MesoWest Information for CDRC1 in Cedar Pass, CA, United States Of America (site inactive)

The following information is known about CDRC1. 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: 41° 34' 56" N (deg min sec), 41.5823° (decimal), 4134.94N (LORAN)
Longitude: 120° 18' 9" W (deg min sec), -120.3025° (decimal), 12018.15W (LORAN)
Elevation: 2143 metres (7030 feet) -- validated against 2149 metres (7049 feet) from Google
Location: Cedar Pass, CA, United States Of America
County: Modoc, CA
Data provider: SNOTEL
Forecast Offices: Medford (MFR), Reno (REV)

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.

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 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.

The station (or view from the station) is shown here. You can choose the view direction to see the surroundings. Other information (and somewhat larger images) can be found by clicking on the picture.

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: 2024-10-25 to 2024-11-03, 2024-11-05 to 2024-11-19.

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-4.0 °F-1.6 °F-4.4 °F
Error standard deviation1.1 °F0.0 °F0.7 °F
Worst average temperature error-1.0 °F-1.0 °F-1.0 °F
Worst standard deviation0.0 °F0.0 °F0.0 °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.

  Daytime mean error (-1.6) and night time mean error (-4.4) both large and negative
 
MADIS
rating
MADIS rating 100% QC OK
 

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.

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 25 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: Medford (MFR),Reno (REV) .

SiteDistanceLocationBarometerTemperatureDewpoint
GW17395.7 milesSouthwest ALTURAS, CA, US (lat 41.5137°, long -120.3647°, altitude 1626 metres)
DW073521.5 milesNorth Fort Bidwell, CA, US (lat 41.8740°, long -120.1580°, altitude 1457 metres)
FW648864.0 milesNorthwest Malin, OR, US (lat 42.0103°, long -121.4038°, altitude 1237 metres)
DW916087.8 milesWest Dorris, CA, US (lat 41.9642°, long -121.9263°, altitude 1293 metres)
K6TTR97.4 milesSouthwest Westwood, CA, US (lat 40.2938°, long -121.0528°, altitude 1507 metres)
NR6J105.4 milesWest MOUNT SHASTA, CA, US (lat 41.3120°, long -122.3032°, altitude 1143 metres)
FW0299109.8 milesWest Weed, CA, US (lat 41.3877°, long -122.4055°, altitude 1163 metres)
GW3773117.6 milesSouthwest LAKEHEAD, CA, US (lat 40.8740°, long -122.3573°, altitude 438 metres)
GW2629129.1 milesSouthwest Redding, CA, US (lat 40.5957°, long -122.4040°, altitude 155 metres)
GW2953133.4 milesSouthwest French Gulch, CA, US (lat 40.7573°, long -122.6195°, altitude 539 metres)

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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