Storm Station

At a soil climate station

SCAN network, identified by every instrument in its family

Identifier
S2068
Latitude
42.43000 N
Longitude
95.77000 W
Elevation
1,119 ft
Rank
-

Station charts

Shagbark Hills Report

Rank
-
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Chart of the 652 ranked stations in Iowa on Sep 27 by the share of their scheduled reports received over 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 0; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 1; 50 to 59 per cent, 1; 60 to 69 per cent, 3; 70 to 79 per cent, 76; 80 to 89 per cent, 29; 90 to 99 per cent, 340; 100 per cent, 200.WHERE IT RANKS IN IOWA, Sep 27PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVED, 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 1920 to 2930 to 39240 to 49150 to 59160 to 69370 to 797680 to 892990 to 99340100200STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%200
90 to 99%340
80 to 89%29
70 to 79%76
60 to 69%3
50 to 59%1
40 to 49%1
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%0
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%0

Station report

Shagbark Hills, 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 1,119 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.73 inHg and the temperature at 55.0 F.

Section from sea level of where Shagbark Hills stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,119 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.73 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2068FIG. D WHERE SHAGBARK HILLS 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 ATMOSPHERESHAGBARK HILLS4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,119 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 HERE28.73 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.0 FTITLEShagbark Hills, the columnSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2068TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-S2068-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 46 degrees above the horizon at 42.43 N, and the day is 11 h 46 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 Shagbark Hills, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 46 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2068FIG. E THE SUN AT SHAGBARK HILLSELEVATION 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 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°SEP 27, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 46 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 72 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.43 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEShagbark Hills, the sunSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2068TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-S2068-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,119 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Shagbark Hills, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2068FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEShagbark Hills, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2068TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-S2068-3DRAWN 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.