Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
CW5020
Latitude
41.88000 N
Longitude
88.09000 W
Elevation
793 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
54F
Relative humidity
80%
Pressure
30.11inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
0mph
Wind direction
293°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

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In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,767 instruments in Illinois stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station CW5020 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
18 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-2.2 °Fcooler than the airport station K06C, 7.8 miles away, on average over 12 readings; typical difference 2.2 °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 1,162 ranked stations in Illinois 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, 32; 20 to 29 per cent, 2; 30 to 39 per cent, 25; 40 to 49 per cent, 12; 50 to 59 per cent, 12; 60 to 69 per cent, 200; 70 to 79 per cent, 22; 80 to 89 per cent, 33; 90 to 99 per cent, 318; 100 per cent, 505.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 193220 to 29230 to 392540 to 491250 to 591260 to 6920070 to 792280 to 893390 to 99318100505STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%505
90 to 99%318
80 to 89%33
70 to 79%22
60 to 69%200
50 to 59%12
40 to 49%12
30 to 39%25
20 to 29%2
10 to 19%32
0 to 9%1

Station report

Citizen station CW5020, 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 CW5020, 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 CW5020FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION CW5020PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station CW5020, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW5020TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-CW5020-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 793 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.07 inHg and the temperature at 56.2 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.11 inHg means its barometer reads 29.26 inHg; it reports 54.0 F, 2.2 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW5020 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 793 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.07 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.2 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.11 and the station pressure it means, 29.26.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW5020FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW5020 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 CW50203 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT793 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 HERE29.07 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.2 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.11 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.26 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED54.0 FTITLECitizen station CW5020, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW5020TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-CW5020-2DRAWN 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 41.88 N, and the day is 11 h 27 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station CW5020, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 27 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW5020FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW5020ELEVATION 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 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 4, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 27 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.88 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station CW5020, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW5020TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-CW5020-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 793 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station CW5020, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 54.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW5020FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE54.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station CW5020, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW5020TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-CW5020-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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