Station report
St. Paul 5.9 SSW, in 3 sheets Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.
1 The column2 The sun3 The instrumentAt 76 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.84 inHg and the temperature at 58.7 F.
Section from sea level of where St. Paul 5.9 SSW stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 76 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.84 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.7 degrees Fahrenheit. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT AK-AW-2 FIG. D WHERE ST. PAUL 5.9 SSW STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERE SECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE ST. PAUL 5.9 SSW 0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT 76 FT 10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT 20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT 30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT 40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FT STANDARD PRESSURE HERE 29.84 inHg STANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE 58.7 F TITLE St. Paul 5.9 SSW, the column STATION REPORT · COCORAHS AK-AW-2 TYPE SECTION SCALE HEIGHT TO SCALE REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3 DATE 2026-09-30 ID SR-AKAW2-1 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003 On Sep 30 the noon sun stands 30 degrees above the horizon at 57.13 N, and the day is 11 h 22 min long. Level ground there takes 50 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.
Elevation of the noon sun at St. Paul 5.9 SSW, angles true: on Sep 30 it stands 30 degrees above the horizon, against 56 at the June solstice, 33 at the equinoxes and 9 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 22 min long. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT AK-AW-2 FIG. E THE SUN AT ST. PAUL 5.9 SSW ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUE THE STATION JUNE SOLSTICE 56° EQUINOXES 33° DECEMBER SOLSTICE 9° SEP 30, 30° SOUTH ANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLY DAY LENGTH 11 H 22 MIN LEVEL GROUND TAKES 50 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULD LATITUDE 57.13 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -3.1° TITLE St. Paul 5.9 SSW, the sun STATION REPORT · COCORAHS AK-AW-2 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE ANGLES TRUE REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3 DATE 2026-09-30 ID SR-AKAW2-2 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-007 A community rain gauge, 76 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.
Elevation of a community rain gauge, St. Paul 5.9 SSW, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT AK-AW-2 FIG. F THE INSTRUMENT ELEVATION OF A COMMUNITY RAIN GAUGE, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ 4 INCH RAIN GAUGE, READ EACH MORNING - SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALE TITLE St. Paul 5.9 SSW, the instrument STATION REPORT · COCORAHS AK-AW-2 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE SCHEMATIC REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3 DATE 2026-09-30 ID SR-AKAW2-3 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-INS-001, FB-INS-003 
FB-ENG-001, Fig. AAtmosphere in section
FB-ENG-003, Fig. CHydrostatic balance
FB-ENG-007, Fig. ARadiation budget
FB-INS-001, Fig. AWhat an instrument is
FB-INS-003, Fig. BPersonal weather station