Neah Bay (Washington, USA) Site History
History Summary
| Station | Neah Bay, Washington |
|---|---|
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Latitude | 048° 22.1' N |
| Longitude | 124° 37.0' W |
| WOCE No | 9068 |
| Time Reference | GMT (0-23) |
| Time Meridian | 120W (GMT -8 hr) |
| Contributor | National Ocean Service (NOS)
National Ocean. and Atmos. Administration (NOAA) N/OES22 SSMCA, STATION 7109 1305 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD. 20910-3233 |
| Originator | Same |
| Instrument Type | Float/well system (1934-1992)
NOAA Next Generation Water Level Measuring System (NGWLMS) (1993-2000) |
| Observational Periods | 01 August 1934 - 2000 |
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
Unavailable at present.
Quality Assessment
Comments
There is no evidence of any obvious reference level shifts. Most questionable fluctuations are related to timing problems with the gauge, only extreme cases are noted below.
- 1984-1985 Slight timing errors throughout the year
- 1991 - Timing shifted by + 8 hours.
The data for 1990-2000 were supplied with heights relative to MLLW. Consequently 649mm was added to refer the data to tide gauge zero.
The data for 1998-2000 were supplied in non-GMT format and had to be shifted into GMT.
Gaps in the Data Record
The following gaps occur in the data set.
| Year | CI (%) | Missing Data | Replaced Gaps
or Bad Data |
Questionable
Fluctuations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1935 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1936 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1937 | 95 | 017-036 | None | None |
| 1938 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1940 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1941 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1942 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1943 | 96 | 126-129,140-150 | None | None |
| 1944 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1945 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1946 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1947 | 95 | 095-114 | None | None |
| 1948 | 85 | 048-084,347-364 | None | None |
| 1949 | 95 | 108-119,355-364 | None | None |
| 1950 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1951 | 43 | 047-228,240-262,270-274 | None | 228-235,238-240 |
| 1952 | 94 | 172-183,355-366 | (00)134-(07)134,(03)347-(19)347,(03)354-(22)354 | 183 |
| 1953 | 99 | 001,177-182 | None | None |
| 1954 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1955 | 92 | 213-244 | None | 335-336 |
| 1956 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1957 | 88 | 280-288,311-319,336-365 | (10)293-(09)294,(01)322-(16)322 | None |
| 1958 | 84 | 1,29-36,316-365 | (21)205-(09)206,(06)314-(20)314 | 153-199 |
| 1959 | 66 | 1-117,231-235 | 242,256,257,(02)183-(18)183,(05)238-(21)238,(08)239-(17)239 | 144-145 |
| 1960 | 100 | None | 144-146,355 | 49-50 |
| 1961 | 100 | None | None | 9 |
| 1962 | 100 | None | 152,157,158,219,244-245 | None |
| 1963 | 98 | 182-186,200-204 | (03)188-(11)188,(04)189-(12)189,(05)190-(12)190,(05)192-(14)192,(00)197-(07)197,(00)198-(08)198,(06)205-(16)205,(13)211-(05)212 | None |
| 1964 | 100 | None | 88 | 92 |
| 1965 | 100 | None | 343 | 228-230 |
| 1966 | 96 | 11-17,153-160 | 91,311,314 | 328-329 |
| 1967 | 100 | None | (01)001-(08)001 | None |
| 1968 | 100 | None | None | 179-180 |
| 1969 | 100 | None | None | 70 |
| 1970 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1971 | 100 | None | 305 | 202-264 |
| 1972 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1973 | 100 | None | 47,(16)075-(08)076,(13)355-(23)355 | 25-26 |
| 1974 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1975 | 100 | None | (08)120-(18)120,(23)325-(09)326 | 058-086,090-099,182-222 |
| 1976 | 94 | 046-069 | (21)305-(23)305 | 132-245 |
| 1977 | 95 | 103-121 | None | 1-103,178-180,209-250,332-365 |
| 1978 | 100 | None | None | 1-124 |
| 1979 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1980 | 100 | None | None | 70-71 |
| 1981 | 100 | None | None | 63,70,173-185 |
| 1982 | 92 | 3-15,49-68 | None | 214-244 |
| 1983 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1984 | 100 | None | None | 80,184-186,246-249 |
| 1985 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1986 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1987 | 100 | None | None | 226-229 |
| 1988 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1989 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1990 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1991 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1992 | 100 | None | None | 92-97 |
| 1993 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1994 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1995 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1996 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1997 | 100 | None | None | None |
| 1998 | 100 | None | None | 1-27,319-327,335-338 |
| 1999 | 100 | None | None | 1-21,324-328,334-346,353-365 |
| 2000 | 100 | None | None | 14-20,24-26,33-37,313-320,334-348,357-366 |
