Storm Station
Artois, California
77°
Overcast· Feels like 77°·Light breeze 6 mph SSE
Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. North wind around 3 mph.
-UV
50Air quality
29%Humidity
92%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Artois, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Chico MunicipalCIC

At an airfield/21.7 mi away/240 ft/73 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3,072of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

OrlandONDC1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.8 mi away/256 ft/89 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Glenn 3.3 NCA-GL-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.6 mi away/107 ft/60 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 14.0 mi from Artois. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:29 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 89 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.83 inHg and the temperature at 58.7 F; it reports 62.0 F, 3.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 89 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.83 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NWRC1FIG. D WHERE SACRAMENTO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 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 ATMOSPHERESACRAMENTO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT89 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 HERE29.83 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED62.0 FTITLESacramento National Wildlife Refuge, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP NWRC1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NWRC1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 39.42 N, and the day is 11 h 48 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 Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NWRC1FIG. E THE SUN AT SACRAMENTO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGEELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°SEP 27, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.42 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLESacramento National Wildlife Refuge, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NWRC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NWRC1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 89 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:29 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 12:29 am local time; air temperature, 62.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NWRC1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 12:29 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 12:29 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE62.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESacramento National Wildlife Refuge, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NWRC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NWRC1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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