Malin Head (Eire) Site History
History summary
| Station name | Malin Head |
|---|---|
| Country | Ireland (Eire) |
| Latitude of measuring point | 55° 22.3' N |
| Longitude of measuring point | 007° 20' W |
| Datum reference | All data refer to Ordnance Datum Ireland |
| Time reference | GMT (hours 00-23) |
| Contributor | Queen's University Belfast |
| Instrument type | 1958-1991: Conventional stilling well
1991-2002: Ott type tide gauge installed in the stilling well. Temporarily taken out of operation in 2002 due to construction work. |
| Site of measuring point | Distal end of Portmore pier |
| Observational period | 1958-2002 |
Benchmark descriptions
| Benchmark | Description |
|---|---|
| TGBM | OSBM brass bolt inside hut. 2 rawplug bolts in wall outside. |
| Aux1 | E.F. (GB2) bolt on cropping rock opposite W face of house. |
| Aux2 | A (GB3) bolt in third step of 'steps'. |
| Aux3 | B (GB4) bolt on cropping rock 1.8m from NE angle of house. |
TGBM is 19.8360m below FBM
Ordance Datum Ireland (ODI) is 26.423m below FBM
Parameters
Please Note: All parameters listed below are sea level measured in metres. Different parameter codes represent different gauges. For an explanation of the codes, please see the BODC parameter dictionary.
| Period | Parameters | Completeness index (%) | Sample interval |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | ASLVZZ01 | 77 | 60 minutes |
| 1959 | ASLVZZ01 | 94 | 60 minutes |
| 1960 | ASLVZZ01 | 81 | 60 minutes |
| 1961 | ASLVZZ01 | 95 | 60 minutes |
| 1962 | ASLVZZ01 | 97 | 60 minutes |
| 1963 | ASLVZZ01 | 92 | 60 minutes |
| 1964 | ASLVZZ01 | 99 | 60 minutes |
| 1965 | ASLVZZ01 | 100 | 60 minutes |
| 1966 | ASLVZZ01 | 95 | 60 minutes |
| 1967 | ASLVZZ01 | 98 | 60 minutes |
| 1968 | ASLVZZ01 | 58 | 60 minutes |
| 1969 | ASLVZZ01 | 87 | 60 minutes |
| 1970 | ASLVZZ01 | 100 | 60 minutes |
| 1971 | ASLVZZ01 | 99 | 60 minutes |
| 1972 | ASLVZZ01 | 99 | 60 minutes |
| 1973 | ASLVZZ01 | 98 | 60 minutes |
| 1974 | ASLVZZ01 | 97 | 60 minutes |
| 1975 | ASLVZZ01 | 100 | 60 minutes |
| 1976 | ASLVZZ01 | 100 | 60 minutes |
| 1977 | ASLVZZ01 | 100 | 60 minutes |
| 1978 | ASLVZZ01 | 100 | 60 minutes |
| 1979 | ASLVZZ01 | 100 | 60 minutes |
| 1980 | ASLVZZ01 | 72 | 60 minutes |
| 1981 | ASLVZZ01 | 96 | 60 minutes |
| 1982 | ASLVZZ01 | 83 | 60 minutes |
| 1983 | ASLVZZ01 | 95 | 60 minutes |
| 1984 | ASLVZZ01 | 98 | 60 minutes |
| 1985 | ASLVZZ01 | 99 | 60 minutes |
| 1986 | ASLVZZ01 | 92 | 60 minutes |
| 1987 | ASLVZZ01 | 79 | 60 minutes |
| 1988 | ASLVZZ01 | 89 | 60 minutes |
| 1989 | ASLVZZ01 | 99 | 60 minutes |
| 1990 | ASLVZZ01 | 98 | 60 minutes |
| 1991 | ASLVZZ01 | 95 | 60 minutes |
| 1992 | ASLVZZ01 | 92 | 60 minutes |
| 1993 | ASLVZZ01 | 99 | 60 minutes |
| 1994 | ASLVZZ01 | 99 | 60 minutes |
| 1995 | ASLVZZ01 | 96 | 60 minutes |
| 1996 | ASLVZZ01 | 99 | 60 minutes |
| 1997 | ASLVZZ01 | 100 | 60 minutes |
| 1998 | ASLVZZ01 | 87 | 60 minutes |
| 1999 | ASLVZZ01 | 100 | 60 minutes |
| 2000 | ASLVZZ01 | 100 | 60 minutes |
| 2001 | ASLVZZ01 | 94 | 60 minutes |
Quality assessment
With the first gauge, there were problems of overlap of the chart around the gauge drum, revealed by the residuals. Several periods of data are suggestive of siltation effects after storms and/or problems with the float.
