information on reading maps, please see the Topo Map Reading Guide -- in particular it discusses how to read contours.

NOTE: The Registered Location is the location that the station owner provided when they signed up with CWOP.

There are no photographs of the station. If you are the site operator and have pictures of this location, then please email them to av448@photo.gladstonefamily.net.

You can try to find photographs from the area surrounding the site marker by clicking on Find nearby photographs.

Neighboring Stations

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

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 .

SiteDistanceLocation
FW974723.6 milesWest Macgregor, CA (lat 50.0353°, long -98.6997°, altitude 269 metres) (data present)
FW239946.4 milesEast Winnipeg, CA (lat 49.7882°, long -97.1785°, altitude 229 metres) (data present)
CW830646.7 milesEast Winnipeg, CA (lat 49.8154°, long -97.1601°, altitude 230 metres) (data present)
VE4GLS55.5 milesSoutheast Emerson, MB, CA (lat 49.4005°, long -97.3142°, altitude 237 metres) (data present)
FW531156.1 milesEast Ile des Chenes, CA (lat 49.7557°, long -96.9663°, altitude 235 metres) (data present)
FW324756.8 milesEast Lorette West, CA (lat 49.7753°, long -96.9422°, altitude 234 metres) (data present)
VE4UB58.4 milesEast Selkirk, MB, CA (lat 50.1493°, long -96.8892°, altitude 230 metres) (data present)
DW580958.9 milesEast Birds Hill Provincial Park, CA (lat 50.0472°, long -96.8562°, altitude 239 metres) (data present)
VE4DRC64.5 milesEast Landmark, CA (lat 49.6655°, long -96.8130°, altitude 242 metres) (data present)
EW371180.7 milesSouth Dresden, ND, US (lat 48.8255°, long -98.4822°, altitude 490 metres) (data present)

The sites marked above thus did not report continuously during the analysis period, so the offsets may (probably will) not be accurate.

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.


Overall website comments, problems etc to Philip Gladstone
Page layout last modified Sunday, 28 February 2016
Questions for this weather station owner/operator to Andy
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