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Specifics on Marshall Site Move

Here are the details associated with the move of the Mesonet station
near Marshall (the "Marshall Law", so to speak):

New Marshall Site:
MRSH (replaces MARS)
4 miles SSE of Marshall, OK
Mesonet Station Number: 125
Latitude:   36.1168 N
Longitude: -97.6068 W
Elevation:      311 m
Born on: September 25, 2003

The site was moved to improve accessibility for the Mesonet technicians
who visit and maintain the site 3-5 times per year.


Sun Sets on MARS

The MARS site leaves after almost eleven years of service, including
its pre-commission service dating to late 1992.  During its "official"
service (beginning Jan 1, 1994), the MARS site observed the following
extremes:

Max Temp: 112F  Jul 6, 1996
Min Temp: -15F  Feb 4, 1996
Max Rain: 3.46" Feb 20, 1997
Max Wind: 73 mph Sep 7, 1999

Those of you who may be saddened at the loss of MARS, take heart:
its tower and most of its instruments live on as the the new MRSH.