Data



Data Notes



Extracted from Database

09 Sep 2019

SAN JOSE

Station Information

Station ID: 1711
Latitude: 12.333333
Longitude: 121.083333
Coastline code: 660
Station code: 2
Country: PHILIPPINES
Time span of RLR data: 1988 – 2017
RLR completeness (%): 73
Time span of metric data: 1987 – 2017
Metric completeness (%): 73
Date of last update: 04 Dec 2018

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.

Tide Gauge Data

Plot of monthly mean sea level data at SAN JOSE.

Link to larger image of monthly data plot.
Download monthly mean sea level data.

Plot of annual mean sea level data at SAN JOSE.

Link to larger image of annual data plot.
Download annual mean sea level data.

Download metric sea level data. Use only with extreme caution.
NOTE: If some of the data are red in the plots above, the 'flag for attention' is set. Please see the documentation below.

Station Documentation

Link to RLR information.

Documentation added 1991-06-11

San Jose 660/002 RLR(1989) is 8.2m below BM3

Documentation added 1999-03-30

gauge type = Leupold & Stevens/EMS-16

Documentation added 2010-10-06

Looking at the dataset as a whole. There is no datum information for 1987 data so this has to remain 'Metric'. From 1988-1993 Benchmark is BM3 2.898m above Datum reference TSO1986 RLRFAC is 5.302m. 1994-1995 benchmark and datum remain the same but relationship is adjusted to 2.924m with RLRFAC 5.276m. 1996-1997 benchmark is still BM3 and datum TSO1986 but relationship is adjusted again to 2.952 with RLRFAC 5.248m. 1998-2000 Benchmark BM3 and datum still TSO1986 relationship reverts to 2.924m RLRFAC again 5.276m. 2001-2002 Benchmark changes to BM 4A 3.775m above datum TSO1986. Gauge is re-instated 2009 benchmark is BM2 3.166m above TSO1986 The benchmark BM2 from the re-instated gauge was used as the Primary benchmark in the RLR diagram
The additional benchmarks have also been included.

Documentation added 2012-02-27

The data point for San Jose for August 2001 has been flagged as suspect. However, it is extremely difficult to determine whether spikes are real or not in the Philippine stations as there is rarely a station close enough to 'buddy check'it with. Gauge type is THALIMEDES

Documentation added 2018-02-07

Following a query revised data values have been supplied for 2016 data.

Data Authority

National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
Hydrography Department
421 Barraca St,
San Nicolas 1010
Manila