Puerto Williams (Chile) Site History
History Summary
| Station name | Puerto Williams |
|---|---|
| Country | Chile |
| Latitude | 54° 56.0' S |
| Longitude | 067° 37.0' W |
| GLOSS No. | |
| Time Reference | GMT (00-23 hours) |
| Contributor | Instituto Hidrografico de la Armada, Chile |
| Instrument type | (1964-1990) Float and stilling well gauge (1990 - present) Pneumatic bubbler gauge |
| Site of Gauge | |
| Observational periods | 1964 - present |
Reference Level
All heights have been referred to the station tide staff zero which is linked to fixed bench marks.
Tide Gauge Benchmark (TGBM) Description
| Benchmark | Description |
|---|---|
| BM No. 2 | It is a 9cm bronze disk stamped CF 2, set in cement at the south west corner of the warehouse located 30m east of the passenger pier and 6m south of the 'Avenida Costanera'. |
| BM No. 3 | It is a 6cm bronze disk stamped CF3 set in cement at the north east corner of the warehouse located 60m east of the passenger pier and 2m south of the 'Avenida Costanera'. |
Benchmark Relationships
| BM No. 2 | 1966-1990 |
|---|---|
| BM No. 3 | 1966-1990 |
Quality Assessment
Comment
The hourly residuals show significant fluctuations with a duration of a day or longer, and contain spikes.
Possible datum shifts:
- -40cm during 1969, days 152 - 182
- +50cm during 1976, days 1 - 33
- -50cm during 1976, days 33 - 41
- +80cm during 1977, days 1 - 32
- -40cm during 1980, days 153 - 183
- +40cm during 1985, days 131 - 151
- -20cm on day 217, 1987
- +40cm on day 220, 1987
- +40cm on day 232, 1987
- +50cm on day 244, 1987
| Year | Completeness Index (%) | Questionable Fluctuations (In day Nos.) And Missing Data (Gaps >6 hours) |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 9 | None |
| 1965 | 95 | None |
| 1966 | 100 | 94 |
| 1967 | 100 | None |
| 1968 | 100 | 49 |
| 1969 | 100 | None |
| 1970 | 100 | 81-83,152 |
| 1971 | 100 | Timing accuracy is questionable throughout the year |
| 1972 | 98 | 1,72-150,216-217 |
| Gap from 1972/10/01 at 04.00 to 1972/10/02 at 03.00 | ||
| Gap from 1972/10/13 at 04.00 to 1972/10/14 at 03.00 | ||
| Gap from 1972/11/11 at 04.00 to 1972/11/15 at 03.00 | ||
| Gap from 1972/12/30 at 04.00 to 1972/12/31 at 03.00 | ||
| 1973 | 100 | None |
| 1974 | 92 | 230-232,251-265,272-280,306-307 |
| Gap from 1974/02/15 at 04.00 to 1974/03/16 at 03.00 | ||
| 1975 | 100 | None |
| 1976 | 100 | 33,158,292,305,332 |
| 1977 | 100 | 29 |
| 1978 | 100 | 232-244 |
| 1979 | 99 | 158-162,171-172,258-259,305,359 |
| Gap from 1979/01/31 at 04.00 to 1979/02/01 at 03.00 | ||
| 1980 | 89 | 32,279,329-330,365-366 |
| Gap from 1980/10/01 at 04.00 to 1980/10/01 at 20.00 | ||
| Gap from 1980/10/06 at 00.00 to 1980/10/07 at 19.00 | ||
| Gap from 1980/10/11 at 13.00 to 1980/10/15 at 12.00 | ||
| Gap from 1980/10/29 at 09.00 to 1980/10/29 at 20.00 | ||
| Gap from 1980/10/30 at 05.00 to 1980/10/30 at 17.00 | ||
| Gap from 1980/10/31 at 21.00 to 1980/11/01 at 18.00 | ||
| 1981 | 87 | 1,77-78,119-120 |
| Gap from 1981/04/01 at 21.00 to 1981/04/14 at 19.00 | ||
| Gap from 1981/04/23 at 19.00 to 1981/04/27 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1981/06/02 at 18.00 to 1981/06/06 at 16.00 | ||
| Gap from 1981/06/09 at 23.00 to 1981/06/10 at 16.00 | ||
| Gap from 1981/07/20 at 07.00 to 1981/07/20 at 17.00 | ||
| Gap from 1981/08/19 at 09.00 to 1981/08/23 at 20.00 | ||
| Gap from 1981/10/01 at 20.00 to 1981/10/19 at 22.00 | ||
| Gap from 1981/11/15 at 10.00 to 1981/11/15 at 19.00 | ||
| 1982 | 96 | 1,177 |
| Gap from 1982/02/15 at 11.00 to 1982/02/15 at 19.00 | ||
| Gap from 1982/04/08 at 21.00 to 1982/04/09 at 17.00 | ||
