Storm Station

Beside a road

RWIS network, identified by the register

Identifier
03_90_0011
Latitude
36.98435 N
Longitude
85.89545 W
Elevation
-
Rank
-
Air temperature
52.3F
Dew point
43.7F
Pavement temperature
54.1F

On the radar over KY-90 at mile 11ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

Beside a road

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 44 instruments in Kentucky stand at one.

Station charts

KY-90 at mile 11 Report

Rank
-
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
9 min9 in 10 within 13 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+3.0 °Fwarmer than the airport station KGLW, 4.6 miles away, on average over 347 readings; typical difference 3.8 °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 608 ranked stations in Kentucky 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 15; 20 to 29 per cent, 4; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 32; 50 to 59 per cent, 35; 60 to 69 per cent, 44; 70 to 79 per cent, 17; 80 to 89 per cent, 35; 90 to 99 per cent, 240; 100 per cent, 183.WHERE IT RANKS IN KENTUCKY, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 191520 to 29430 to 39240 to 493250 to 593560 to 694470 to 791780 to 893590 to 99240100183STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%183
90 to 99%240
80 to 89%35
70 to 79%17
60 to 69%44
50 to 59%35
40 to 49%32
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%4
10 to 19%15
0 to 9%1

Station report

KY-90 at mile 11, 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 48 degrees above the horizon at 36.98 N, and the day is 11 h 28 min long. Level ground there takes 74 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at KY-90 at mile 11, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 28 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03_90_0011FIG. E THE SUN AT KY-90 AT MILE 11ELEVATION 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 76°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°OCT 6, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 28 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 74 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.98 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEKY-90 at mile 11, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS 03_90_0011TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-03900011-1DRAWN 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, KY-90 at mile 11, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03_90_0011FIG. 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 SCALETITLEKY-90 at mile 11, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · RWIS 03_90_0011TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-03900011-2DRAWN 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

Near KY-90 at mile 11

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