ESP Data Set Summary

Accession: ACP_RAIN_HR Theme: Meteorology
Data Set Title: 15-min interval rainfall totals from the Panama Canal Authority Meteorological and Hydrological Service weather station network
Originator: Steven Paton
Study Type: Monitoring
Study Period: Jan 2, 1929 to Dec 31, 2003 - planned to continue indefinitely
Abstract: 15-min interval rainfall total records from the ACP. Data are from a varying number of stations, currently 40 in number. Most stations have data beginning between 1965 to 1970.
More information about ACP and their data collection program can be found by clicking here
 
Locations:
NAMES AND LOCATION OF METEOROLOGICAL  STATIONS IN THE PANAMA CANAL CATCHMENT AREA
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Name used in Files Name of Site East North

Lat. (N)

 Long. (W) Elevation (m)

AGUACLARA

AGUA CLARA

642020

1035263

9° 22'

79° 42'

460

ALHAJUELA

ALHAJUELA

651531

1017770

9° 12'

79° 37'

40

ARCASONIA

ARCA SONIA

663159

1016401

9° 11'

79° 31'

265

BALBOAFAA

BALBOA (FAA)

659465

991563

8° 58'

79° 33'

10

BALBOAHTS

BALBOA HEIGHTS

658943

990457

8° 57'

79° 33'

30

BCI

BARRO COLORADO

627823

1013187

9° 10'

79° 50'

34

CANDELARIA

CANDELARIA

662400

1037456

9° 23'

79° 31'

98

CANO

CAŅO

629381

1003281

9° 04'

79° 49'

33

CANONES

LOS CANONES

603059

989140

8° 57'

80° 04'

104

CASCADAS

LAS CASCADAS

645032

1003939

9° 03'

79° 41'

47

CERROCAMA

CERRO CAMA

9° 01

79° 54

120

CHAMON

CHAMON

9° 20

79° 19

640

CHICO CHICO

663692

1024135

9° 16'

79° 30'

104

CHORRO EL CHORRO

610980

  992092

8° 58'

79° 59'

43

CIENTO CIENTO

637706

1028622

9° 18'

79° 45'

38

COCLENORTE COCLE DE NORTE 8° 53'

80° 33'

12

COCOSOLO COCO SOLO

622200

1036500

9° 22'

79° 53'

5

CHRISTOBAL CHRISTOBAL

622200

1036500

9° 22'

79° 53'

DIABLO DIABLO HEIGHTS

656851

  991147

8° 58'

79° 35'

5

DOSBOCAS DOS BOCAS

9° 27'

79° 26'

229

EMPIREHILL EMPIRE HILL

646749

1001350

9° 03'

79° 40'

61

ESCANDELOS ESCANDALOSA

656027

1041803

9° 25'

79° 35'

480

ESPERANZA ESPERANZA

9° 25'

79° 21'

FRIJOLITO FRIJOLITO

641059

1019235

9° 13'

79° 43'

349

GAMBOA GAMBOA

643498

1007316

9° 06'

79° 42'

31

GASPARILLAL GASPARILLAL

8° 52'

80° 01'

346

GATUN GATUN

618529

1024534

9° 16'

79° 55'

30

GATUNWEST GATUN WEST

617598

1023985

9° 21'

79° 55'

33

GUACHA GUACHA

616558

1014434

9° 10'

79° 56'

29

HODGESHILL HODGES HILL

648175

999817

9° 02'

79° 39'

70

HUMEDAD HUMEDAD

605561

1000154

9° 03'

80° 02'

30

INDIOWEST INDIO WEST

8° 59'

80° 11'

9

JAGUA JAGUA

604849

  965922

8° 44'

80° 02'

546

LIMONBAY LIMON BAY

619145

1034081

9° 21'

79° 55'

3

LIMPIO LIMPIO

668211

1031433

9° 19'

79° 28'

684

MIRAFLORES MIRAFLORES

652774

  996698

9° 01'

79° 37'

20

MONTELIRIO MONTE LIRIO

625943

1021512

9° 14'

79° 51'

34

PEDROMIGEL PEDRO MIGUEL

651959

  997449

9° 01'

79° 37'

30

NUEVOVIGIA NUEVO VIGIA          
PELUCA PELUCA

657997

1037188

9° 23'

79° 34'

107

RAICES LAS RAICES

611185

1004937

9° 05'

79° 34'

34

RIOPIEDRAS RIO PIEDRAS

675766

1026276

9° 17'

79° 24'

149

SALAMANCA SALAMANCA

655696

1028848

9° 18'

79° 35'

75

SANMIGUEL SAN MIGUEL

664211

1041459

9° 25'

79° 30'

520

SANTAROSA SANTA ROSA

647800

1015491

9° 11'

79° 39'

28

TOABRE TOABRE    

8° 55'

80° 30'

14
VISTAMARES VISTAMARES

675600

1021352

9° 14'

79° 24'

969

Data Columns:
Column Name Units Type
1 Site text
2 Date dd/mm/yyyy date
3 Hour hhhh integer
4 Rain mm floating-point
Table Size: 537383 records
Review Status: reviewed by ESP
Public Release: Mar 25, 2002
Public File Downloads: Data available upon request from: Steven Paton