Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
09166500
Latitude
37.47250 N
Longitude
108.49760 W
Elevation
6,936 ft
Rank
-
Observed
12:45 AMMDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 206 instruments in Colorado stand at one.

Station report

Dolores River At Dolores, 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 6,936 ft above sea level, 23 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.14 inHg and the temperature at 34.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Dolores River At Dolores stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,936 feet above sea level with 23 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.14 inches of mercury, and temperature, 34.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 09166500FIG. D WHERE DOLORES RIVER AT DOLORES 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 ATMOSPHEREDOLORES RIVER AT DOLORES23 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,936 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 HERE23.14 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE34.3 FTITLEDolores River At Dolores, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 09166500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-09166500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 37.47 N, and the day is 11 h 15 min long. Level ground there takes 71 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Dolores River At Dolores, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 15 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 09166500FIG. E THE SUN AT DOLORES RIVER AT DOLORESELEVATION 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 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°OCT 11, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 15 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.47 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEDolores River At Dolores, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 09166500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-09166500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 6,936 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Dolores River At Dolores, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 09166500FIG. 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 SCALETITLEDolores River At Dolores, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 09166500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-09166500-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Dolores River At Dolores