Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
415118087381201
Latitude
41.85500 N
Longitude
87.63667 W
Elevation
-
Rank
-
Air temperature
56.1F
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Rain Gage At Ping Tom Park At ChicagoReflectivityStorm 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 Ping Tom Park At Chicago Report

Rank
-
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
43 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+3.9 °Fwarmer than the airport station KMDW, 7.8 miles away, on average over 7 readings; typical difference 4.1 °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 1,354 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 Ping Tom Park At Chicago, 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 43 degrees above the horizon at 41.85 N, and the day is 11 h 22 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rain Gage At Ping Tom Park At Chicago, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 43 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 22 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 415118087381201FIG. E THE SUN AT RAIN GAGE AT PING TOM PARK AT CHICAGOELEVATION 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 6, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 22 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.85 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLERain Gage At Ping Tom Park At Chicago, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 415118087381201TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-415118087381201-1DRAWN 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 Ping Tom Park At Chicago, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 415118087381201FIG. 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 Ping Tom Park At Chicago, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 415118087381201TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-415118087381201-2DRAWN 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

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

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