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Thunder Bay Island, MI (TBIM4) 45° 02´ 05" N, 83° 11´ 39" W

See Metadata File for full description of instruments and parameters, as well as site maps.

NOTICE: Apr 22, 2013. The Thunder Bay Island anemometer is malfunctioning. Usable wind direction will be sporadic until fixed. Please refer to www.ndbc.noaa.gov for nearby marine weather data.

Conditions at 7:00 am EDT on 06/19/2013 (DOY 170 11:00 GMT)

Wind Speed:	5.15 kts (2.65 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:	6.47 kts (3.33 m/s)
Wind Direction:	-98° (-)
Air Temperature:	54.8 °F (12.6 °C)
Plot & Data of Previous 3 Hours (5 minute increments)
Plot of Previous 5 Days (hourly increments)
1-Day Windrose Plot, 5-Day Windrose Plot, (explanation)

[Photo of Thunder Bay Island, MI Met Station]

Note: There is no WebCam at this site.
This image was taken during installation, Sep 2012

YEAR	DOY	EDT	WIND SPD kts	WIND GUST kts	PEAK WIND kts	WIND DIR deg	AIR TEMP deg F
-------- Previous 18 Hours (at top of hour) [English] [Metric] --------
2013	170	0700	5.15	6.47	6.47	-098	54.8
2013	170	0600	4.37	5.72	5.72	-098	53.2
2013	170	0500	4.70	5.72	6.10	-098	53.5
2013	170	0400	3.60	4.96	6.28	-098	54.5
2013	170	0300	1.26	2.10	5.52	-098	54.3
2013	170	0200	2.45	4.96	6.28	-098	54.4
2013	170	0100	1.57	2.29	4.96	-098	53.5
2013	170	0000	1.77	3.42	6.10	-098	55.9
2013	169	2300	1.77	3.42	3.42	-098	56.8
2013	169	2200	0.76	0.95	0.95	-098	55.9
2013	169	2100	1.65	2.29	2.47	-098	57.1
2013	169	2000	3.13	4.96	4.96	-098	59.4
2013	169	1900	2.08	3.62	5.15	-098	59.8
2013	169	1800	2.18	3.25	4.57	-098	60.2
2013	169	1700	2.20	3.05	3.81	-098	59.9
2013	169	1600	3.71	5.52	5.52	-098	59.1
2013	169	1500	4.86	6.86	6.86	-098	57.6
2013	169	1400	4.34	8.01	8.01	-098	57.6

Note: Peak wind is max wind gust during entire hour

Click here for today's 5-minute data: 20130619.10t.txt, data format (metadata)

Click here for past data: 2013 | Archive

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Real-Time Meteorological Observation NetworkThunder Bay Island, MI (TBIM4) 45° 02´ 05" N, 83° 11´ 39" W

Real-Time Meteorological Observation Network
Thunder Bay Island, MI (TBIM4) 45° 02´ 05" N, 83° 11´ 39" W