Panama Canal Authority (ACP) |
The Panama Canal Authority (Autoridad del Canal de Panamá - ACP), through its Meteorological and Hydrological Branch, has generously provided STRI with much of its meteorological and hydrological data. These data are made available to scientific community at no charge. However, we ask that any use of these data in publications should include the following acknowledgement: the Meteorology and Hydrology Branch, Panama Canal Authority, Republic of Panama. Thank you.
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| The following table list the monitoring stations used by the ACP. The same table is available as an Excel file by clicking here |
NAMES AND LOCATION OF METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS IN THE PANAMA CANAL CATCHMENT AREA
|
| Name used in Files |
Name of Site |
East |
North |
Lat. (N) |
Long. (W) |
Elevation (m) |
First Month |
First Year |
| AGUACLARA |
AGUA CLARA |
642019.5 |
1035263.2 |
09° 21' 52" |
79° 42' 22" |
460 |
Apr |
1941 |
| ALHAJUELA |
ALHAJUELA |
651530.8 |
1017769.6 |
09° 12' 23" |
79° 37' 14" |
40 |
Jul |
1899 |
| AMADOR |
AMADOR |
661108.0 |
985958.5 |
08° 55' 00" |
79° 32' 05" |
5 |
|
|
| ARCASONIA |
ARCA SONIA |
663159.2 |
1016401.4 |
09° 11' 36" |
79° 30' 54" |
265 |
Mar |
1899 |
| BALBOAFAA |
BALBOA (FAA) |
659465.2 |
991562.9 |
08° 58' 08" |
79° 32' 58" |
10 |
Apr |
1978 |
| BALBOAHTS |
BALBOA HEIGHTS |
658943.4 |
990457.1 |
08° 57' 34" |
79° 33' 15" |
30 |
Jan |
1879 |
| BCI |
BARRO COLORADO |
627823.0 |
1013187.5 |
09° 09' 55" |
79° 50' 11" |
34 |
Apr |
1925 |
| BATATILLA |
BATATILLA |
554878.5 |
985706.9 |
08° 55' 01" |
80° 30' 03" |
14 |
|
|
| BATEALES |
BATEALES |
557351.3 |
964488.8 |
08° 43' 30" |
80° 28' 43" |
|
May |
2002 |
BACATUCUE |
BOCA DE TUCUE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| URACILLO |
BOCA DE URACILLO |
590688.1 |
992282.3 |
08° 58' 33" |
80° 10' 30" |
9.1 |
|
|
| CANDELARIA |
CANDELARIA |
662400.0 |
1037455.7 |
09° 22' 58" |
79° 30' 59" |
98 |
Sep |
1933 |
| CAÑO |
CAÑO |
629381.5 |
1003281.4 |
09° 04' 35" |
79° 49' 22" |
33 |
Apr |
1912 |
| CANOA |
CANOA |
548683.1 |
982259.3 |
08° 53' 09" |
80° 33' 26" |
12 |
|
|
| CERROCAMA |
CERRO CAMA |
620262.4 |
997980.6 |
09° 01' 36" |
79° 54' 21" |
120 |
Apr |
2000 |
| CHAMON |
CHAMON |
684687.1 |
1033097.0 |
09° 20' 31" |
79° 19' 06" |
640 |
Jan |
2000 |
| CHICO |
CHICO |
663691.8 |
1024135.0 |
09° 15' 49" |
79° 30' 35" |
104 |
Oct |
1932 |
| CHISNÁ |
CHISNA |
