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Identifier
385349104501401
Latitude
38.89697 N
Longitude
104.83714 W
Elevation
6,240 ft
Rank
466of 2,650 in Colorado, Oct 16
Observed
2:20 PMMDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

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

Station report

Douglas Cr Met Abv N Chestnut St At Co Sprs, 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 6,240 ft above sea level, 21 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.76 inHg and the temperature at 36.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Douglas Cr Met Abv N Chestnut St At Co Sprs stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,240 feet above sea level with 21 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.76 inches of mercury, and temperature, 36.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 385349104501401FIG. D WHERE DOUGLAS CR MET ABV N CHESTNUT ST AT CO SPRS 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 ATMOSPHEREDOUGLAS CR MET ABV N CHESTNUT ST AT CO SPRS21 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,240 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 HERE23.76 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE36.7 FTITLEDouglas Cr Met Abv N Chestnut St At Co Sprs, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 385349104501401TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-385349104501401-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 38.90 N, and the day is 11 h 01 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Douglas Cr Met Abv N Chestnut St At Co Sprs, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 01 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 385349104501401FIG. E THE SUN AT DOUGLAS CR MET ABV N CHESTNUT ST AT CO SPRSELEVATION 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 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 16, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 01 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.90 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEDouglas Cr Met Abv N Chestnut St At Co Sprs, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 385349104501401TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-385349104501401-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 6,240 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Douglas Cr Met Abv N Chestnut St At Co Sprs, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 385349104501401FIG. 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 SCALETITLEDouglas Cr Met Abv N Chestnut St At Co Sprs, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 385349104501401TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-385349104501401-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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