MesoWest Information for HP023 in Upper Bell, CA, United States Of America (site inactive)

The following information is known about HP023. 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: 33° 36' 36" N (deg min sec), 33.6100° (decimal), 3336.60N (LORAN)
Longitude: 117° 33' 0" W (deg min sec), -117.5500° (decimal), 11733.00W (LORAN)
Elevation: 305 metres (1000 feet)
Location: Upper Bell, CA, United States Of America
County: Orange, CA
Data provider: HPWREN
Forecast Offices: San Diego (SGX), Phoenix (PSR)

The elevation does not correspond with the estimated elevation (467 metres (1532 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 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 'HP023' 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 1 data source. 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.

There are no photographs of the station. If you have pictures of this location, then please email them to hp023@photo.gladstonefamily.net.

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

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 . For stations covered by your Forecast Office: San Diego (SGX),Phoenix (PSR) .

SiteDistanceLocation
FW01175.6 milesWest Lake Mission Viejo, CA, US (lat 33.6371°, long -117.6419°, altitude 216 metres) (data present)
FW17155.7 milesWest Mission Viejo, CA, US (lat 33.5855°, long -117.6437°, altitude 216 metres) (data present)
FW02857.9 milesWest Mission Viejo, CA, US (lat 33.6193°, long -117.6875°, altitude 131 metres) (data present)
EW075010.2 milesSouth San Clemente, CA, US (lat 33.4668°, long -117.5920°, altitude 145 metres) (data present)
EW322511.0 milesWest Laguna Hills, CA, US (lat 33.6157°, long -117.7403°, altitude 122 metres) (data present)
GW259011.9 milesSouthwest Laguna Niguel, CA, US (lat 33.4930°, long -117.7020°, altitude 99 metres) (data present)
CW785712.4 milesSouthwest Dana Point, CA, US (lat 33.4845°, long -117.7025°, altitude 82 metres) (data present)
CW297812.4 milesSouthwest Capistrano Beach, CA, US (lat 33.4586°, long -117.6667°, altitude 48 metres) (data present)
FW915312.6 milesSouthwest San Clemente, CA, US (lat 33.4462°, long -117.6452°, altitude 18 metres) (data present)
FW132713.8 milesSouth San Clemente Pier, CA, US (lat 33.4192°, long -117.6210°, altitude 0 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.


Overall website comments, problems etc to Philip Gladstone
Page layout last modified Sunday, 28 February 2016
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