Halifax (Canada) Site History
History Summary
| Station | Halifax |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| GLOSS No | 222 |
| Latitude | 44° 40.0' N |
| Longitude | 063° 35.0' W |
| Time Meridian | 060° W (GMT -4 hr) |
| Contributor | Marine Environmental Data Service, Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, S12082-200 Kent St. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A-0E6 |
| Originator | Dept of Fisheries, atlantic Tidal Section, BIO, P.O. Box 1006, Dartmouth, N.S. Canada B2Y-4A2 |
| Instrument Type | OTT float/well gauge |
| Original Data | Analog |
| Observational Period | 01 January 1920 - 01 August 1997 |
Tide Gauge Benchmark (TGBM) Description
All heights have been referred to the station tide staff zero which is linked to fixed benchmarks. The primary benchmark is a bronze tablet (stamped T.S.1.1953) set horizontally in the S face of the south bridge caisson, 0.20m above granite sill and 15m north of the gauge house.
Quality Assessment
Comments
The hourly residuals show minor fluctuations within the tidal frequency band. It is not sure whether this is due to the inability of the tidal analysis to resolve the complex nature of the tides or errors in the timing. Only extreme fluctuations are listed below.
Possible datum shift of - 0.5m on 01 April 1976
| Year | Completeness Index (%) | Questionable Fluctuations (In day Nos.) and Missing Data (Gaps >6 hours) |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 100 | None |
| 1921 | 100 | None |
| 1922 | 100 | None |
| 1923 | 100 | 117 |
| 1924 | 100 | 240,248-249 |
| 1925 | 100 | 119-121,220,221,223,224-225,342,344 |
| 1926 | 100 | 138,140,197-198,211-213,220-221,244,358-361 |
| 1927 | 100 | None |
| 1928 | 100 | 161,162,170,327-329 |
| 1929 | 100 | 155 |
| 1930 | 100 | 251,253 |
| 1931 | 100 | 154-155 |
| 1932 | 100 | None |
| 1933 | 100 | 148-149,216,276-277,345,348,349 |
| 1934 | 100 | 063-064 |
| 1935 | 100 | None |
| 1936 | 100 | 074,209-212 |
| 1937 | 100 | 213-214 |
| 1938 | 100 | 330-332 |
| 1939 | 100 | 222-229 |
| 1940 | 100 | 260 |
| 1941 | 100 | None |
| 1942 | 100 | 336-338 |
| 1943 | 100 | 020-022 |
| 1944 | 100 | 259-260 |
| 1945 | 100 | None |
| 1946 | 100 | 238-241,307,309,311 |
| 1947 | 100 | None |
| 1948 | 100 | 227 |
| 1949 | 100 | 218 |
| 1950 | 100 | 078,087,233-234 |
| 1951 | 100 | None |
| 1952 | 100 | None |
| 1953 | 100 | 141 |
| 1954 | 100 | None |
| 1955 | 100 | None |
| 1956 | 100 | None |
| 1957 | 100 | None |
| 1958 | 100 | 165-167 |
| 1959 | 100 | None |
| 1960 | 100 | 101,202 |
| 1961 | 100 | 226-228 Timing shifted by 1 hour between 01 January 1961 0500hrs to 31 October 1961 2300hrs. |
| 1962 | 98 | Gap From 1962/04/19 at 0400 to 1962/04/25 at 0300 Gap From 1962/09/22 at 0400 to 1962/09/24 at 0300 |
| 1963 | 100 | 185-186 |
| 1964 | 100 | 040 |
| 1965 | 100 | None |
| 1966 | 100 | None |
| 1967 | 100 | 038,054,192-213 |
| 1968 | 100 | 244-245 |
| 1969 | 100 | 183-213 |
| 1970 | 100 | 244-265,345-348,358-362 |
| 1971 | 100 | 301-318 |
| 1972 | 100 | None |
| 1973 | 100 | 168 |
| 1974 | 100 | None |
| 1975 | 99 | Gap From 1975/02/25 at 0400 to 1975/03/01 at 0300 |
| 1976 | 98 | Gap From 1976/02/19 at 1600 to 1976/02/20 at 0000 Gap From 1976/02/20 at 0400 to 1976/02/20 at 1200 Gap From 1976/04/05 at 1500 to 1976/04/06 at 1300 Gap From 1976/06/04 at 0400 to 1976/06/08 at 1100 Gap From 1976/08/01 at 1300 to 1976/08/02 at 1100 |
