Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
EW2748
Latitude
34.70000 N
Longitude
86.76000 W
Elevation
675 ft
Rank
-
Observed
3:00 AMCDT, 9 minutes ago
Air temperature
62F
Relative humidity
97%
Pressure
29.88inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
2mph
Wind direction
116°
Precipitation this hour
0.1in
Precipitation today
0.1in

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 794 instruments in Alabama stand at one.

Station report

Citizen station EW2748, 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 EW2748, 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 EW2748FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION EW2748PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW2748, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW2748TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-EW2748-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 675 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.20 inHg and the temperature at 56.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.88 inHg means its barometer reads 29.16 inHg; it reports 62.0 F, 5.4 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW2748 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 675 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.20 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.88 and the station pressure it means, 29.16.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW2748FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW2748 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 EW27482 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT675 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 HERE29.20 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.88 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.16 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED62.0 FTITLECitizen station EW2748, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW2748TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-EW2748-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 48 degrees above the horizon at 34.70 N, and the day is 11 h 20 min long. Level ground there takes 74 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station EW2748, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 20 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW2748FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW2748ELEVATION 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 79°EQUINOXES 55°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 11, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 20 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 74 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.70 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECitizen station EW2748, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW2748TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-EW2748-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 675 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station EW2748, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 62.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.10 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW2748FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE62.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.10 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station EW2748, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW2748TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-EW2748-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Citizen station EW2748