CWOP Information for FW8030 (F8030) in Guayanilla, PR, US

The following information is known about FW8030. 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: 18° 3' 44" N (deg min sec), 18.0622° (decimal), 1803.73N (LORAN)
Longitude: 66° 48' 40" W (deg min sec), -66.8110° (decimal), 06648.66W (LORAN)
Elevation: 129 metres (423 feet)
Location: Guayanilla, PR, US
County: Guayanilla, PR
Forecast Office: San Juan (SJU)
Station type/software: Davis Vantage Pro 2/Vue with Weatherlink-IP

The elevation does not correspond with the estimated elevation (167 metres (548 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 'FW8030' 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. Show location history.

There are no photographs of the station. If you are the site operator and have pictures of this location, then please email them to f8030@photo.gladstonefamily.net.

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

Data Status

Over the last 3 days, no data was seen on the following dates: 2024-03-26 to 2024-03-27.

A reasonably recent weather report (2 days ago) received from this station was
FW8030>APRS,TCPXX*,qAX,CWOP-5:@252055z1803.73N/06648.66W_200/005g011t077r002p002P002h89b10104L....DsIP

Recent observations from this weather station can be downloaded as a CSV file suitable for importing into various spreadsheet programs: last 7 days, last 14 days, last 28 days, last 56 days. This data can also be linked directly from Excel using a Web Query. The main link goes to the page with the data on it, and the IQY link is the Web Query that will access it: last 7 days (IQY: last 7 days), last 14 days (IQY: last 14 days), last 28 days (IQY: last 28 days), last 56 days (IQY: last 56 days).

All the means and standard deviations shown below are from the last 3 days. Change analysis period to Last 7 days  Last 14 days  Last 4 weeks  Last 8 weeks  Last 13 weeks  Last 26 weeks  Last 39 weeks  Last 52 weeks  

By default, the longer analysis periods display graphs that show the long term performance of this station. The graphs show the mean error over time, and include error bars which are one standard deviation long. This provides an easy way to see if there are any underlying trends in the data. Note that a 'step' in your data does not (necessarily) mean that something happened to your station. It could mean that another station came online in the local area, and they are changing the analysis.

The analysis is performed by MADIS. This web page just provides visualization of the data that MADIS produces. There are a number of very knowledgeable people who participate on the WXQC Mailing List who do understand exactly how MADIS works and can resolve issues when the analysis seems to be broken. However, in most cases, the station readings are at fault, or the software that is transmitting the data to CWOP. Please check those paths first.

You can also see how this station compares with other stations.

The inconsistency noted above in your location information means that the analyzed readings for your location may be incorrect. For example, if your location is incorrect, then the analysis values will be for a location other than your station. This will give different analysis results, probably leading to errors being shown below. If the elevation is incorrect, then the comparison of temperature readings will be in error.

A recently received weather report from this station was

Neighboring Stations

This is a list of stations that are close to this station. You can look at those for comparison purposes. The average difference between your station and each station below is listed as well. This may allow you to detect local stations which are erroneous. You can also use these numbers to adjust your instruments -- especially if a number of ASOS stations have similar differences to your station. Also, try increasing the analysis period to more than the default 28 days. The difference is only given if both stations report reasonably often during each day. Some stations only report every 6 hours, and this makes the average of less interest. In this case, the average is not displayed. The values reported are the differences between this station and the neighboring station. I.e. if the difference is positive, then this station is reading higher than the neighboring station. Since this station has not been reporting continuously during the analysis period (it missed 2 days out of 3), the offsets below may not be accurate.

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 . For stations covered by your Forecast Office: San Juan (SJU) .

SiteDistanceLocationBarometerTemperatureDewpoint
WP3OF-212.3 milesNorth UTUADO, PR, US (lat 18.2333°, long -66.7590°, altitude 940 metres)
EW707213.4 milesEast Ponce, PR, US (lat 17.9967°, long -66.6192°, altitude 4 metres)
EW779114.4 milesSoutheast Ponce, PR, US (lat 17.9647°, long -66.6177°, altitude 0 metres)
FW826914.5 milesSoutheast Ponce, PR, US (lat 17.9693°, long -66.6140°, altitude 16 metres)
DW043515.1 milesWest San German, PR, US (lat 18.0830°, long -67.0390°, altitude 43 metres)
EW624615.3 milesNortheast Jayuya, PR, US (lat 18.1887°, long -66.6203°, altitude 516 metres)
GW442916.6 milesWest LAJAS, PR, PR (lat 17.9755°, long -67.0463°, altitude 5 metres)
GW445721.1 milesWest CABO ROJO, PR, PR (lat 17.9860°, long -67.1212°, altitude 167 metres)
FW481723.9 milesNorthwest Mayaguez, PR (lat 18.2108°, long -67.1390°, altitude 17 metres)
FW899325.5 milesNorthwest Mayaguez, PR, US (lat 18.2312°, long -67.1550°, altitude 30 metres)

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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