Station report
Desert Center, 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.
1 The column2 The sun3 The instrumentAt 556 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.32 inHg and the temperature at 57.0 F.
Section from sea level of where Desert Center stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 556 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.32 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT S2183 FIG. D WHERE DESERT CENTER STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERE SECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE DESERT CENTER 2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT 556 FT 10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT 20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT 30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT 40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FT STANDARD PRESSURE HERE 29.32 inHg STANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE 57.0 F TITLE Desert Center, the column STATION REPORT · SCAN S2183 TYPE SECTION SCALE HEIGHT TO SCALE REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3 DATE 2026-09-27 ID SR-S2183-1 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003 On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 54 degrees above the horizon at 33.80 N, and the day is 11 h 50 min long. Level ground there takes 81 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.
Elevation of the noon sun at Desert Center, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 54 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 50 min long. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT S2183 FIG. E THE SUN AT DESERT CENTER ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUE THE STATION JUNE SOLSTICE 80° EQUINOXES 56° DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33° SEP 27, 54° SOUTH ANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLY DAY LENGTH 11 H 50 MIN LEVEL GROUND TAKES 81 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULD LATITUDE 33.80 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9° TITLE Desert Center, the sun STATION REPORT · SCAN S2183 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE ANGLES TRUE REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3 DATE 2026-09-27 ID SR-S2183-2 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-007 A weather instrument, 556 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.
Elevation of the instrument, Desert Center, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT S2183 FIG. F THE INSTRUMENT ELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ ANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE - AIR TEMPERATURE - PRECIPITATION GAUGE - SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALE TITLE Desert Center, the instrument STATION REPORT · SCAN S2183 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE SCHEMATIC REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3 DATE 2026-09-27 ID SR-S2183-3 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-INS-001 
FB-ENG-001, Fig. AAtmosphere in section
FB-ENG-003, Fig. CHydrostatic balance
FB-ENG-007, Fig. ARadiation budget
FB-INS-001, Fig. AWhat an instrument is