Station report
Kettle Butte, Idaho Weather Station, 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.
1 The column2 The sun3 The instrumentAt 5,135 ft above sea level, 17 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.77 inHg and the temperature at 40.7 F.
Section from sea level of where Kettle Butte, Idaho Weather Station stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,135 feet above sea level with 17 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.77 inches of mercury, and temperature, 40.7 degrees Fahrenheit. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT USBR-KTBI FIG. D WHERE KETTLE BUTTE, IDAHO WEATHER STATION STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERE SECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE KETTLE BUTTE, IDAHO WEATHER STATION 17 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT 5,135 FT 10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT 20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT 30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT 40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FT STANDARD PRESSURE HERE 24.77 inHg STANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE 40.7 F TITLE Kettle Butte, Idaho Weather Station, the column STATION REPORT · DCP USBR-KTBI TYPE SECTION SCALE HEIGHT TO SCALE REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3 DATE 2026-10-16 ID SR-USBRKTBI-1 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003 On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 37 degrees above the horizon at 43.55 N, and the day is 10 h 50 min long. Level ground there takes 61 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.
Elevation of the noon sun at Kettle Butte, Idaho Weather Station, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 37 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 50 min long. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT USBR-KTBI FIG. E THE SUN AT KETTLE BUTTE, IDAHO WEATHER STATION ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUE THE STATION JUNE SOLSTICE 70° EQUINOXES 46° DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23° OCT 16, 37° SOUTH ANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLY DAY LENGTH 10 H 50 MIN LEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULD LATITUDE 43.55 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1° TITLE Kettle Butte, Idaho Weather Station, the sun STATION REPORT · DCP USBR-KTBI TYPE ELEVATION SCALE ANGLES TRUE REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3 DATE 2026-10-16 ID SR-USBRKTBI-2 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-007 A data collection platform, 5,135 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.
Elevation of a data collection platform, Kettle Butte, Idaho Weather Station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT USBR-KTBI FIG. F THE INSTRUMENT ELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ ANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE - AIR TEMPERATURE - PRECIPITATION GAUGE - SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALE TITLE Kettle Butte, Idaho Weather Station, the instrument STATION REPORT · DCP USBR-KTBI TYPE ELEVATION SCALE SCHEMATIC REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3 DATE 2026-10-16 ID SR-USBRKTBI-3 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-INS-001 
FB-ENG-001, Fig. AAtmosphere in section
FB-ENG-003, Fig. CHydrostatic balance
FB-ENG-007, Fig. ARadiation budget
FB-INS-001, Fig. AWhat an instrument is