Saipan (North Mariana Islands) Site History
History Summary
| Station name | Saipan |
|---|---|
| Country | N. Mariana Islands |
| Latitude | 15° 13.6' N |
| Longitude | 145° 44.5' E |
| GLOSS No. | 118 |
| Time Reference | GMT (hours 00-23) |
| Contributor | UH Sea Level Center |
| Instrument type | Fischer and Porter Analog-to-Digital Recorder |
| Site of Gauge | |
| Observational Period | 1978 - present |
Reference Level
All heights have been referred to the station tide staff zero which is linked to fixed benchmarks.
Quality Assessment by UH Sea Level Center
Comment
The daily and monthly means reveal no apparent changes in the reference level.
The questionable fluctuations in 1981 and 1986 are due to meteorological events. Typhoon Kim (winds to 135 knots) passed near Saipan on 3 December 1986.
| Year | CI (%) | Missing Data | Replaced Gaps or Bad Data | Questionable Fluctuations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 28 | none | none | none |
| 1979 | 100 | none | none | none |
| 1980 | 89 | 327-366 | none | none |
| 1981 | 67 | 1-118 | none | 318-319 |
| 1982 | 100 | none | none | none |
| 1983 | 100 | none | none | none |
| 1984 | 100 | none | none | none |
| 1985 | 88 | 173-217 | none | none |
| 1986 | 80 | 182-187,213-219,275-336 | none | 337-338 |
| 1987 | 100 | none | none | 321-338 |
| 1988 | 94 | 2-7,184-200 | none | 297 |
| 1989 | 92 | 8-12,65-67,170-177,258-261,289-299,354-258 | none | none |
| 1990 | 94 | 8-17,39-51,246-249 | none | 197-202 |
| 1991 | 97 | 39-49,218-219,358-365 | none | 262,307 |
| 1992 | 83 | 1-14,148-196,301-303 | none | none |
| 1993 | 68 | 20-26,61-166,362-365 | none | none |
| 1994 | 98 | 1-4,32-33,182-183,348-350 | none | 298,308 |
| 1995 | 100 | none | (02)140-(01)141 | none |
| 1996 | 98 | 328-335 | (04)337-(22)337,(15)341-(10)342, (04)345-(02)346 | none |
| 1997 | 100 | none | none | none |
| 1998 | 100 | none | none | none |
