Station report
Checkers Creek, 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 326 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.57 inHg and the temperature at 57.8 F.
Section from sea level of where Checkers Creek stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 326 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.57 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.8 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 S2213 FIG. D WHERE CHECKERS CREEK 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 CHECKERS CREEK 1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT 326 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 29.57 inHg STANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE 57.8 F TITLE Checkers Creek, the column STATION REPORT · SCAN S2213 TYPE SECTION SCALE HEIGHT TO SCALE REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3 DATE 2026-09-30 ID SR-S2213-1 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003 On Sep 30 the noon sun stands 22 degrees above the horizon at 65.40 N, and the day is 11 h 06 min long. Level ground there takes 37 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.
Elevation of the noon sun at Checkers Creek, angles true: on Sep 30 it stands 22 degrees above the horizon, against 48 at the June solstice, 25 at the equinoxes and 1 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 06 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 S2213 FIG. E THE SUN AT CHECKERS CREEK 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 48° EQUINOXES 25° DECEMBER SOLSTICE 1° SEP 30, 22° SOUTH ANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLY DAY LENGTH 11 H 06 MIN LEVEL GROUND TAKES 37 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULD LATITUDE 65.40 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -3.1° TITLE Checkers Creek, the sun STATION REPORT · SCAN S2213 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE ANGLES TRUE REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3 DATE 2026-09-30 ID SR-S2213-2 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-007 A weather instrument, 326 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.
Elevation of the instrument, Checkers Creek, 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 S2213 FIG. F THE INSTRUMENT ELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ ANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE - AIR TEMPERATURE - PRECIPITATION GAUGE - SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALE TITLE Checkers Creek, the instrument STATION REPORT · SCAN S2213 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE SCHEMATIC REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3 DATE 2026-09-30 ID SR-S2213-3 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-INS-001