Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW9005
Latitude
33.59000 N
Longitude
86.49000 W
Elevation
696 ft
Rank
-

On the radar over Citizen station DW9005ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 784 instruments in Alabama stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station DW9005 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
22 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.4 °Fwarmer than the airport station KPLR, 14 miles away, on average over 3 readings; typical difference 1.5 °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 669 ranked stations in Alabama 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, 1; 20 to 29 per cent, 0; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 8; 50 to 59 per cent, 7; 60 to 69 per cent, 45; 70 to 79 per cent, 15; 80 to 89 per cent, 26; 90 to 99 per cent, 246; 100 per cent, 311.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALABAMA, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19120 to 2930 to 391040 to 49850 to 59760 to 694570 to 791580 to 892690 to 99246100311STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%311
90 to 99%246
80 to 89%26
70 to 79%15
60 to 69%45
50 to 59%7
40 to 49%8
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%0
10 to 19%1
0 to 9%0

Station report

Citizen station DW9005, 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.

1The column

Contents

At 696 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.18 inHg and the temperature at 56.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW9005 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 696 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.18 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW9005FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW9005 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 DW90052 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT696 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 HERE29.18 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.5 FTITLECitizen station DW9005, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW9005TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW9005-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 52 degrees above the horizon at 33.59 N, and the day is 11 h 36 min long. Level ground there takes 79 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW9005, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 52 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 36 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW9005FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW9005ELEVATION 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 80°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 4, 52°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 36 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 79 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.59 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station DW9005, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW9005TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW9005-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 696 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW9005, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW9005FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW9005, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW9005TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW9005-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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