Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
CW9463
Latitude
41.66000 N
Longitude
88.31000 W
Elevation
705 ft
Rank
-
Observed
6:15 AMCDT, 44 minutes ago
Air temperature
52F
Relative humidity
90%
Pressure
29.99inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
0mph
Wind direction
147°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,777 instruments in Illinois stand at one.

Station report

Citizen station CW9463, 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 CW9463, 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 CW9463FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION CW9463PLAN, 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 CW9463, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW9463TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-CW9463-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 705 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.17 inHg and the temperature at 56.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.99 inHg means its barometer reads 29.23 inHg; it reports 52.0 F, 4.5 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW9463 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 705 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.17 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.99 and the station pressure it means, 29.23.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW9463FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW9463 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 CW94633 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT705 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 HERE29.17 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.99 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.23 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED52.0 FTITLECitizen station CW9463, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW9463TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-CW9463-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 41.66 N, and the day is 11 h 08 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 Citizen station CW9463, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 41 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 08 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW9463FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW9463ELEVATION 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 11, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 08 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.66 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECitizen station CW9463, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW9463TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-CW9463-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 705 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station CW9463, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 52.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW9463FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE52.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station CW9463, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW9463TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-CW9463-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Citizen station CW9463