Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
CW2433
Latitude
41.29000 N
Longitude
95.92000 W
Elevation
976 ft
Rank
1,054of 1,100 in Iowa, Oct 6
Air temperature
57F
Relative humidity
74%
Pressure
30.01inHg
Wind
1mph
Gust
3mph
Wind direction
142°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,001 instruments in Iowa stand at one.

Station report

Citizen station CW2433, 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 southeast (142 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station CW2433, north up: blowing from 142 degrees, the southeast, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 3; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW2433FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION CW2433PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 142°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station CW2433, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW2433TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-CW2433-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 976 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.88 inHg and the temperature at 55.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.01 inHg means its barometer reads 28.97 inHg; it reports 57.0 F, 1.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW2433 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 976 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.88 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.01 and the station pressure it means, 28.97.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW2433FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW2433 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 CW24333 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT976 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 HERE28.88 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.01 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.97 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED57.0 FTITLECitizen station CW2433, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW2433TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-CW2433-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 41.29 N, and the day is 11 h 22 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station CW2433, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 22 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW2433FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW2433ELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 6, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 22 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.29 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station CW2433, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW2433TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-CW2433-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 976 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station CW2433, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 57.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW2433FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE57.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station CW2433, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW2433TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-CW2433-4DRAWN 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.

Near Citizen station CW2433