HADS Information for BCBC1 in Blackcap Basin Near Bishop 29sw, CA, United States Of America (site inactive)

The following information is known about BCBC1. 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: 37° 4' 0" N (deg min sec), 37.0667° (decimal), 3704.00N (LORAN)
Longitude: 118° 46' 12" W (deg min sec), -118.7700° (decimal), 11846.20W (LORAN)
Elevation: 3139 metres (10299 feet) -- validated against 3135 metres (10285 feet) from NED 1/3rd arc-second: Western United States
Location: Blackcap Basin Near Bishop 29sw, CA, United States Of America
County: Fresno, CA
Forecast Office: San Joaquin Valley (HNX)

The site location should be at the mark shown -- or very close.

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 2 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 bcbc1@photo.gladstonefamily.net.

You can try to find photographs from the area surrounding the site marker by clicking on Find nearby photographs.

Data Status

Over the last 28 days, no data was seen on the following dates: 2025-02-19 to 2025-02-20, 2025-03-03 to 2025-03-17.

Recent observations from this weather station can be downloaded as a CSV file suitable for importing into various spreadsheet programs: last 7 days, last 14 days, last 28 days, last 56 days. This data can also be linked directly from Excel using a Web Query. The main link goes to the page with the data on it, and the IQY link is the Web Query that will access it: last 7 days (IQY: last 7 days), last 14 days (IQY: last 14 days), last 28 days (IQY: last 28 days), last 56 days (IQY: last 56 days).

All the means and standard deviations shown below are from the last 28 days. Change analysis period to Last 3 days  Last 7 days  Last 14 days  Last 8 weeks  Last 13 weeks  Last 26 weeks  Last 39 weeks  Last 52 weeks  

Temperature

  24 hours  Day time  Night time
Average temperature error-2.5 °F-3.9 °F-1.2 °F
Error standard deviation4.6 °F3.5 °F5.0 °F
Worst average temperature error-5.2 °F-7.1 °F-5.0 °F
Worst standard deviation5.0 °F3.8 °F6.2 °F

NOTE: If the error above is POSITIVE, then it means that the analysis temperature is HIGHER than the reported temperature. This means that your sensor is reading COLDER than expected.

  Large day standard deviation (3.5) and night mean error (-1.2) > day mean error (-3.9)
 
MADIS
rating
MADIS rating 88% QC OK
 

Latest daily graph:

Latest daily graph

Your readings indicate a solar heating problem. This means that the sun can shine directly onto the temperature sensor (or it's housing) and increase the temperature recorded significantly. This is often caused by the lack of a radiation shield, or the sensor is poorly sited. For information on radiation shields, see CWOP Radiation Shields, and information on siting, see CWOP Station Guide.

Dewpoint -- or switch to Relative Humidity

  24 hours  Day time  Night time
Average dewpoint error65.6 °F62.8 °F67.2 °F
Error standard deviation7.1 °F6.8 °F6.7 °F
Worst average dewpoint error74.1 °F71.1 °F76.0 °F
Worst standard deviation6.6 °F4.5 °F6.9 °F

NOTE: If the error above is POSITIVE, then it means that the analysis temperature is HIGHER than the reported temperature. This means that your sensor is reading COLDER than expected.

  Temperature problem
 
MADIS
rating
MADIS rating 0% QC OK
Sensor fails following checks:
L3 Spatial Consistency
 

Latest daily graph:

Latest daily graph

Your readings are not within an acceptable error range. The automated problem analysis cannot identify the problem. You can signup on the wxqc mailing list and post information about this situation there. This is may be caused by poor siting of the sensor (e.g. under eves, in screen porch, or in thick tree coverage). For information on siting, see CWOP Station Guide.

It appears that your relative humidity sensor is 'stuck' -- i.e. it reports the same value for extended periods of time. You should check that your relative humidity sensor is still working and is connected correctly. If you do not have a relative humidity sensor, then please check your software and adjust it so that it does not report relative humidity values.

Wind Vector

The wind vector is the average wind over the relevant period. Note that if the wind blows North for half the time at 2 knots, and then blows South for the other half of the time at 2 knots, then the result is zero -- i.e. North wind and South wind will cancel out. Over time, the direction of the wind and of the analysis should match pretty well. If the lengths of the vector are different, then it could mean either that your anemometer reads high or low, or that you are in a more shielded or more open space.
MADIS
rating
MADIS rating 100% QC OK
TodayLast 7 days
Wind vector chartWind vector chart for last 7 days

Neighboring Stations

This is a list of stations that are close to this station. Note that this is not the list of stations that are used in the data analysis. That list of stations is known only to MADIS. You can see all the stations at MADIS Data Display. Your station should be in the middle of the display. If you think that the analysis is incorrect, then maybe one of the close stations has failed.

You can look at those for comparison purposes. The average difference between your station and each station below is listed as well. This may allow you to detect local stations which are erroneous. You can also use these numbers to adjust your instruments -- especially if a number of ASOS stations have similar differences to your station. Also, try increasing the analysis period to more than the default 28 days. The difference is only given if both stations report reasonably often during each day. Some stations only report every 6 hours, and this makes the average of less interest. In this case, the average is not displayed. The values reported are the differences between this station and the neighboring station. I.e. if the difference is positive, then this station is reading higher than the neighboring station. Since this station has not been reporting continuously during the analysis period (it missed 17 days out of 28), the offsets below may not be accurate.

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 . For stations covered by your Forecast Office: San Joaquin Valley (HNX) .

SiteDistanceLocationBarometerTemperatureDewpoint
FW700522.2 milesWest Shaver Lake, CA, US (lat 37.0580°, long -119.1728°, altitude 1826 metres) 19.9°F-81.4°F
GW035334.6 milesNorth Crowley Lake, CA, US (lat 37.5660°, long -118.7372°, altitude 2107 metres) 15.4°F-71.3°F
GW018742.8 milesWest Prather, CA, US (lat 36.9872°, long -119.5387°, altitude 262 metres) 29.8°F-94.4°F
WA6GRA49.3 milesSouthwest DINUBA, CA, US (lat 36.5522°, long -119.3863°, altitude 106 metres) 28.7°F-98.0°F
DW129749.9 milesWest Clovis, CA, US (lat 36.8507°, long -119.6312°, altitude 127 metres) 29.8°F-96.0°F
EW793752.7 milesWest Clovis, CA, US (lat 36.8058°, long -119.6652°, altitude 115 metres) 28.3°F-96.9°F
DW334754.0 milesWest Clovis, CA, US (lat 36.8620°, long -119.7122°, altitude 114 metres) 28.9°F-96.6°F
DW628354.7 milesWest FRESNO, CA, US (lat 36.8970°, long -119.7370°, altitude 115 metres) 30.7°F-96.2°F
FW124158.2 milesSouth Exeter, CA, US (lat 36.2837°, long -119.1522°, altitude 113 metres) 28.4°F-98.2°F
FW707358.5 milesSouthwest Visalia, CA, US (lat 36.3413°, long -119.3108°, altitude 104 metres) 28.0°F-98.5°F

Quality Control Notes

This page reports on the quality control checks performed by MADIS. The green check mark and red cross are chosen based on the average performance during the analysis period (which is selectable above). The red cross can appear even if MADIS reports that all observations pass the MADIS QC checks.

The 'MADIS rating' reports on the percentage of observations that pass the MADIS checks. You should aim for two thumbs up!

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
Page layout last modified Sunday, 28 February 2016
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