573930.8 |
971486.6 |
08° 47' 17" |
80° 19 40" |
|
May |
2002 |
| CIENTO |
CIENTO |
637705.5 |
1028621.6 |
09° 17' 52" |
79° 43' 41" |
38 |
Apr |
1947 |
| COCLENORTE |
COCLE DE NORTE |
|
|
09° 4.354' |
80° 34.387' |
12 |
Apr |
2000 |
| COCOSOLO |
COCO SOLO |
622200 |
1036500 |
9° 22' |
79° 53' |
5 |
Sep |
1980 |
| CHRISTOBAL |
CHRISTOBAL |
622200 |
1036500 |
9° 22' |
79° 53' |
|
|
1925 |
| CORZALESTE |
COROZAL ESTE |
|
|
08° 58' 53" |
79° 34' 34" |
8 |
Jan |
1983 |
| DIABLO |
DIABLO HEIGHTS |
656850.8 |
991146.6 |
08° 57' 56" |
79° 34' 24" |
5 |
Jan |
1983 |
| DOSBOCAS |
DOS BOCAS |
672243.7 |
1045267.3 |
09° 27' 09" |
79° 25' 52" |
229 |
May |
2000 |
| CHORRO |
EL CHORRO |
610980.1 |
992091.8 |
08° 58' 32" |
79° 59' 25" |
43 |
Sep |
1947 |
| SILENCIO |
EL SILENCIO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| EMPIREHILL |
EMPIRE HILL |
646748.6 |
1001359.8 |
09° 03' 29" |
79° 39' 53" |
61 |
Jan |
1906 |
| ESCANDELOS |
ESCANDALOSA |
656026.5 |
1041802.8 |
09° 25' 25" |
79° 34' 42" |
480 |
Jan |
1948 |
| ESPERANZA |
ESPERANZA |
680929.2 |
1040575.9 |
09° 24' 35" |
79° 21' 08" |
|
Jun |
1998 |
| FRIJOLITO |
FRIJOLITO |
641059.4 |
1019234.8 |
09° 13' 08" |
79° 42' 58" |
349 |
May |
1998 |
| GAMBOA |
GAMBOA |
643498.3 |
1007315.7 |
09° 06' 44" |
79° 41' 38" |
31 |
Jun |
1881 |
| GASPARILLAL |
GASPARILLAL |
608249.8 |
979824.6 |
08° 51' 46" |
80° 00' 56" |
346 |
Oct |
2000 |
| GATUN |
GATUN |
618528.9 |
1024533.8 |
09° 16' 06" |
79° 55' 14" |
30 |
Oct |
1905 |
| GATUNCILLO |
GATUNCILLO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GATUNWEST |
GATUN WEST |
617598.4 |
1023984.9 |
09° 15' 47" |
79° 55' 45" |
33 |
Jan |
1996 |
| GOLDHILL |
GOLD HILL |
649143.0 |
999859.2 |
09° 02.564" |
79° 38.578" |
180 |
|
|
| GUACHA |
GUACHA |
616557.9 |
1014433.54 |
09° 10' 37" |
79° 56' 20" |
29 |
Dec |
1959 |
| HODGESHILL |
HODGES HILL |
648174.7 |
999817.1 |
09° 02' 39" |
79° 39' 05" |
70 |
Jun |
1968 |
| HUMEDAD |
HUMEDAD |
605561.0 |
1000154.4 |
09° 02' 54" |
80° 02' 21" |
30 |
Aug |
1925 |
| INDIOCHORROS |
INDIO LOS CHORROS |
596057.1 |
968614.4 |
08° 45' 42" |
80° 07' 36" |
9 |
Apr |
2000 |
| INDIOWEST |
INDIO WEST |
|
|
08° 59' |
80° 11' |
9 |
Apr |
2000 |
| JAGUA |
JAGUA |
604848.5 |
965922.0 |
08° 44' 14" |
80° 02' 50" |
546 |
Apr |
1998 |
| LIMONBAY |
LIMON BAY |
619144.9 |
1034080.5 |
09° 21' 20" |
79° 54' 53" |
3 |
Jan |
1997 |
| LIMPIO |
LIMPIO |
668211.2 |
1031433.5 |
09° 19' 41" |
79° 28' 07" |
684 |
Apr |
1998 |
| LOMAGRANDE |
