Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
02464800
Latitude
33.26734 N
Longitude
87.50612 W
Elevation
-
Rank
617of 818 in Alabama, Oct 11
Observed
2:15 AMCDT, 50 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 68 instruments in Alabama stand at one.

Station report

Lake Tuscaloosa Near Tuscaloosa, in 2 sheets

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

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 33.27 N, and the day is 11 h 22 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Lake Tuscaloosa Near Tuscaloosa, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 57 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 22 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02464800FIG. E THE SUN AT LAKE TUSCALOOSA NEAR TUSCALOOSAELEVATION 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 57°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 11, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 22 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.27 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLELake Tuscaloosa Near Tuscaloosa, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02464800TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02464800-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Lake Tuscaloosa Near Tuscaloosa, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02464800FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLELake Tuscaloosa Near Tuscaloosa, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02464800TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02464800-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Lake Tuscaloosa Near Tuscaloosa