Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW8780
Latitude
38.65000 N
Longitude
75.63000 W
Elevation
27 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
62F
Relative humidity
95%
Pressure
30.2inHg
Wind
2mph
Gust
6mph
Wind direction
86°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0.1in

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In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 162 instruments in Delaware stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station DW8780 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
20 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.4 °Fcooler than the airport station KGED, 15 miles away, on average over 5 readings; typical difference 0.6 °F

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 85 ranked stations in Delaware 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 0; 30 to 39 per cent, 3; 40 to 49 per cent, 2; 50 to 59 per cent, 0; 60 to 69 per cent, 5; 70 to 79 per cent, 18; 80 to 89 per cent, 0; 90 to 99 per cent, 26; 100 per cent, 30.WHERE IT RANKS IN DELAWARE, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1100 to 9110 to 1920 to 2930 to 39340 to 49250 to 5960 to 69570 to 791880 to 8990 to 992610030STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%30
90 to 99%26
80 to 89%0
70 to 79%18
60 to 69%5
50 to 59%0
40 to 49%2
30 to 39%3
20 to 29%0
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%1

Station report

Citizen station DW8780, in 4 sheets

Drawn from its report of undefined, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The wind

Contents

From the east (86 degrees) at 2 mph, gusting 6 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW8780, north up: blowing from 86 degrees, the east, at 2 miles an hour, gusting 6; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8780FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW8780PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 86°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW8780, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8780TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW8780-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 27 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.89 inHg and the temperature at 58.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.20 inHg means its barometer reads 30.17 inHg; it reports 62.0 F, 3.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW8780 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 27 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.89 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.20 and the station pressure it means, 30.17.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8780FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW8780 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION DW87800 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT27 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 HERE29.89 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.20 inHgITS BAROMETER READS30.17 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED62.0 FTITLECitizen station DW8780, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8780TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW8780-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 38.65 N, and the day is 11 h 31 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW8780, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 47 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 31 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8780FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW8780ELEVATION 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 4, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 31 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.65 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.5°TITLECitizen station DW8780, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8780TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW8780-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 27 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW8780, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 62.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.06 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8780FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE62.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.06 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW8780, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8780TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW8780-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

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