| 1977 | 96 | 258 Gap From 1977/01/07 at 0200 to 1977/01/07 at 1200 Gap From 1977/01/18 at 0400 to 1977/01/19 at 0300 Gap From 1977/01/25 at 1000 to 1977/01/25 at 1600 Gap From 1977/06/12 at 0500 to 1977/06/13 at 1100 Gap From 1977/06/17 at 1300 to 1977/06/23 at 1700 Gap From 1977/11/03 at 0400 to 1977/11/09 at 1100 |
| 1978 | 99 | 213 Gap From 1978/05/12 at 1100 to 1978/05/15 at 1400 Gap From 1978/09/01 at 0400 to 1978/09/01 at 1000 |
| 1979 | 98 | 091 Gap From 1979/04/02 at 1100 to 1979/04/02 at 1700 Gap From 1979/06/07 at 0400 to 1979/06/10 at 2200 Gap From 1979/07/01 at 1200 to 1979/07/03 at 2200 Gap From 1979/07/16 at 1600 to 1979/07/20 at 0300 Gap From 1979/11/01 at 1200 to 1979/11/02 at 1600 |
| 1980 | 88 | 196-199,214-217,246 Gap From 1980/07/01 at 1100 to 1980/07/06 at 0300 Gap From 1980/07/12 at 0400 to 1980/07/14 at 1200 Gap From 1980/07/25 at 0400 to 1980/07/27 at 1500 Gap From 1980/08/09 at 0400 to 1980/08/29 at 1600 Gap From 1980/09/01 at 1500 to 1980/09/02 at 0100 Gap From 1980/10/01 at 1200 to 1980/10/14 at 1600 |
| 1981 | 96 | 274-275 Gap From 1981/09/06 at 1400 to 1981/09/09 at 1200 Gap From 1981/11/04 at 0300 to 1981/11/04 at 1100 |
| 1982 | 98 | Gap From 1982/01/01 at 1700 to 1982/01/07 at 1300 |
| 1983 | 99 | Gap From 1983/11/01 at 0400 to 1983/11/02 at 1100 Gap From 1983/11/17 at 1200 to 1983/11/20 at 1700 |
| 1984 | 100 | None |
| 1985 | 99 | Gap From 1985/03/21 at 0800 to 1985/03/22 at 0800 Gap From 1985/04/01 at 0400 to 1985/04/01 at 1500 |
| 1986 | 100 | None |
| 1987 | 100 | None |
| 1988 | 100 | 183-186 |
| 1989 | 97 | Gap From 1989/08/10 at 0700 to 1989/08/21 at 1400 |
| 1990 | 93 | Gap From 1990/06/05 at 0400 to 1990/07/17 at 1700 |
| 1991 | 91 | Gap From 1991/05/01 at 0400 to 1991/05/14 at 1500 Gap From 1991/09/04 at 0700 to 1991/09/24 at 1600 |
| 1992 | 95 | 115-134 Gap From 1992/08/03 at 0700 to 1992/08/04 at 1600 Gap From 1992/08/18 at 1200 to 1992/08/30 at 2000 Gap From 1992/09/02 at 0700 to 1992/09/08 at 0500 |
| 1993 | 85 | Gap From 1993/06/07 at 1700 to 1993/07/30 at 1500 |
| 1994 | 98 | Gap From 1994/09/30 at 1100 to 1994/10/05 at 0300 |
| 1995 | 100 | 255 |
| 1996 | 100 | None |
| 1997 | 100 | 168-187,227-234,249-263,277-290 |
| 1998 | 99 | 027-035,045-055,190-194,198-204,244-247 Gap From 1998/12/23 at 1500 to 1998/12/23 at 2300 |
| 1999 | 99 | 051,223-229,287-288 |
| 2000 | 99 | 228-243,245-263,271-276,286-292,296-301,316-321,326-330,344-349 Gap From 2000/05/09 at 1200 to 2000/05/19 at 1500 Gap From 2000/08/30 at 0800 to 2000/09/01 at 0300 Gap From 2000/12/24 at 2000 to 2000/12/25 at 0300 Gap From 2000/12/26 at 2100 to 2000/12/27 at 0300 |
| 2001 | 90 | Gap From 2001/01/03 at 0200 to 2001/01/03 at 0800 Gap From 2001/01/04 at 0100 to 2001/01/04 at 1100 Gap From 2001/01/08 at 1900 to 2001/01/09 at 0100 Gap From 2001/01/09 at 1900 to 2001/01/25 at 1200 Gap From 2001/02/08 at 0800 to 2001/02/08 at 1400 Gap From 2001/02/08 at 2100 to 2001/02/09 at 0300 Gap From 2001/02/09 at 2100 to 2001/02/10 at 1700 Gap From 2001/02/13 at 0000 to 2001/02/13 at 0600 Gap From 2001/02/25 at 2100 to 2001/02/26 at 0600 Gap From 2001/03/09 at 2000 to 2001/03/10 at 0300 Gap From 2001/03/11 at 2200 to 2001/03/12 at 0400 Gap From 2001/03/12 at 1000 to 2001/03/12 at 1600 Gap From 2001/03/12 at 2300 to 2001/03/13 at 0500 Gap From 2001/03/17 at 1500 to 2001/03/17 at 2100 Gap From 2001/03/19 at 0400 to 2001/03/19 at 1000 Gap From 2001/04/09 at 2300 to 2001/04/17 at 1500 Gap From 2001/07/18 at 0800 to 2001/07/19 at 1600 Gap From 2001/09/12 at 0800 to 2001/09/17 at 1400 |
