Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
07055660
Latitude
36.02250 N
Longitude
93.35472 W
Elevation
990 ft
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Buffalo River at PoncaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 113 instruments in Arkansas stand at one.

Station charts

Buffalo River at Ponca Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
16 of 9616.6% of its schedule, 19 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
16 of 6722.3% of its schedule, 19 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
30 minfrom Oct 5, 11:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 6, 5:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 23 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

Chart of the 594 ranked stations in Arkansas on Oct 6 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, 9; 20 to 29 per cent, 4; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 26; 50 to 59 per cent, 22; 60 to 69 per cent, 26; 70 to 79 per cent, 35; 80 to 89 per cent, 60; 90 to 99 per cent, 242; 100 per cent, 168.WHERE IT RANKS IN ARKANSAS, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19920 to 29430 to 39240 to 492650 to 592260 to 692670 to 793580 to 896090 to 99242100168STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%168
90 to 99%242
80 to 89%60
70 to 79%35
60 to 69%26
50 to 59%22
40 to 49%26
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%4
10 to 19%9
0 to 9%0

Station report

Buffalo River at Ponca, 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 990 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.87 inHg and the temperature at 55.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Buffalo River at Ponca stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 990 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.87 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 07055660FIG. D WHERE BUFFALO RIVER AT PONCA 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 ATMOSPHEREBUFFALO RIVER AT PONCA4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT990 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 HERE28.87 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.5 FTITLEBuffalo River at Ponca, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 07055660TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-07055660-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 36.02 N, and the day is 11 h 29 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Buffalo River at Ponca, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 29 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 07055660FIG. E THE SUN AT BUFFALO RIVER AT PONCAELEVATION 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 77°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 6, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 29 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.02 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEBuffalo River at Ponca, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 07055660TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-07055660-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 990 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Buffalo River at Ponca, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 07055660FIG. 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 SCALETITLEBuffalo River at Ponca, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 07055660TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-07055660-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

What this instrument measures for

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

Near Buffalo River at Ponca

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