Storm Station

At a climate reference station

USCRN network, identified by every instrument in its family

Identifier
63862
Latitude
34.56000 N
Longitude
85.61000 W
Elevation
1,020 ft
Rank
-

Station charts

Valley Head 1 SSW Report

Rank
-
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Chart of the 323 ranked stations in Alabama on Sep 27 by the share of their scheduled reports received over 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 0; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 1; 50 to 59 per cent, 1; 60 to 69 per cent, 1; 70 to 79 per cent, 4; 80 to 89 per cent, 8; 90 to 99 per cent, 61; 100 per cent, 247.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALABAMA, Sep 27PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVED, 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 1920 to 2930 to 3940 to 49150 to 59160 to 69170 to 79480 to 89890 to 9961100247STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%247
90 to 99%61
80 to 89%8
70 to 79%4
60 to 69%1
50 to 59%1
40 to 49%1
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%0
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%0

Station report

Valley Head 1 SSW, 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 1,020 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.83 inHg and the temperature at 55.4 F.

Section from sea level of where Valley Head 1 SSW stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,020 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.83 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 63862FIG. D WHERE VALLEY HEAD 1 SSW 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 ATMOSPHEREVALLEY HEAD 1 SSW4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,020 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 HERE28.83 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.4 FTITLEValley Head 1 SSW, the columnSTATION REPORT · USCRN 63862TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-63862-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 54 degrees above the horizon at 34.56 N, and the day is 11 h 50 min long. Level ground there takes 80 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Valley Head 1 SSW, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 54 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 50 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 63862FIG. E THE SUN AT VALLEY HEAD 1 SSWELEVATION 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°SEP 27, 54°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 50 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 80 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.56 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLEValley Head 1 SSW, the sunSTATION REPORT · USCRN 63862TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-63862-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,020 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Valley Head 1 SSW, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 63862FIG. 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 SCALETITLEValley Head 1 SSW, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · USCRN 63862TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-63862-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.