Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
383209089513901
Latitude
38.53610 N
Longitude
89.86089 W
Elevation
-
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Rain Gage At Scott Air Force BaseReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 137 instruments in Illinois stand at one.

Station charts

Rain Gage At Scott Air Force Base Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :00, :05, :20, :25, :40 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
11 of 7215.2% of its schedule, 14 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
11 of 5042.1% of its schedule, 14 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
25 minfrom Oct 5, 11:20 PM
Latest report
Oct 6, 3:20 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 13 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 20 min, 72 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 20 min count as one received.

Chart of the 1,354 ranked stations in Illinois 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 31; 20 to 29 per cent, 10; 30 to 39 per cent, 14; 40 to 49 per cent, 165; 50 to 59 per cent, 72; 60 to 69 per cent, 107; 70 to 79 per cent, 21; 80 to 89 per cent, 158; 90 to 99 per cent, 329; 100 per cent, 445.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 193120 to 291030 to 391440 to 4916550 to 597260 to 6910770 to 792180 to 8915890 to 99329100445STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%445
90 to 99%329
80 to 89%158
70 to 79%21
60 to 69%107
50 to 59%72
40 to 49%165
30 to 39%14
20 to 29%10
10 to 19%31
0 to 9%2

Station report

Rain Gage At Scott Air Force Base, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 46 degrees above the horizon at 38.54 N, and the day is 11 h 26 min long. Level ground there takes 72 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rain Gage At Scott Air Force Base, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 26 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 383209089513901FIG. E THE SUN AT RAIN GAGE AT SCOTT AIR FORCE BASEELEVATION 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 75°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 6, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 26 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 72 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.54 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLERain Gage At Scott Air Force Base, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 383209089513901TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-383209089513901-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Rain Gage At Scott Air Force Base, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 383209089513901FIG. 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 SCALETITLERain Gage At Scott Air Force Base, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 383209089513901TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-383209089513901-2DRAWN 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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