During the stormy conditions in December 1991, the 'bubble-pot' became unattached which resulted in inaccurate pen recordings on the marigrams. At the beginning of 1992 the tide-gauge had completely broken down and following maintenance, a calibration check during 1993 revealed a 6cm shortfall, which was corrected.
| Year | Missing Data | Suspect Data |
| 1958 | 001-016,074-113,177-180,189-191,193-194,201-208,265-266,269-273,280-281,307-309,358-360 | 134,268,270,273-276,293 |
| 1959 | 039-040,091-092,157-161,256-258,314-315,342-344,347-349,365 | 001-002,097,141-142,173,184,192,238-239,242-243,313-314,318-322,325,327-330,333-335,337-338,342,363 |
| 1960 | 001-003,013-014,101-106,113-114,132-134,142-144,149-193,256-261 | 019-020,026,033,036-037,040-042,044,046-047,054,057,074-075,077-078,084-085,092,094,099,101,105,107-108,110-111,113-115,117-118,120,126,129-130,132,134-140,147,193-195,197-205,211,216,236,250,261,267,273,278,289,311,317,328,335,339,347,349,351 |
| 1961 | 009-017,021-023,037-038,063,065-066,214-216 | 001,003,004-007,019-020,024,034-036,058,085,106,123,149,155,159-160,166,176,180,190,193,195,225,243,249,252,254,259-260,270,276-277,294,305,311,317,319-320,335,362 |
| 1962 | 069-070,308-313,315,333-334 | 019,021,049,054,068,074,080-081,093,095,126,147,162,180,186,261,271,340 |
| 1963 | 028-029,140-150,245-261 | 053,083,088,098,218-219,272,287,289,291-296 |
| 1964 | 195-196 | 105,132,180-181,189-195,210,213-214,218-219,267,278,318,321-322,339-340,348,358 |
| 1965 | None | 013,018,021-022,029-030,044,051,059-060,065,096,102,113,131,145,153,168-169,178,180,187-188,199,227,229,234-235,237,242,245,252-254,278,288,299-300,302,312,358,361,365 |
| 1966 | 082-087,094-101,110-112,360-361 | 005,017,020,043,053,056-059,070-071,079,082,087-088,090-094,102-103,110,117-118,121,123,129,140,144,146,148,159-160,196,217,228,231,233,240,244,252,254,259,263-264,276-277,311,318,333-336 |
| 1967 | 288-296 | 006,009-010,031,042-043,053-054,076-079,086,115-116,137,148,158-159,171-172,186-187,194,226,238,264,267,277,282,314-316,331,347 |
| 1968 | 182-334 | 016,032,064,069,074-075,108-109,111,114,137,148,151,160,173,179-180,335,350,358-359 |
| 1969 | 104-146,362-365 | 001-002,007,012-013,019,021,024-026,032,034,038,047,065-066,069,077,098,102-104,151-152,154,173,183,185-186,198,201,211,224,245,271,286,296,299,306,308-309,314-316,329,335,341,345,348,356,358,362 |
| 1970 | None | 002,005,011,015,033,036,038-039,041-043,049,051-053,057,067,073,079,085,087,095,103-104,108,110,112,116,120-121,130,136-137,141,149,160,173,176-178,188,191,198,201,204,206-207,209-210,220,244,247,259,263,276,285-287,307-309,318,326,335,343,346-347,351 |
| 1971 | 221-225 | 005,009,012-013,024,026,050,085,088,107,115-116,169-170,209,233,251,294-296,322,340-341 |
| 1972 | 253-254 | 092,120,148-150 |
| 1973 | 316-323 | 014,029-033,036,039,043-044,074,087-089,093-095,141,149-150,158,170-171,226-227,239,253,259-263,267,311,328,347-348 |
| 1974 | 175-182,216-217,254 | 029-030,036-038,063,077-079,084,128,169,211-212,259,331,343 |
| 1975 | None | 011,013,101-103,234,260-261,363 |
| 1976 | None | 023,033,110,246-256,258,276-281,306,320,341,348,355 |
| 1977 | None | 003,010,054,063-066,091-092,160-161,229-233,254-260,324,362 |
| 1978 | None | 013-015,023,028,037-040,050-051,079-083,254-255,270-272,290-291,293-294,319-321,322-323 |
| 1979 | None | 002,010-013,057,067,069-071,075,082-084,128,135,141,145,149-151,171-174,188-190,197,320,336-339 |
| 1980 | 079,091-193,366 | 005-006,023,034,060-062,078-082,086-091,228,293-294,329,331-333,336-339,341 |
| 1981 | 001-005,315-320,362-363,365 | 099-100,157-158,270-272,274-280,282-288,302-305,315,327-350,352-353,360-363 |
| 1982 | 151-158,165-186,202,235-256,260 | 005-006,008-009,022-024,027,037-041,055-056,058,065-073,084-090,097-099,111-128,139-144,146-148,150-151,161,189-192,198-202,222,225,229-235,259,321-323,326-327,347,350,355-356 |
| 1983 | 261-262,339-346,353-360,365 | 008,108,178,180-181,267-271,275,281,284-285,289-298,305-306,314-316,324-325,362,364 |