| Gap from 1982/04/18 at 18.00 to 1982/04/21 at 03.00 | ||
| Gap from 1982/05/19 at 04.00 to 1982/05/19 at 18.00 | ||
| Gap from 1982/06/04 at 19.00 to 1982/06/05 at 16.00 | ||
| Gap from 1982/06/07 at 15.00 to 1982/06/09 at 19.00 | ||
| Gap from 1982/06/11 at 04.00 to 1982/06/13 at 03.00 | ||
| Gap from 1982/07/15 at 17.00 to 1982/07/16 at 21.00 | ||
| Gap from 1982/07/21 at 11.00 to 1982/07/21 at 18.00 | ||
| Gap from 1982/08/01 at 04.00 to 1982/08/01 at 19.00 | ||
| Gap from 1982/12/06 at 04.00 to 1982/12/06 at 17.00 | ||
| 1983 | 80 | None |
| Gap from 1983/02/09 at 17.00 to 1983/03/14 at 03.00 | ||
| Gap from 1983/06/14 at 07.00 to 1983/06/14 at 19.00 | ||
| Gap from 1983/06/27 at 15.00 to 1983/06/28 at 21.00 | ||
| Gap from 1983/11/20 at 04.00 to 1983/11/20 at 16.00 | ||
| 1984 | 97 | 105-107,184-187,301,348,351 |
| Gap from 1984/04/29 at 11.00 to 1984/04/30 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1984/06/01 at 15.00 to 1984/06/02 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1984/06/16 at 10.00 to 1984/06/18 at 14.00 | ||
| Gap from 1984/06/23 at 17.00 to 1984/06/25 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1984/07/06 at 07.00 to 1984/07/06 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1984/07/10 at 11.00 to 1984/07/11 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1984/11/09 at 05.00 to 1984/11/09 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1984/11/20 at 18.00 to 1984/11/21 at 21.00 | ||
| Gap from 1984/11/27 at 00.00 to 1984/11/27 at 13.00 | ||
| 1985 | 93 | 151-181 |
| Gap from 1985/01/15 at 07.00 to 1985/01/16 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1985/03/25 at 14.00 to 1985/04/10 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1985/04/14 at 17.00 to 1985/04/15 at 03.00 | ||
| Gap from 1985/04/24 at 04.00 to 1985/04/25 at 17.00 | ||
| Gap from 1985/04/28 at 01.00 to 1985/04/29 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1985/05/20 at 07.00 to 1985/05/20 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1985/08/31 at 17.00 to 1985/09/01 at 01.00 | ||
| Gap from 1985/10/01 at 07.00 to 1985/10/01 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1985/10/11 at 03.00 to 1985/10/11 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1985/11/01 at 22.00 to 1985/11/02 at 13.00 | ||
| 1986 | 90 | 292,314 |
| Gap from 1986/01/23 at 17.00 to 1986/01/27 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1986/02/01 at 06.00 to 1986/02/01 at 14.00 | ||
| Gap from 1986/03/30 at 04.00 to 1986/03/30 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1986/09/18 at 18.00 to 1986/09/19 at 13.00 | ||
| 1987 | 97 | 1-3,91,219 |
| Gap from 1987/01/24 at 14.00 to 1987/01/25 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1987/02/28 at 14.00 to 1987/03/01 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1987/03/07 at 06.00 to 1987/03/09 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1987/05/22 at 15.00 to 1987/05/23 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1987/06/30 at 14.00 to 1987/07/01 at 19.00 | ||
| Gap from 1987/07/10 at 07.00 to 1987/07/10 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1987/07/22 at 06.00 to 1987/07/22 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1987/08/03 at 21.00 to 1987/08/04 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1987/08/10 at 06.00 to 1987/08/10 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1987/12/14 at 16.00 to 1987/12/15 at 17.00 | ||
| 1988 | 98 | 182-184,282-283,297-301,320-327 |
| Gap from 1988/01/16 at 10.00 to 1988/01/17 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1988/04/04 at 08.00 to 1988/04/04 at 15.00 | ||
