Synop Information for CWFP in Nain, Canada (site inactive)

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Registered Location

The elevation does not correspond with the estimated elevation (185 metres (608 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 coordinates appear to be of low precision, and the station may be anywhere within the marked area. Clicking within the map area (or you can drag the 'CWFP' 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.

The location information for this site was gathered from 10 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.

Date	Latitude	Longitude	Elevation	Name
2007-11-28	56.5500	-61.6830	7	Nain, NF, Canada
2007-11-29	56.5500	-61.7000	7	Nain, NF, CA
2007-11-29	56.5500	-61.6800	8	Nain, Nfld, CA
2007-12-03	56.5500	-61.6800	7	NAIN, CA
2007-12-03	56.5500	-61.6800	7	Nain, NF, CA
2009-01-29	56.5500	-61.6800	12	Nain, NF, Canada
2010-10-01	56.5500	-61.6800	7	Nain, NF, Canada
2011-03-27	56.5500	-61.6800	8	Nain, NF, Canada
2011-06-19	56.5500	-61.6800	7	Nain, Canada
2011-06-20	56.5500	-61.6800	8	Nain, Canada
2013-07-06	56.5500	-61.7000	7	Nain, NF, Canada
2015-05-07	56.5500	-61.6800	8	Nain, NFLD, Canada
2017-03-06	56.5500	-61.6800	7	Nain, Canada
2017-12-11	56.5500	-61.7000	7	Nain, Canada

The position of the clicked point on the map is:

The position of the 'CWFP' marker on the map is:

Latitude: dummy (deg min sec), dummy (decimal), dummy (LORAN)
Longitude: dummy (deg min sec), dummy (decimal), dummy (LORAN)

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

Picture Submission

There are two ways to submit pictures. If you are a flickr user, then see the flickr section below. Otherwise you can simply email the pictures as follows:

Email the pictures to cwfp@photo.gladstonefamily.net.
If you use a smartphone that embeds the GPS coordinates in the pictures, then you can send any picture of a weather station to gps@photo.gladstonefamily.net and it will be associated with the correct station automatically.

Flickr Upload

Uploading picktures to flickr.com is easy. If you do not have a free flickr account, then you need to create one. Just go to flickr and click the 'Create your account' button. You can use a google account if you have one.

Once logged in, click on 'Upload Photos & Video'. Next click on 'Choose Photos and Videos', and walk through the process to upload your pictures. They will automatically be resized appropriately.

After the upload is complete, it will ask you to add titles, tags and descriptions. The key step is to add tags as follows:

wxtagged -- this indicates that this picture is of a weather station or surrounding area
wx:metar=cwfp -- this indicates the site of which this is a picture
wxstation -- add this tag if the picture includes the weather station.

If you had to create your account, then you must upload at least five pictures. It will also take longer for your pictures to appear (a week or so). Otherwise, the pictures should appear after 24-48 hours.

You can try to find photographs from the area surrounding the site marker by clicking on Find nearby photographs. (There are some) (There are none) (There may be some) (Automatically loaded if any)

Status: 3 found.

If any images are of the weather station, then please click on those images, and add the 'wxtagged' and 'wx:metar=cwfp' tags to those images. For the station itself, please add the 'wx:station' tag as well. Some users do not permit other users to add tags to their images. In these cases, just add a comment to the picture asking the photographer to add the tags themselves.

Clicking on the map above will redo the search centered on the clicked point.

Neighboring Stations

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

Location Formats

Resources

Site	Distance		Location
DW9012	479.1 miles	Southwest	Sept-Iles, CA (lat 50.2080°, long -66.3852°, altitude 5 metres) (data present)
FW1501	568.3 miles	South	Kippens, CA (lat 48.5500°, long -58.6038°, altitude 22 metres) (data present)
FW0816	662.4 miles	South	Bay St. Lawrence, CA (lat 47.0028°, long -60.4663°, altitude 10 metres) (data present)
GW0273	668.4 miles	South	Aspy Bay, CA (lat 46.9155°, long -60.4950°, altitude 1 metres) (data present)
EW4294	670.5 miles	South	Cape North, CA (lat 46.8845°, long -60.5070°, altitude 86 metres) (data present)
GW0324	671.6 miles	South	South Aspy River, CA (lat 46.8690°, long -60.5002°, altitude 39 metres) (data present)
EW6262	671.8 miles	South	Smelt Brook, CA (lat 46.8705°, long -60.3867°, altitude 23 metres) (data present)
FW6001	673.5 miles	South	Big Intervale, CA (lat 46.8362°, long -60.6027°, altitude 75 metres) (data present)
FW2780	673.7 miles	South	Pleasant Bay, CA (lat 46.8247°, long -60.8127°, altitude 42 metres) (data present)
FW6283	685.1 miles	South	Ingonish, CA (lat 46.6772°, long -60.4062°, altitude 15 metres) (data present)

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.

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.

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Synop Information for CWFP (71665) in Nain, Canada (site inactive)