Synop Information for ZLJQ (52533) in Jiuquan, China (site inactive)

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Registered Location

Latitude: 39° 46' 0" N (deg min sec), 39.7667° (decimal), 3946.00N (LORAN)
Longitude: 98° 29' 0" E (deg min sec), 98.4833° (decimal), 09829.00E (LORAN)
Elevation: 1478 metres (4849 feet) -- validated against 1480 metres (4856 feet) from SRTM.C_20TO43_3
WMO Id: 52533
Location: Jiuquan, China

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 location information for this site was gathered from 8 data sources. The possible locations for this site are up to 9.8 miles away. This makes it possible that the location chosen is incorrect. 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
NSD39.7798.481478Jiuquan, China [ZLJQ]0.0Center 
Master Location Identifier DB39.7798.481478Suzhou|Jiayuguan|Jiuquan Suzhou, 62, China [52533]0.0CenterInclude
Master Location Identifier DB39.7798.481478Suzhou|Jiayuguan|Jiuquan Suzhou, 62, China [ZLJQ]0.0CenterInclude
FMI39.7798.481478Jiuquan, China [ZLJQ]0.0CenterInclude
FMI39.7798.481478Jiuquan, China [52533]0.0CenterInclude
[340]39.7798.48 Jiuquan, China [52533]0.0CenterInclude
ISH39.7798.481478Jiuquan/suzhou, Chile [ZLJQ]0.0CenterInclude
ISH39.7798.481478Jiuquan/suzhou, Chile [52533]0.0CenterInclude
GHCN39.767098.48301478Jiuquan, China [52533]0.0CenterInclude
RAOB39.7798.481478Jiuquan/Suzhou, China [ZLJQ]0.3CenterInclude
RAOB39.7798.481478Jiuquan/Suzhou, China [52533]0.3CenterInclude
OurAirports39.856998.34141558Jiayuguan Airport, China [ZLJQ]9.8CenterInclude

There are no photographs of the station. If you have pictures of this location, then please email them to zljq@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
EW0990280.1 milesNorthwest Havelock, IA, US (lat 42.1005°, long 94.1003°, altitude 374 metres) (data present)
FW5451330.9 milesSouthwest Rogers, AR, US (lat 36.6862°, long 93.8215°, altitude 1250 metres) (data present)
FW3866334.0 milesNorth Holabird, SD, US (lat 44.5245°, long 99.5930°, altitude 545 metres) (data present)
K9JWM448.0 milesNorth Clam Lake, WI, US (lat 46.1787°, long 99.7367°, altitude 453 metres) (data present)
FW1475600.8 milesSouthwest Center, TX, US (lat 31.8075°, long 94.1837°, altitude 112 metres) (data present)
CW9134708.1 milesWest Grand Rapids, MI, US (lat 42.9378°, long 85.4992°, altitude 228 metres) (data present)
FW2323747.2 milesNortheast Isera, IT (lat 46.4835°, long 110.1092°, altitude 319 metres) (data present)
KI4CGS775.9 milesWest Jasper, TN, US (lat 35.0780°, long 85.6308°, altitude 192 metres) (data present)
CW1508861.6 milesSoutheast Tucson, AZ, US (lat 32.4230°, long 110.9655°, altitude 714 metres) (data present)
DW2147993.7 milesWest Uniontown, PA, US (lat 39.8978°, long 79.7418°, altitude 318 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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