METAR Information for KGVX in Galveston 424, TX, United States (site inactive)

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Registered Location

Latitude: 28° 34' 37" N (deg min sec), 28.5770° (decimal), 2834.62N (LORAN)
Longitude: 94° 58' 37" W (deg min sec), -94.9770° (decimal), 09458.62W (LORAN)
Elevation: 0 metres (0 feet) -- validated against 0 metres (0 feet) from Google
Location: Galveston 424, TX, United States

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 10 data sources. The possible locations for this site are up to 7375.9 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
[81]28.5767-94.97670Galveston 424, TX, United States [KGVX]0.0Center 
AWOS28.5770-94.97700Galveston 424 Oil Platform [KGVX]0.0CenterInclude
MSI28.5770-94.97700GOMEX Galveston 424C, TX AWOS-3, United States of America [KGVX]0.0CenterInclude
Master Location Identifier Datab28.5770-94.976728Galveston 424C (Black Energy), TX, XG [KGVX]0.0CenterInclude
ISH28.5770-94.97700Galveston 424, TX, United States Of America [KGVX]0.0CenterInclude
NDBC28.5770-94.9760 Galveston 424C (Nippon Oil Exploration) [KGVX]0.1CenterInclude
NCEP28.58-94.9828Galveston 424c Oil Platform, TX [KGVX]0.3CenterInclude
METARTable28.58-94.989999Gomex Galveston 424, TX, United States [KGVX]0.3CenterInclude
RAP stations28.58-94.9839Galveston424 Oil, US [KGVX]0.6CenterInclude
Mesowest28.53-94.989GALVESTON424 OIL PLATFORM, TX [KGVX]3.3CenterInclude
OurAirports30.7847130.2706103Satsuma Iwo-jima Airport, Japan [ZZZZ]7375.9CenterInclude

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

You can try to find photographs from the area surrounding the site marker by clicking on Find nearby photographs. (There are none)

Neighboring Stations

This is a list of stations that are close to this station.

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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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