GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 34 |
| Station name | Madras |
| Country | India |
| Time zone | 82.5E, GMT + 5.5hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 13.1 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 80.3 |
| Ocean | Indian |
| Observation period(s) | 1886-1889, 1894-1933, 1952- |
| Responsible country | India |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Addl. Surveyor General, Geodetic and Research Branch, Survey of India, 17 E.C. Road, Dehra Dun 248 001, India |
| GLOSS contact | India |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | No |
| Data acquisition rate | Continuous recording |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | B.M. No. 160/30 - GTS on second step from bottom on east side of Lord Cornwallis Fountain |
| Benchmark relationships | 5.04m above chart datum (1952) |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data |  |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| MSL method | Average of Hourly Heights |
| PSMSL code | 205 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | GPS and real time data available |
| Last updated | 1990-06-23 |
