Synop Information for KLSX in St Louis, MO, United States (site inactive)

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Registered Location

The elevation does not correspond with the estimated elevation (186 metres (611 feet) -- source Google) 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 'KLSX' 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. This position has been modified based on user feedback. The user provided this information: KLSX is the St Louis MO NWS Forecast Office and WSR-88D Dopper Radar site. The correct locations is 38.6987 -90.6828

Date	Latitude	Longitude	Elevation	Name
2007-07-20	38.7000	-90.6800	172	St Louis, MO, United States
2007-11-28	38.6989	-90.6828	172	St Louis, MO, United States
2007-11-28	38.7500	-90.3670	172	St. Louis, US
2007-11-28	38.6989	-90.6828	185	St Charles/88d, US
2007-11-29	38.6989	-90.6828	185	St Louis, MO
2007-11-29	38.7500	-90.3670	172	St.louis/lambert, St.louis Int., Mo., US
2008-01-03	38.6989	-90.6828	185	St Louis, MO, United States
2009-05-25	38.7500	-90.3700	172	St Louis, MO, United States
2009-05-26	38.7530	-90.3740	172	St Louis, MO, United States
2009-10-14	38.7530	-90.3740	172	St Charles/88d, US
2009-11-25	38.7000	-90.6800	170	Saint Louis(wfo), MO, United States of America
2009-12-30	38.6989	-90.6828	185	St Charles/88d, United States of America
2009-12-31	38.6989	-90.6828	185	Saint Louis(wfo), MO, United States of America
2011-01-24	38.7530	-90.3740	171	Saint Louis(wfo), MO, United States of America
2011-06-19	38.7487	-90.3700	172	St Charles/88d, United States of America
2011-06-20	38.7530	-90.3740	172	Saint Louis(wfo), MO, United States of America
2013-07-23	38.7525	-90.3736	172	Saint Louis(wfo), MO, United States of America
2015-05-07	38.6989	-90.6828	185	MO, UNITED STATES
2015-05-14	38.7525	-90.3736	172	St Charles/88d, United States of America
2015-08-13	38.7525	-90.3736	172	St. Louis: Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, MO, United States Of America
2015-08-13	38.6986	-90.6828	185	St Charles/88d, United States of America
2021-06-08	38.6986	-90.6828	220	St Charles/88d, United States of America
2022-12-18	38.6986	-90.6828	220	St Louis, MO, United States

The position of the clicked point on the map is:

The position of the 'KLSX' 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 klsx@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 klsx@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=klsx -- 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=klsx' 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

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or 250 miles

. For stations covered by your Forecast Office: St. Louis (LSX)

Location Formats

Resources

Site	Distance		Location
FW2681	3.4 miles	Northeast	Weldon Spring, MO, US (lat 38.7245°, long -90.6297°, altitude 167 metres) (data present)
GW1894	4.0 miles	North	OFALLON, MO, US (lat 38.7532°, long -90.7050°, altitude 165 metres) (data present)
EW5015	4.2 miles	Northeast	Saint Charles, MO, US (lat 38.7322°, long -90.6170°, altitude 182 metres) (data present)
FW2284	6.3 miles	West	Mechanicsville, MO, US (lat 38.6940°, long -90.7997°, altitude 226 metres) (data present)
GW3926	6.8 miles	North	OFALLON, MO, US (lat 38.7973°, long -90.6898°, altitude 167 metres) (data present)
DW0367	7.7 miles	Southeast	Wildwood, MO, US (lat 38.5962°, long -90.6267°, altitude 220 metres) (data present)
EW8100	7.7 miles	Northeast	Saint Peters, MO, US (lat 38.7777°, long -90.5820°, altitude 161 metres) (data present)
DW7890	8.0 miles	Northwest	Lake Saint Louis, MO, US (lat 38.7650°, long -90.8032°, altitude 195 metres) (data present)
CW3556	10.0 miles	North	Ofallon, MO, US (lat 38.8388°, long -90.7287°, altitude 162 metres) (data present)
FW9096	11.1 miles	West	New Melle, MO, US (lat 38.6998°, long -90.8888°, altitude 230 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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Synop Information for KLSX (72434) in St Louis, MO, United States (site inactive)