Metadata for NOAA/GLERL Muskegon Pier Lighthouse, MI Met Station

LATITUDE: 43-13-36 N
LONGITUDE: 86-20-29 W
Site online: 31 Jan 2024

LOCATION: Muskegon Pier Lighthouse, Muskegon, MI

Lake level above mean sea level: 176.2 m
Site elevation above mean sea level: 178.5 m

Anemometer Height: 15.6 m above site elevation (194.1 m above mean sea level)
Temperature & Relative Humidity Height: 13.5 m (192 m above mean sea level)
Barometer Height: 13.5 m above site elevation (192 m above mean sea level)

Sensor Data:

Anemometer: R. M. Young Wind Monitor model 5106 Location: At top of lighthouse at about 15.6 m above site elevation

Temperature and RH probe: R.M. Young model 41382V Location: At top of lighthouse at about 13.5 m above site elevation

Barometric Pressure Sensor: R. M. Young model 61302V Location: At top of lighthouse at about 13.5 m above site elevation

Data collection:

Data is acquired and processed via a Campbell Scientific CR1000X Data Logger, and periodically downloaded by servers at GLERL. The data logger samples the sensors once every 5 seconds and averages the data over two minutes, except for max wind speed (wind gust), which is the maximum value during the two minute period.

WebCam Image: See WebCam Details.

Data Line for file yyyymmdd.205t.txt: The data line is space delimited and consists of the following columns in order from left to right.

1:Station ID, Muskegon Light=205
2:Year
3:Day of Year
4:Time, UTC
5:Average air temperature, Deg C
6:Scalar average wind speed, m/s
7:Wind Speed maximum, m/s
8:Unit vector average wind direction, degrees from (0=north, 90=east)
9:Average relative humidity, %
10:Average station pressure, millibars
11:Average dew point, Deg C

-99 = missing/bad data

USDOC-NOAA-GLERL
Marine Instrumentation Laboratory
12 Feb 2024