RIO DE JANEIRO

Station Information

Station ID: 579
Latitude: -22.933333
Longitude: -43.133333
Coastline code: 874
Station code: 91
Country: BRAZIL
Time span of data: 1949 – 1968
Completeness (%): 83
Date of last update: 01 Jan 1980

Green Arrow: Current Station
Yellow Marker: Neighbouring RLR Station
Red Marker: Neighbouring Metric Station

Please note: In many cases, the station position in our database is accurate to only one minute. Thus, the tide gauge may not appear to be on the coast.

Additional Data Sources (guide to additional data sources)

Fast Delivery Data from UHSLC station 280: hourly and daily
Research Quality Data from UHSLC station 709: hourly and daily
Research Quality Data from UHSLC station 280: hourly and daily

Station Documentation

Link to RLR information.

Documentation added 1991-06-11

Rio de Janiero 874/091 RLR(1964) is 15.8m below BM1

Documentation added 1991-07-18

Also known as Fortaleza de Santa Cruz

Documentation added 2012-01-26

Station is now historic last data received for 1968 and no longer features on the NOAA website. Station labelled as 'inactive'.

Data Authority

N.O.A.A. / N.O.S.
N/oes33, Ssmc4, Room 6531
1305 East-West Highway
Silver Spring,
MD 20910