Storm Station

Beside a road

RWIS network, identified by the register

Identifier
06_71_0043
Latitude
38.62913 N
Longitude
85.14410 W
Elevation
-
Rank
-
Observed
2:16 AMCDT, 11 minutes ago
Air temperature
59.5F
Dew point
57.6F
Pavement temperature
60.2F

On the radar over I-71 at mile 42.5ReflectivityStorm 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

I-71 at mile 42.5 Report

Rank
-
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
9 min9 in 10 within 14 min
Chart of the 663 ranked stations in Kentucky on Oct 11 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, 6; 10 to 19 per cent, 17; 20 to 29 per cent, 4; 30 to 39 per cent, 5; 40 to 49 per cent, 27; 50 to 59 per cent, 62; 60 to 69 per cent, 5; 70 to 79 per cent, 102; 80 to 89 per cent, 45; 90 to 99 per cent, 241; 100 per cent, 149.WHERE IT RANKS IN KENTUCKY, Oct 11PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9610 to 191720 to 29430 to 39540 to 492750 to 596260 to 69570 to 7910280 to 894590 to 99241100149STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%149
90 to 99%241
80 to 89%45
70 to 79%102
60 to 69%5
50 to 59%62
40 to 49%27
30 to 39%5
20 to 29%4
10 to 19%17
0 to 9%6

Station report

I-71 at mile 42.5, 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 11 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 38.63 N, and the day is 11 h 14 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at I-71 at mile 42.5, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 44 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 14 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06_71_0043FIG. E THE SUN AT I-71 AT MILE 42.5ELEVATION 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 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 11, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 14 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.63 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEI-71 at mile 42.5, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS 06_71_0043TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-06710043-1DRAWN 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-71 at mile 42.5, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06_71_0043FIG. 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-71 at mile 42.5, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · RWIS 06_71_0043TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-06710043-2DRAWN 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 I-71 at mile 42.5

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