Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
GW6430
Latitude
41.76000 N
Longitude
88.37000 W
Elevation
685 ft
Rank
-

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 GW6430 Report

Rank
-
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 GW6430, 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 685 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.19 inHg and the temperature at 56.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW6430 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 685 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.19 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6430FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW6430 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 GW64302 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT685 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 HERE29.19 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.6 FTITLECitizen station GW6430, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6430TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-GW6430-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 41.76 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 GW6430, 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 GW6430FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW6430ELEVATION 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 41.76 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station GW6430, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6430TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-GW6430-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 685 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW6430, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6430FIG. 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 SCALETITLECitizen station GW6430, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6430TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-GW6430-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Citizen station GW6430