Storm Station
Kim, Colorado
76°
Clear· Feels like 76°·Light breeze 5 mph ENE
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
23%Humidity
9%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Kim, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

4 SW HigbeeNMIC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/33.6 mi away/4,334 ft/1,362 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank242of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Kim 0.3 SSWCO-LA-73

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/5,714 ft/18 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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KimKIXC2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.3 mi away/5,289 ft/407 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at 4 SW Higbee, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 33.6 mi from Kim. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 4,334 ft above sea level, 15 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.52 inHg and the temperature at 43.5 F; it reports 5.9 F, 37.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where 4 SW Higbee stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,334 feet above sea level with 15 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.52 inches of mercury, and temperature, 43.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NMIC2FIG. D WHERE 4 SW HIGBEE 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 ATMOSPHERE4 SW HIGBEE15 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,334 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 HERE25.52 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE43.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED5.9 FTITLE4 SW Higbee, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP NMIC2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NMIC2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 37.71 N, and the day is 11 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 77 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at 4 SW Higbee, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NMIC2FIG. E THE SUN AT 4 SW HIGBEEELEVATION 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 76°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°SEP 27, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 77 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.71 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLE4 SW Higbee, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NMIC2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NMIC2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 4,334 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, 4 SW Higbee, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 3:15 am local time; air temperature, 5.9 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NMIC2FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 3:15 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 3:15 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE5.9 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLE4 SW Higbee, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NMIC2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NMIC2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of 4 SW Higbee, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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