Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW3838
Latitude
38.42000 N
Longitude
122.89000 W
Elevation
421 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
63F
Relative humidity
62%
Pressure
29.88inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
0mph
Wind direction
240°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

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In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,788 instruments in California stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station DW3838 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
26 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+6.0 °Fwarmer than the airport station KSTS, 7.2 miles away, on average over 2 readings; typical difference 6.3 °F

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Chart of the 4,072 ranked stations in California on Oct 4 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, 86; 10 to 19 per cent, 52; 20 to 29 per cent, 8; 30 to 39 per cent, 43; 40 to 49 per cent, 36; 50 to 59 per cent, 54; 60 to 69 per cent, 151; 70 to 79 per cent, 116; 80 to 89 per cent, 218; 90 to 99 per cent, 2,244; 100 per cent, 1,064.WHERE IT RANKS IN CALIFORNIA, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 98610 to 195220 to 29830 to 394340 to 493650 to 595460 to 6915170 to 7911680 to 8921890 to 992,2441001,064STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,064
90 to 99%2,244
80 to 89%218
70 to 79%116
60 to 69%151
50 to 59%54
40 to 49%36
30 to 39%43
20 to 29%8
10 to 19%52
0 to 9%86

Station report

Citizen station DW3838, in 4 sheets

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

1The wind

Contents

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW3838, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW3838FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW3838PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW3838, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW3838TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW3838-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 421 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.47 inHg and the temperature at 57.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.88 inHg means its barometer reads 29.43 inHg; it reports 63.0 F, 5.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW3838 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 421 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.47 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.88 and the station pressure it means, 29.43.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW3838FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW3838 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION DW38382 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT421 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 HERE29.47 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.88 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.43 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED63.0 FTITLECitizen station DW3838, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW3838TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW3838-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 38.42 N, and the day is 11 h 31 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW3838, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 31 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW3838FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW3838ELEVATION 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 75°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 4, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 31 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.42 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station DW3838, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW3838TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW3838-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 421 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW3838, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 63.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW3838FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE63.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW3838, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW3838TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW3838-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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