Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW7973
Latitude
62.02000 N
Longitude
145.36000 W
Elevation
1,347 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
29F
Relative humidity
93%
Pressure
29.59inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
0mph
Wind direction
0°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

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In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 185 instruments in Alaska stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW7973 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.1 °Fwarmer than the airport station PAGK, 10 miles away, on average over 2 readings; typical difference 0.1 °F

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Chart of the 958 ranked stations in Alaska on Oct 4 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 7; 20 to 29 per cent, 2; 30 to 39 per cent, 6; 40 to 49 per cent, 14; 50 to 59 per cent, 13; 60 to 69 per cent, 29; 70 to 79 per cent, 36; 80 to 89 per cent, 62; 90 to 99 per cent, 447; 100 per cent, 342.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALASKA, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19720 to 29230 to 39640 to 491450 to 591360 to 692970 to 793680 to 896290 to 99447100342STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%342
90 to 99%447
80 to 89%62
70 to 79%36
60 to 69%29
50 to 59%13
40 to 49%14
30 to 39%6
20 to 29%2
10 to 19%7
0 to 9%0

Station report

Citizen station FW7973, in 4 sheets

Drawn from its report of undefined, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The wind

Contents

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW7973, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7973FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW7973PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW7973, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7973TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW7973-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 1,347 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.49 inHg and the temperature at 54.2 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.59 inHg means its barometer reads 28.18 inHg; it reports 29.0 F, 25.2 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW7973 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,347 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.49 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.2 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.59 and the station pressure it means, 28.18.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7973FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW7973 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION FW79735 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,347 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.49 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.2 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.59 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.18 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED29.0 FTITLECitizen station FW7973, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7973TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW7973-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 23 degrees above the horizon at 62.02 N, and the day is 10 h 50 min long. Level ground there takes 40 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW7973, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 23 degrees above the horizon, against 51 at the June solstice, 28 at the equinoxes and 5 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 50 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7973FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW7973ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 51°EQUINOXES 28°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 5°OCT 4, 23°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 50 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 40 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 62.02 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station FW7973, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7973TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW7973-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,347 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW7973, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 29.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7973FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE29.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW7973, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7973TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW7973-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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