NonFedAWOS Information for FZQF in Fungurume, FZ, FZ (site inactive)

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Registered Location

Latitude: 10° 31' 50" S (deg min sec), -10.5306° (decimal), 1031.84S (LORAN)
Longitude: 26° 19' 35" E (deg min sec), 26.3264° (decimal), 02619.58E (LORAN)
Elevation: 1195 metres (3920 feet) -- validated against 1198 metres (3930 feet) from Geonames
Location: Fungurume, FZ, FZ
Data provider: SUPERAWOS

The site location should be at the mark shown -- or very close. Clicking within the map area (or you can drag the 'FZQF' 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.

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The location information for this site was gathered from 2 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
2009-10-02	-10.5333	26.3250	1174	Fungurume Airport, Congo
2017-03-06	-10.5300	26.3264	1194	Fungurume, FZ, FZ

The position of the clicked point on the map is:

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

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

The station (or view from the station) is shown here. You can choose the view direction to see the surroundings. Other information (and somewhat larger images) can be found by clicking on the picture.

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)

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 .

Site	Distance		Location
FW5835	229.1 miles	Southeast	Ndola (lat -12.9687°, long 28.6173°, altitude 1300 metres) (data present)
GW0031	694.0 miles	South	Harae, ZW (lat -20.2400°, long 28.9538°, altitude 1168 metres) (data present)
GW0436	940.4 miles	Northeast	Kimana, KE (lat -2.7630°, long 37.5692°, altitude 1221 metres) (data present)
EW1071	968.5 miles	Northeast	Kijabe, KE (lat -0.9433°, long 36.5958°, altitude 2191 metres) (data present)
CW9040	1033.7 miles	Southwest	Windhoek, NA (lat -22.5755°, long 17.0738°, altitude 1664 metres) (data present)
GW2656	1034.8 miles	Southwest	Windhoek, NA (lat -22.6192°, long 17.1087°, altitude 1650 metres) (data present)
FW8815	1067.7 miles	South	Centurion, ZA (lat -25.8708°, long 28.1428°, altitude 1453 metres) (data present)
GW3299	1072.0 miles	South	Centurion, ZA (lat -25.9255°, long 28.2132°, altitude 1516 metres) (data present)
FW9947	1076.4 miles	South	Beverley (lat -26.0108°, long 28.0177°, altitude 1478 metres) (data present)
GW2592	1078.5 miles	South	Ngodwana (lat -25.5690°, long 30.6760°, altitude 991 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.

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