| 1984 | 212-219 | 001-006,012-016,024,032-039,044,054,057,062-064,066-068,071,097-099,107-108,112-113,126,129-130,136-141,152,163-164,211-212,223,225-228,237-244,254,257,265-270,283,294-295,298-300,302,317,323,328-331,335-336,338,347-349,352-354,357-363 |
| 1985 | 244,273,277,279-280 | 014,022-028,049,091-092,109,116-117,128-129,148-149,160-162,213-217,220-222,228,241-251,256-263,268,277-279,282-285,297-298,305-307,309-310,312,321-326,342,348-350,353-355,363-364 |
| 1986 | 244-251,279-286,290-293,300-308,310 | 014-016,026-027,030,034-035,062,070,076-079,085-088,095-099,106,129-130,138-139,161,189,192,197,206,221-223,257-259,261,263-276,288-289,294,298-300,308-313,323,325,329,339-340,344-352 |
| 1987 | 082-089,106-107,215-268,278-285,294-300,324-325,354 | 102-106,110,113,115-120,131-133,192-197,206-209,313,323-329,342-344,352,362 |
| 1988 | 007-010,018-025,037,046-047,051-052,082,186-200,249-256,302 | 007,011,064,066,077,081,084-085,087,095,103,156,172-186,233-236,238,258-260,262-264,267,273,281-285,290-291,302-305,312,331-332,340-343,347,354-355,361-363 |
| 1989 | 247-248 | 012-016,020-021,044-049,053-054,056-058,072-073,086-087,212-218,221-223,227-234,239-248,250-253,278-281,316-317,358 |
| 1990 | 250,323-330,365 | 002,006-007,011,013,018-020,023-029,043,058,060,069-071,074,081-086,104-106,190,309-311,331-334,341-343,355 |
| 1991 | 238-243,352-365 | 021,251-256,291-292,294-297,337-338,340-343 |
| 1992 | 001-029,243 | 065-066,243 |
| 1993 | 271 | 007-008,011,017,023-024,026,042-044,046-047,055-056,058,065-067,069,076,079,082,085-086,088-091,094,100-102,108,116-117,124-125,133-135,138-140,145-148,151-155,157,159,174,176,182,213-214,216,223-225,228,230-233,243-246,252,288,309,319,334,339,349 |
| 1994 | 255 | 003,020-023,028,030,038-040,043,054,056,058-059,068,070,072,074-075,084-085,089,098-100,113-115,117,119-120,122,143-144,159,161,163,166-167,180-183,190,194,196,207,216,220,230,232,237-238,250,261-262,265,267,269-272,278,280,282,291-293,296-297,307,309-311,337-338,357 |
| 1995 | 046-060,171,205 | 012-013,016,023,027,030,032,034,036,043,060-062,064-065,074,076,078,084-086,093,101,105-106,110,119,132-133,135,149-153,156,160,164-165,167,170-173,175,178,181-182,199,211,214,226-227,249-251,254-255,267-268,270,272,275,278,283,285,295-299,301-302,310,314,319,327,332,336-337,339-340,343,348-349,355,357-359,361 |
| 1996 | 014,079-080,227 | 006,008,018,020,022-023,025,027,035,039,043,045,053-054,063-064,067-069,075,081-083,092,096-097,101-102,105-107,110,112-113,115,128,132,137-139,141,152-153,159,172-173,181,183-185,189-190,197-198,204-205,213,218,225,228-229,233,243,247,257-258,267-268,271,274-275,283-284,288,299,302,306,313-314,319-320,327-328,330-331,344,349,354-366 |
| 1997 | None | 001,008,012,020,024,027,029,037,039-042,065-071,084,089,095-096,115,125-126,142,146-147,155,170-171,173-174,178-179,182-183,206,215,223,230,237,241-242,249,251,260,265,268-269,273,275,287,291-292,310,317-319,332,334,336-337,343,345,348,358-359,361-362 |
| 1998 | 106-154 | 005,007,012,015-016,018,034,040-043,049,053-054,056,058-059,062,068,082-083,088,090,092-094,163,177-178,180-182,219,223,228,231-232,237-238,254-255,262,265,282,285-286,298-299,306,333,350,352-354,357,364-365 |
| 1999 | None | 004-005,014-015,033,036,044-045,048-049,075,080,082,088,090,092,108-109,111,115,118,135,137,141,145-146,170,191,194,211,214,224,228,252-253,255-256,272,281,299,303,309,324-325,327-328,330-334,354-355,360,364 |
| 2000 | None | 001-003,005-006,008,012,024-026,037,052-054,056,064,077-080,082,093,095,097-098,113,116,122-123,125,127-129,140,151,154,156,165,183,186,200,211,214,218,226-227,242,259,263,288,293-294,303-304,315-316,318,320-321,326,330,344,346-347,351 |
| 2001 | 197-214,242-244,328 | 002,007-008,011,022,024,028,036,040,052-053,055-056,060-061,064,067,071-073,075,079-088,090,095,097-101,114,116,124,131,136,142,146,148-149,151,153,156,168-169,170-175,183,192,216-217,223,225,229,233,238,240-242,246,249,261-262,264,270,273,275,279-281,284-285,289,293-294,302,306-307,310-312,317,321-328,332-333,335,337,340-342,345-346,350-353,356-357,363-365 |
