Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
392541120015901
Latitude
39.42796 N
Longitude
120.03409 W
Elevation
5,150 ft
Rank
-
Observed
5:15 AMPDT, 29 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 432 instruments in California stand at one.

Station report

Truckee R Precip Gage A Farad, 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 5,150 ft above sea level, 17 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.76 inHg and the temperature at 40.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Truckee R Precip Gage A Farad stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,150 feet above sea level with 17 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.76 inches of mercury, and temperature, 40.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 392541120015901FIG. D WHERE TRUCKEE R PRECIP GAGE A FARAD 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 ATMOSPHERETRUCKEE R PRECIP GAGE A FARAD17 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,150 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 HERE24.76 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE40.6 FTITLETruckee R Precip Gage A Farad, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 392541120015901TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-392541120015901-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 39.43 N, and the day is 11 h 12 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Truckee R Precip Gage A Farad, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 43 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 12 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 392541120015901FIG. E THE SUN AT TRUCKEE R PRECIP GAGE A FARADELEVATION 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°OCT 11, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 12 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.43 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.3°TITLETruckee R Precip Gage A Farad, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 392541120015901TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-392541120015901-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 5,150 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Truckee R Precip Gage A Farad, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 392541120015901FIG. 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 SCALETITLETruckee R Precip Gage A Farad, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 392541120015901TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-392541120015901-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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