Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
GW5216
Latitude
56.75000 N
Longitude
132.94000 W
Elevation
187 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
49F
Relative humidity
99%
Pressure
29.73inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
0mph
Wind direction
315°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
1.8in

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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 GW5216 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
24 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-1.8 °Fcooler than the airport station PAPG, 3.8 miles away, on average over 16 readings; typical difference 1.9 °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 GW5216, 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 GW5216, 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 GW5216FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW5216PLAN, 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 GW5216, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5216TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-GW5216-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 187 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.72 inHg and the temperature at 58.3 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.73 inHg means its barometer reads 29.53 inHg; it reports 49.0 F, 9.3 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW5216 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 187 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.72 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.73 and the station pressure it means, 29.53.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5216FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW5216 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 GW52161 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT187 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 HERE29.72 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.3 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.73 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.53 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED49.0 FTITLECitizen station GW5216, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5216TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-GW5216-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 29 degrees above the horizon at 56.75 N, and the day is 11 h 04 min long. Level ground there takes 48 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW5216, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 29 degrees above the horizon, against 57 at the June solstice, 33 at the equinoxes and 10 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 04 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5216FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW5216ELEVATION 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 57°EQUINOXES 33°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 10°OCT 4, 29°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 04 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 48 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 56.75 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station GW5216, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5216TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-GW5216-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 187 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW5216, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 49.0 f; precipitation gauge, 1.75 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5216FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE49.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE1.75 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station GW5216, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5216TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-GW5216-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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