Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW5908
Latitude
41.07000 N
Longitude
95.77000 W
Elevation
1,196 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
60F
Relative humidity
74%
Pressure
30.39inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
2mph
Wind direction
91°
Precipitation today
0.1in

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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 charts

Citizen station FW5908 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
17 s9 in 10 within 23 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-2.3 °Fcooler than the airport station KPMV, 11 miles away, on average over 10 readings; typical difference 3.5 °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 1,027 ranked stations in Iowa 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, 4; 20 to 29 per cent, 2; 30 to 39 per cent, 26; 40 to 49 per cent, 15; 50 to 59 per cent, 13; 60 to 69 per cent, 99; 70 to 79 per cent, 17; 80 to 89 per cent, 121; 90 to 99 per cent, 437; 100 per cent, 292.WHERE IT RANKS IN IOWA, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19420 to 29230 to 392640 to 491550 to 591360 to 699970 to 791780 to 8912190 to 99437100292STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%292
90 to 99%437
80 to 89%121
70 to 79%17
60 to 69%99
50 to 59%13
40 to 49%15
30 to 39%26
20 to 29%2
10 to 19%4
0 to 9%1

Station report

Citizen station FW5908, 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW5908, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW5908FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW5908PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW5908, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW5908TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW5908-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 1,196 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.65 inHg and the temperature at 54.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.39 inHg means its barometer reads 29.10 inHg; it reports 60.0 F, 5.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW5908 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,196 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.65 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.39 and the station pressure it means, 29.10.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW5908FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW5908 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 FW59084 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,196 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 HERE28.65 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.39 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.10 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED60.0 FTITLECitizen station FW5908, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW5908TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW5908-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 41.07 N, and the day is 11 h 28 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW5908, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 44 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 28 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW5908FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW5908ELEVATION 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 4, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 28 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.07 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station FW5908, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW5908TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW5908-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,196 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW5908, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 60.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.05 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW5908FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE60.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.05 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW5908, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW5908TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW5908-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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