Synop Information for WIIB (96781) in Bandung / Husein, Indonesia (site inactive)

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Registered Location

Latitude: 6° 54' 4" S (deg min sec), -6.9010° (decimal), 0654.06S (LORAN)
Longitude: 107° 34' 34" E (deg min sec), 107.5760° (decimal), 10734.56E (LORAN)
Elevation: 740 metres (2428 feet) -- validated against 742 metres (2436 feet) from Google
WMO Id: 96781
Location: Bandung / Husein, Indonesia

The site location should be at the mark shown -- or very close. Clicking within the map area (or you can drag the 'WIIB' 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 location information for this site was gathered from 5 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.

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

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SiteDistanceLocation
YD1BKZ60.2 milesWest BOGOR, BG, ID (lat -6.5788°, long 106.7612°, altitude 220 metres) (data present)
9W2KHE-13637.1 milesNorthwest Johor Bahru, MY (lat 1.4957°, long 103.7822°, altitude 18 metres) (data present)
GW2522799.6 milesNorthwest Bera (lat 3.4487°, long 102.4163°, altitude 6 metres) (data present)
GW46681226.3 milesNorth HO CHI MINH, VN (lat 10.8052°, long 106.6607°, altitude 30 metres) (data present)
HS8AFA1247.3 milesNorthwest SURATTHANI, TH (lat 9.1163°, long 99.2612°, altitude 18 metres) (data present)
GW38441292.0 milesNorth BINH PHUOC, VN (lat 11.7697°, long 107.0025°, altitude 295 metres) (data present)
FW67991368.3 milesSoutheast Telfer, AU (lat -21.6532°, long 121.2233°, altitude 271 metres) (data present)
GW51841491.7 milesNortheast EL NIDO, PH (lat 11.1778°, long 119.3918°, altitude 11 metres) (data present)
EW42141519.4 milesNorth Khu Khot, TH (lat 13.9633°, long 100.6533°, altitude 6 metres) (data present)
FW23301586.3 milesNortheast Opol, PI (lat 8.5180°, long 124.6077°, altitude 10 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
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