Storm Station

Beside a road

RWIS network, identified by the register

Identifier
E470I
Latitude
39.74815 N
Longitude
104.71651 W
Elevation
5,548 ft
Rank
-

On the radar over Smith RoadReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

Beside a road

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 177 instruments in Colorado stand at one.

Station charts

Smith Road Report

Rank
-
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
24 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.4 °Fwarmer than the airport station KBKF, 3.3 miles away, on average over 2 readings; typical difference 0.4 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Chart of the 2,374 ranked stations in Colorado on Oct 4 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 2; 20 to 29 per cent, 7; 30 to 39 per cent, 137; 40 to 49 per cent, 15; 50 to 59 per cent, 19; 60 to 69 per cent, 381; 70 to 79 per cent, 49; 80 to 89 per cent, 54; 90 to 99 per cent, 953; 100 per cent, 755.WHERE IT RANKS IN COLORADO, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 19220 to 29730 to 3913740 to 491550 to 591960 to 6938170 to 794980 to 895490 to 99953100755STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%755
90 to 99%953
80 to 89%54
70 to 79%49
60 to 69%381
50 to 59%19
40 to 49%15
30 to 39%137
20 to 29%7
10 to 19%2
0 to 9%2

Station report

Smith Road, 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 5,548 ft above sea level, 18 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.39 inHg and the temperature at 39.2 F.

Section from sea level of where Smith Road stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,548 feet above sea level with 18 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.39 inches of mercury, and temperature, 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E470IFIG. D WHERE SMITH ROAD 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 ATMOSPHERESMITH ROAD18 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,548 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 HERE24.39 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE39.2 FTITLESmith Road, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS E470ITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-E470I-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 46 degrees above the horizon at 39.75 N, and the day is 11 h 29 min long. Level ground there takes 72 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Smith Road, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 29 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E470IFIG. E THE SUN AT SMITH ROADELEVATION 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 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 4, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 29 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 72 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.75 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLESmith Road, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS E470ITYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-E470I-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A road weather station, 5,548 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a road weather station, Smith Road, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E470IFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A ROAD WEATHER STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READTHE ROAD, IN SECTIONPAVEMENT SENSOR, SET IN THE ROAD-PROBE UNDER THE ROAD-AIR TEMPERATURE ON THE TOWER-WIND AT THE TOP OF THE TOWER-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESmith Road, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · RWIS E470ITYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-E470I-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001Stevenson screen and siting FB-INS-009

What it seesLapse rates and stability FB-ENG-005Water vapour as a gas FB-ENG-011Blizzard FB-EVT-081Ice storm FB-EVT-084Heat wave and heat dome FB-EVT-130Fire weather FB-EVT-139High wind FB-EVT-150Humidity variables FB-WAT-002Fog types FB-WAT-020

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