Storm Station
Chinle, Arizona
64°
Clear· Feels like 64°·Light breeze 6 mph SSE
Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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48%Humidity
9%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Chinle, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Beaver Spring SnotelBVRA3

A snow pillow on a mountain/31.3 mi away/9,200 ft/3,710 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank362of 402

SR-264 @ Summit CampgroundAZT14

Beside a road/39.5 mi away/7,731 ft/2,241 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank216of 402

measured daily2 instruments

Chinle 3.2 EAZ-AP-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/5,597 ft/107 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Canyon De ChellyCHNA3

At a cooperative observer's station/2.4 mi away/5,545 ft/55 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Beaver Spring Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 31.3 mi from Chinle. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 9,200 ft above sea level, 29 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 21.22 inHg and the temperature at 26.2 F; it reports 49.8 F, 23.6 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Beaver Spring Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 9,200 feet above sea level with 29 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 21.22 inches of mercury, and temperature, 26.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BVRA3FIG. D WHERE BEAVER SPRING SNOTEL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,00020,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREBEAVER SPRING SNOTEL29 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT9,200 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 FT50 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 17,970 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE21.22 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE26.2 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED49.8 FTITLEBeaver Spring Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP BVRA3TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BVRA3-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 52 degrees above the horizon at 36.33 N, and the day is 11 h 49 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 Beaver Spring Snotel, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 52 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 49 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BVRA3FIG. E THE SUN AT BEAVER SPRING SNOTELELEVATION 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 30°SEP 27, 52°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 49 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 79 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.33 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEBeaver Spring Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP BVRA3TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BVRA3-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 9,200 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Beaver Spring Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 4:00 am local time; air temperature, 49.8 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BVRA3FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 4:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 4:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE49.8 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEBeaver Spring Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP BVRA3TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BVRA3-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Beaver Spring Snotel, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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