Storm Station

Beside a road

RWIS network, identified by the register

Identifier
05_64_0005
Latitude
38.25905 N
Longitude
85.75133 W
Elevation
-
Rank
912of 912 in Indiana, Oct 4
Air temperature
69F
Dew point
55.5F
Pavement temperature
67.2F

On the radar over I-64 at mile 5ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

Beside a road

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 56 instruments in Indiana stand at one.

Station charts

I-64 at mile 5 Report

Rank 912 of 912 in Indiana, Oct 4. The 247 rank orders a state's stations by their 247 score out of 100: how reliably they report, how accurate their readings are against a reference station, how their readings pass their checks, and how they stand against the forecast.

247 score67.4of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3510.092 of 916 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 9 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.0longest silence 32 min, on a schedule of one report every 11 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2096.4its temperature against the airport station KLOU, 5.2 miles away, over 97 readings: typical difference 2.3 °F beyond a steady offset of +3.6 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 of 97 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10--

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

Rank
912of 912 in Indiana, Oct 4
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
9 min9 in 10 within 14 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+3.7 °Fwarmer than the airport station KLOU, 5.2 miles away, on average over 94 readings; typical difference 4.2 °F; also compared with 2 other reference stations

The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 92 of 916 scheduled reports received, 10.0%.

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 912 ranked stations in Indiana 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 3; 20 to 29 per cent, 0; 30 to 39 per cent, 13; 40 to 49 per cent, 5; 50 to 59 per cent, 5; 60 to 69 per cent, 139; 70 to 79 per cent, 15; 80 to 89 per cent, 87; 90 to 99 per cent, 164; 100 per cent, 481. I-64 at mile 5 received 10.0 per cent, 92 of 916 scheduled reports, rank 912 of 912.WHERE IT RANKS IN INDIANA, Oct 4THIS ONE: 10.0%, 92 OF 916, RANK 912 OF 912PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19320 to 2930 to 391340 to 49550 to 59560 to 6913970 to 791580 to 898790 to 99164100481STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%481
90 to 99%164
80 to 89%87
70 to 79%15
60 to 69%139
50 to 59%5
40 to 49%5
30 to 39%13
20 to 29%0
10 to 19%3
0 to 9%0

Station report

I-64 at mile 5, 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 4 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 38.26 N, and the day is 11 h 31 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at I-64 at mile 5, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 31 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05_64_0005FIG. E THE SUN AT I-64 AT MILE 5ELEVATION 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 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 4, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 31 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.26 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLEI-64 at mile 5, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS 05_64_0005TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-04IDSR-05640005-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A road weather station. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a road weather station, I-64 at mile 5, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05_64_0005FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A ROAD WEATHER STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READTHE ROAD, IN SECTIONPAVEMENT SENSOR, SET IN THE ROAD-PROBE UNDER THE ROAD-AIR TEMPERATURE ON THE TOWER-WIND AT THE TOP OF THE TOWER-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEI-64 at mile 5, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · RWIS 05_64_0005TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-04IDSR-05640005-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001Stevenson screen and siting FB-INS-009

What it seesLapse rates and stability FB-ENG-005Water vapour as a gas FB-ENG-011Blizzard FB-EVT-081Ice storm FB-EVT-084Heat wave and heat dome FB-EVT-130Fire weather FB-EVT-139High wind FB-EVT-150Humidity variables FB-WAT-002Fog types FB-WAT-020

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