LOMA GRANDE |
560475.6 |
980156.0 |
08° 52' |
80° 27' |
|
|
|
| CASCADAS |
LAS CASCADAS |
645032.5 |
1003939.0 |
09° 04' 53" |
79° 40' 48" |
47 |
Feb |
1967 |
| MARIAS |
LAS MARIAS |
585625.3 |
982043.8 |
08° 53' |
80° 13' |
|
May |
2002 |
| RAICES |
LAS RAICES |
611184.9 |
1004936.9 |
09° 05' 31" |
79° 59' 16" |
34 |
Jun |
1941 |
| CAÑONES |
LOS CAÑONES |
603059.0 |
989139.9 |
08° 56' 56" |
80° 03' 45" |
104 |
Sep |
1947 |
| DARIELES |
LOS DARIELES |
|
|
08° 48.787' |
80° 16.176' |
104 |
|
|
| LOSHULES |
LOS HULES |
581329.0 |
984461.3 |
08° 54' 19" |
80° 15' 37" |
|
|
|
| MADDEN |
MADDEN DAM |
652003.7 |
1018206.7 |
09° 12' 37" |
79° 36' 59" |
79 |
Jan |
1951 |
| MIRAFLORES |
MIRAFLORES |
652774.3 |
996698.0 |
09° 00' 51" |
79° 36' 36" |
20 |
Oct |
1908 |
| MONTELIRIO |
MONTE LIRIO |
625942.9 |
1021512.3 |
09° 14' 28" |
79° 51' 12" |
34 |
Dec |
1907 |
| NUEVOVIGIA |
NUEVO VIGIA |
654880.7 |
1024088.3 |
09° 15.707' |
79° 35.399" |
81 |
|
|
| PALMARZO |
PALMARZO |
538009.0 |
965418.6 |
08° 44' 01" |
80° 39' 16" |
|
|
2002 |
| PEDROMIGEL |
PEDRO MIGUEL |
651959.5 |
997448.6 |
09° 01' 22" |
79° 37' 02" |
30 |
Jan |
1908 |
| PELUCA |
PELUCA |
657997.2 |
1037188.6 |
09° 22' 48" |
79° 33' 40" |
107 |
Oct |
1933 |
| PENABLANCA |
PEÑA BLANCA |
|
|
08° 43' 46" |
80° 05' 05" |
|
|
|
| QUEBRADO |
CAÑO QUEBRADO |
616557.9 |
1014433.5 |
09° 10' 37" |
79° 56' 20" |
29.0 |
Dec |
1959 |
| RANCHERIA |
RANCHERIA |
556706.8 |
966607.0 |
08° 44' 39" |
80° 29' 04" |
|
|
|
| RIOPIEDRAS |
RIO PIEDRAS |
675766.3 |
1026275.7 |
09° 16' 55" |
79° 23' 53" |
149 |
May |
1985 |
| SALAMANCA |
SALAMANCA |
655696.0 |
1028847.8 |
09° 18' 16" |
79° 35' 00" |
75 |
Dec |
1899 |
| SANMIGUEL |
SAN MIGUEL |
664211.0 |
1041459.2 |
09° 25' 12" |
79° 30' 15" |
520 |
Jan |
1941 |
| SANPEDRO |
SAN PEDRO |
|
|
08° 44' |
80° 13' 26" |
|
|
|
| SANTAROSA |
SANTA ROSA |
647800.0 |
1015491.0 |
09° 11' 09" |
79° 39' 15" |
28 |
Jan |
1986 |
| TOABRE |
TOABRE SAN VICENTE |
564076.4 |
982280.6 |
08° 53.147' |
80° 25.034' |
|
|
|
| TERIACITO |
TERIACITO ARRIBA |
|
|
08° 45' 42" |
80° 07' 36" |
|
May |
2002 |
| TRANQUILLA |
TRANQUILLA |
|
|
09° 15' 79" |
79° 34' 31" |
~100 |
Oct |
2007 |
| HERMANOS |
TRES HERMANOS |
|
|
08° 00' 07.5" |
80° 10' 52.3" |
|
|
|
| VISTAMARES |
VISTAMARES |
675600 |
1021352 |
09° 14' 04" |
79° 24' 05" |
969 |
Sep |
2000 |
| ZANGUENGA |
ZANGUENGA |
|
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
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