METAR Information for SVVG in El Vigia / Perez Alph, Venezuela (site inactive)

The following information is known about SVVG. 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: 8° 37' 27" N (deg min sec), 8.6241° (decimal), 0837.45N (LORAN)
Longitude: 71° 40' 22" W (deg min sec), -71.6728° (decimal), 07140.37W (LORAN)
Elevation: 100 metres (328 feet)
Location: El Vigia / Perez Alph, Venezuela

The elevation does not correspond with the estimated elevation (70 metres (230 feet) -- source SRTM.C_SA_3) 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.

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 9 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.

SourceLatitudeLongitudeElevationPlaceMilesMap
OurAirports8.6241-71.672776Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport, Venezuela [SVVG]0.0Center 
DAFIF ARPT8.6241-71.672881Juan Pablo Perez Alfonso [SVVG]0.0CenterInclude
ISH8.6240-71.673069Juan Pablo Perez Alfonso [SVVG]0.0CenterInclude
VE8.62-71.67 El Vigia / Juan Pablo Perez, Venezuela [SVVG]0.3CenterInclude
NCEP8.63-71.67100El Vigia/perez Alph [SVVG]0.5CenterInclude
METARTable8.63-71.67100El Vigia / Perez Alph, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela [SVVG]0.5CenterInclude
Master Location Identifier DB8.6333-71.6667100El Vigia Perez Alfonso, L, Venezuela [SVVG]0.8CenterInclude
NSD8.63-71.67100El Vigia / Perez Alph, Venezuela [SVVG]0.8CenterInclude
FMI8.63-71.67100El Vigia / Perez Alph [SVVG]0.8CenterInclude

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

SiteDistanceLocation
FW0688315.7 milesSouthwest Medellin, DE (lat 6.1393°, long -75.5345°, altitude 2500 metres) (data present)
EW1000353.0 milesEast Caracas, VE (lat 10.4948°, long -66.8578°, altitude 860 metres) (data present)
EW3097612.7 milesEast Ciudad Guayana, VE (lat 8.2888°, long -62.7232°, altitude 113 metres) (data present)
EW9389703.9 milesEast Penal, TT (lat 10.1480°, long -61.4738°, altitude 21 metres) (data present)
9Z4CT711.5 milesEast Freeport, TT (lat 10.4373°, long -61.4053°, altitude 44 metres) (data present)
DW0435724.6 milesNortheast San German, PR, US (lat 18.0830°, long -67.0390°, altitude 43 metres) (data present)
FW4817729.7 milesNortheast Mayaguez, PR (lat 18.2108°, long -67.1390°, altitude 17 metres) (data present)
FW8269730.4 milesNortheast Ponce, PR, US (lat 17.9693°, long -66.6140°, altitude 16 metres) (data present)
EW7072731.9 milesNortheast Ponce, PR, US (lat 17.9967°, long -66.6192°, altitude 4 metres) (data present)
FW2250737.1 milesNortheast Aguada, PR, US (lat 18.3450°, long -67.1773°, altitude 132 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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