Storm Station
Hill City, Kansas
70°
Clear· Feels like 70°·Light air 1 mph NE
Areas of fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
78%Humidity
11%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hill City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Hill_CityHLC

At an airfield/1.1 mi away/2,224 ft/24 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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PhillipsburgS2093

At a soil climate station/40.0 mi away/1,986 ft/214 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Hill City 1 EHLLK1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.0 mi away/2,146 ft/54 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Hill City 1.1 EKS-GH-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/2,161 ft/39 ft below here

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Station report

The weather at PRAIRIE DOG CREEK 4 E Clayton 4e, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 30.7 mi from Hill City. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:45 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 2,362 ft above sea level, 8 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.45 inHg and the temperature at 50.6 F; it reports 56.9 F, 6.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where PRAIRIE DOG CREEK 4 E Clayton 4e stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,362 feet above sea level with 8 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.45 inches of mercury, and temperature, 50.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CLNK1FIG. D WHERE PRAIRIE DOG CREEK 4 E CLAYTON 4E 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 ATMOSPHEREPRAIRIE DOG CREEK 4 E CLAYTON 4E8 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,362 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 HERE27.45 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE50.6 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED56.9 FTITLEPRAIRIE DOG CREEK 4 E Clayton 4e, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP CLNK1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CLNK1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 48 degrees above the horizon at 39.77 N, and the day is 11 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at PRAIRIE DOG CREEK 4 E Clayton 4e, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CLNK1FIG. E THE SUN AT PRAIRIE DOG CREEK 4 E CLAYTON 4EELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°SEP 27, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.77 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEPRAIRIE DOG CREEK 4 E Clayton 4e, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP CLNK1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CLNK1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 2,362 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:45 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, PRAIRIE DOG CREEK 4 E Clayton 4e, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 3:45 am local time; air temperature, 56.9 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CLNK1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 3:45 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 3:45 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE56.9 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEPRAIRIE DOG CREEK 4 E Clayton 4e, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP CLNK1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CLNK1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of PRAIRIE DOG CREEK 4 E Clayton 4e, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Hill City 1 E (HLLK1), 1.0 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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Near Hill City

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