METAR/Synop Information for EFKI in Kajaani, Finland (site inactive)

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Registered Location

The elevation does not correspond with the estimated elevation (117 metres (384 feet) -- source Geonames) 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 'EFKI' 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 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	64.2800	27.6800	143	Kajaani, FI
2007-11-29	64.2800	27.6800	136	Kajaani, FI
2007-11-29	64.2800	27.6800	136	Kajaani, FI
2009-02-19	64.2815	27.6753	136	Finland
2009-02-20	64.2815	27.6753	136	Kajaani Paltaniemi, Finland
2009-10-14	64.2855	27.6924	136	Kajaani, FI
2014-10-04	64.2855	27.6924	136	Kajaani, Finland
2015-05-07	64.2815	27.6753	136	Kajaani Paltaniemi, Finland
2015-05-07	64.2815	27.6753	136	Kajaani, Finland
2015-05-14	64.2828	27.6733	136	Kajaani, Finland
2022-12-18	64.2829	27.6711	147	Kajaani, Finland

The position of the clicked point on the map is:

The position of the 'EFKI' 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 efki@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 efki@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=efki -- 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=efki' 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
DW6399	64.5 miles	West	Haapavesi Leppioja, FI (lat 64.1730°, long 25.5408°, altitude 133 metres) (data present)
DW7480	84.1 miles	Northwest	Oulu, FI (lat 65.0780°, long 25.5210°, altitude 20 metres) (data present)
FW9789	123.3 miles	West	Himanka, FI (lat 64.1186°, long 23.5909°, altitude 5 metres) (data present)
EW0146	129.0 miles	West	Kokkola, FI (lat 64.0893°, long 23.4093°, altitude 15 metres) (data present)
EW7452	138.0 miles	West	Krunni, FI (lat 63.9757°, long 23.1507°, altitude 8 metres) (data present)
EW2522	143.4 miles	Southwest	Laukaa, FI (lat 62.3678°, long 25.9038°, altitude 97 metres) (data present)
FW8490	150.3 miles	South	Savonranta, FI (lat 62.2131°, long 29.1393°, altitude 86 metres) (data present)
CW9197	166.3 miles	South	Juva, FI (lat 61.8800°, long 27.8900°, altitude 125 metres) (data present)
EW3139	181.2 miles	Southwest	Seinajoki, FI (lat 62.7720°, long 22.8655°, altitude 56 metres) (data present)
CW4588	182.0 miles	Southwest	Seinajoki, FI (lat 62.7850°, long 22.8137°, altitude 51 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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METAR/Synop Information for EFKI (02897) in Kajaani, Finland (site inactive)