CWOP Information for DW5566 (D5566) in Rabat, MA (site inactive)

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Registered Location

Latitude: 33° 54' 25" N (deg min sec), 33.9070° (decimal), 3354.42N (LORAN)
Longitude: 6° 59' 22" W (deg min sec), -6.9893° (decimal), 00659.36W (LORAN)
Elevation: 7 metres (23 feet) -- validated against 12 metres (39 feet) from Geonames
Location: Rabat, MA
Weather station Manager/Operator: Karl
Station type/software: Davis Vantage Pro 2/Vue with Weatherlink-IP

The site location should be at the mark shown -- or very close. Clicking within the map area (or you can drag the 'DW5566' marker) will display the latitude/longitude of that point.

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

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Neighboring Stations

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

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SiteDistanceLocation
FW395518.2 milesSoutheast Sidi Yahia Zaire, MA (lat 33.6938°, long -6.8048°, altitude 331 metres) (data present)
GW3681223.8 milesNorth MAZAGON, SP (lat 37.1397°, long -6.8408°, altitude 33 metres) (data present)
GW1675225.7 milesNorth TAVIRA, PT (lat 37.1252°, long -7.6547°, altitude 10 metres) (data present)
FW4206232.7 milesNorth Huelva, ES (lat 37.2703°, long -6.9255°, altitude 17 metres) (data present)
FW6441240.9 milesNorth Dos Hermanas, ES (lat 37.2788°, long -5.9178°, altitude 57 metres) (data present)
DW9029244.9 milesNorth San Juan de Aznalfarache, ES (lat 37.3608°, long -6.0305°, altitude 37 metres) (data present)
EW8354245.1 milesNorth Tomares, ES (lat 37.3660°, long -6.0450°, altitude 68 metres) (data present)
FW2417246.0 milesNorth Arahal, ES (lat 37.2627°, long -5.5378°, altitude 117 metres) (data present)
FW8157246.3 milesNorth Gines, ES (lat 37.3903°, long -6.0812°, altitude 107 metres) (data present)
DW8338246.5 milesNorth Sevilla, ES (lat 37.3803°, long -6.0108°, altitude 12 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.


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