Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
N0IAE
Latitude
42.53000 N
Longitude
96.40000 W
Elevation
1,283 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
48F
Relative humidity
87%
Pressure
30.29inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
1mph
Wind direction
0°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

On the radar over Citizen station N0IAEReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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 N0IAE Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
15 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.6 °Fwarmer than the airport station KSUX, 9.6 miles away, on average over 5 readings; typical difference 2.6 °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 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 N0IAE, 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 N0IAE, 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 N0IAEFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION N0IAEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station N0IAE, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP N0IAETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-N0IAE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 1,283 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.56 inHg and the temperature at 54.4 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.29 inHg means its barometer reads 28.91 inHg; it reports 48.0 F, 6.4 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station N0IAE stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,283 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.56 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.4 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.29 and the station pressure it means, 28.91.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N0IAEFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION N0IAE 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 N0IAE5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,283 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 HERE28.56 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.4 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.29 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.91 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED48.0 FTITLECitizen station N0IAE, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP N0IAETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-N0IAE-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 43 degrees above the horizon at 42.53 N, and the day is 11 h 26 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station N0IAE, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 26 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N0IAEFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION N0IAEELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 4, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 26 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.53 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station N0IAE, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP N0IAETYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-N0IAE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,283 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station N0IAE, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 48.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N0IAEFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE48.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station N0IAE, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP N0IAETYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-N0IAE-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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