| Gap from 1988/08/28 at 17.00 to 1988/08/29 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1988/09/09 at 04.00 to 1988/09/09 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1988/10/29 at 22.00 to 1988/10/30 at 12.00 | ||
| Gap from 1988/10/30 at 23.00 to 1988/10/31 at 13.00 | ||
| 1989 | 93 | 1 |
| Gap from 1989/01/02 at 03.00 to 1989/01/02 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1989/03/01 at 19.00 to 1989/03/02 at 18.00 | ||
| Gap from 1989/03/09 at 13.00 to 1989/03/17 at 18.00 | ||
| Gap from 1989/04/01 at 04.00 to 1989/04/06 at 19.00 | ||
| Gap from 1989/07/01 at 15.00 to 1989/07/02 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1989/07/16 at 01.00 to 1989/07/16 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1989/07/17 at 05.00 to 1989/07/17 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1989/08/01 at 04.00 to 1989/08/01 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1989/08/19 at 22.00 to 1989/08/25 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1989/10/26 at 01.00 to 1989/10/26 at 18.00 | ||
| 1990 | 98 | 71,332-335,355-365 |
| Gap from 1990/01/02 at 04.00 to 1990/01/02 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1990/01/27 at 15.00 to 1990/03/01 at 11.00 | ||
| Gap from 1990/03/16 at 06.00 to 1990/03/16 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1990/12/18 at 17.00 to 1990/12/21 at 15.00 | ||
| 1991 | 98 | 19,331-334 |
| Gap from 1991/04/20 at 14.00 to 1991/04/21 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1991/04/28 at 17.00 to 1991/04/28 at 23.00 | ||
| Gap from 1991/04/29 at 18.00 to 1991/04/30 at 00.00 | ||
| Gap from 1991/08/01 at 04.00 to 1991/08/02 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1991/09/18 at 22.00 to 1991/09/19 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1991/10/05 at 17.00 to 1991/10/06 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1991/11/18 at 23.00 to 1991/11/19 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1991/11/26 at 19.00 to 1991/11/27 at 13.00 | ||
| 1992 | 87 | 344-359 |
| Gap from 1992/01/01 at 00.00 to 1992/02/14 at 23.00 | ||
| Gap from 1992/03/07 at 06.00 to 1992/03/08 at 13.00 | ||
| 1993 | 96 | 123,257-263,288-318,334-342 |
| Gap from 1993/06/01 at 14.00 to 1993/06/03 at 15.00 | ||
| Gap from 1993/06/12 at 09.00 to 1993/06/14 at 21.00 | ||
| Gap from 1993/07/13 at 14.00 to 1993/07/14 at 16.00 | ||
| Gap from 1993/11/21 at 13.00 to 1993/11/22 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1993/12/21 at 06.00 to 1993/12/29 at 11.00 | ||
| 1994 | 99 | 85-89,145-151,174-181,204-210,250-253,304-334 |
| Gap from 1994/01/02 at 16.00 to 1994/01/03 at 17.00 | ||
| Gap from 1994/04/11 at 07.00 to 1994/04/13 at 04.00 | ||
| Gap from 1994/11/30 at 10.00 to 1994/12/01 at 17.00 | ||
| Gap from 1994/12/31 at 17.00 to 1994/12/31 at 23.00 | ||
| 1995 | 79 | 001-008,190-192 |
| Gap from 1995/03/02 at 05.00 to 1995/03/03 at 12.00 | ||
| Gap from 1995/05/01 at 04.00 to 1995/07/01 at 04.00 | ||
| Gap from 1995/07/11 at 07.00 to 1995/07/17 at 10.00 | ||
| Gap from 1995/08/07 at 22.00 to 1995/08/11 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1995/10/27 at 10.00 to 1995/10/29 at 10.00 | ||
| Gap from 1995/12/01 at 03.00 to 1995/12/03 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1995/12/31 at 15.00 to 1995/12/31 at 23.00 | ||
| 1996 | 75 | 181-189,359-364 |
| Gap from 1996/01/01 at 00.00 to 1996/04/02 at 23.00 | ||
| 1997 | 99 | 153-182,306-335 |
| Gap from 1997/08/08 at 22.00 to 1997/08/11 at 13.00 | ||
| 1998 | 90 | None |
| Gap from 1998/02/01 at 04.00 to 1998/03/01 at 13.00 | ||
| Gap from 1998/05/15 at 18.00 to 1998/05/22 at 13.00 |
