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.
Kristiansund 040/161 RLR(1964) is 9.0m below BM"Kai"
Documentation added 1995-03-30
Prior to 1978 fcode=C
Documentation added 1995-03-30
Tide gauge network modernised, new equipment installed in 1986
Documentation added 2009-04-06
2007/8 mean sea level values entered as METRIC only awaiting confirmation of a datum query.
Documentation added 2009-10-29
The Norwegian Mapping Authority have revised their datasets. Whole dataset for Kristiansund now refers to benchmark D25 N40 which is 11.519m above TGZ. A value of 4.981m has been calculated for RLR (2008).RLR (2008) is 16.5m below TGBM D25 N40.
Documentation added 2012-09-05
For information of sea level rise along the Norwegian coast see paper "Contributions to sea level variability along the Norwegian coast for 1960-2010" by K. Richter, J.E.O. Nilsen and H. Drange.
Documentation added 2018-01-25
Monthly mean data values for September, October and November 1986 have been updated using revised values supplied by the Norwegian Mapping Authority.
Data Authority
Norwegian Mapping Authority Hydrographic Service Po. Box 60 4001 Stavanger