Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
434044116060201
Latitude
43.67901 N
Longitude
116.10055 W
Elevation
5,561 ft
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over 8Th St Rd Precip Gage Nr BoiseReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 38 instruments in Idaho stand at one.

Station charts

8Th St Rd Precip Gage Nr Boise Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every 30 minon the hour's :00 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
13 of 4827.0% of its schedule, 15 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
13 of 3363.8% of its schedule, 15 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
39 minfrom Oct 6, 6:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 6, 6:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 23 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 30 min, 48 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 30 min count as one received.

Chart of the 782 ranked stations in Idaho on Oct 6 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 6; 20 to 29 per cent, 6; 30 to 39 per cent, 8; 40 to 49 per cent, 16; 50 to 59 per cent, 28; 60 to 69 per cent, 143; 70 to 79 per cent, 16; 80 to 89 per cent, 57; 90 to 99 per cent, 385; 100 per cent, 117.WHERE IT RANKS IN IDAHO, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19620 to 29630 to 39840 to 491650 to 592860 to 6914370 to 791680 to 895790 to 99385100117STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%117
90 to 99%385
80 to 89%57
70 to 79%16
60 to 69%143
50 to 59%28
40 to 49%16
30 to 39%8
20 to 29%6
10 to 19%6
0 to 9%0

Station report

8Th St Rd Precip Gage Nr Boise, 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 5,561 ft above sea level, 19 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.38 inHg and the temperature at 39.2 F.

Section from sea level of where 8Th St Rd Precip Gage Nr Boise stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,561 feet above sea level with 19 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.38 inches of mercury, and temperature, 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 434044116060201FIG. D WHERE 8TH ST RD PRECIP GAGE NR BOISE 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 ATMOSPHERE8TH ST RD PRECIP GAGE NR BOISE19 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,561 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 HERE24.38 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE39.2 FTITLE8Th St Rd Precip Gage Nr Boise, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 434044116060201TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-434044116060201-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 43.68 N, and the day is 11 h 19 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at 8Th St Rd Precip Gage Nr Boise, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 19 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 434044116060201FIG. E THE SUN AT 8TH ST RD PRECIP GAGE NR BOISEELEVATION 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 70°EQUINOXES 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23°OCT 6, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 19 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 43.68 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.4°TITLE8Th St Rd Precip Gage Nr Boise, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 434044116060201TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-434044116060201-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 5,561 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, 8Th St Rd Precip Gage Nr Boise, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 434044116060201FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLE8Th St Rd Precip Gage Nr Boise, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 434044116060201TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-434044116060201-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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