Morning

I came across a station called "Blencathra" number 99143. I am
assuming it will be near Keswick in Cumbria. Does anyone have any
knowledge of its exact location and altitude and why its listed even
though Keswick AWS must only be a short distance away.

http://www.meteogroup.co.uk/uk/home/...bsid/99143.htm

Another I found in Cumbria is called Bridgefoot ? number 99137


http://www.meteogroup.co.uk/uk/home/...sid/99137.html

Any knowledge of these two sites anyone

Many thanks
Paul C
Brampton 7076
www.bramptonweather.co.uk
Cumbria Weather Forum - http://forum.bramptonweather.co.uk/index.php

On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:43:19 -0700 (PDT), Paul Crabtree wrote:

I came across a station called "Blencathra" number 99143. I am
assuming it will be near Keswick in Cumbria.

The push pins on the maps at the bottom of the pages you linked to
aren't accurate? B-)

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Cheers Dave.
Nr Garrigill, Cumbria. 421m ASL.

BLENCATHRA 54.62 -3.079 operating since about 1992.

Roger

On 26 Oct, 12:39, "
wrote:
* * * * *BLENCATHRA * * *54.62 * -3.079 operating since about 1992.

Roger

I am pretty sure that the Blencathrs climatological station is at the
Field Studies' Council site.

That opened in the eraly 1990s IIRC.

Steve j

BRIDGEFOOT 54.649 -3.458

In operation from about 1997.

Roger

Thanks for the replies, will make some further enquires.

If they are "Climat" stations, how come the data is uploaded to the
net. The majority of Climat Stations are not included. Relying on
observers sending data to the Met Office via OWL etc, unless they have
their own personal weather stations running along side updating the
internet.

Dave - the pushpins are very inaccurate ! Spadeadam appears to be at
the end of my drive !

thanks
Paul C

On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 08:43:58 -0700 (PDT), Paul Crabtree wrote:

Dave - the pushpins are very inaccurate ! Spadeadam appears to be at
the end of my drive !

Yeah, I wonderd if the pin had been misnamed...

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Cheers Dave.
Nr Garrigill, Cumbria. 421m ASL.

Now received a message stating that Blencathra and Bridgefoot are new
AWS, sending basic data. Installed in March and July this year

many thanks for the email

Paul