Storm Station

Beside a road

RWIS network, identified by the register

Identifier
09_10_006.8
Latitude
38.57516 N
Longitude
83.27753 W
Elevation
-
Rank
-
Air temperature
56.2F
Dew point
53.9F
Pavement temperature
68.5F

On the radar over KY-10 at mile 8.1ReflectivityStorm 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-10 at mile 8.1 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
10 min9 in 10 within 13 min
Chart of the 528 ranked stations in Kentucky 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, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 0; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 7; 50 to 59 per cent, 9; 60 to 69 per cent, 20; 70 to 79 per cent, 17; 80 to 89 per cent, 17; 90 to 99 per cent, 233; 100 per cent, 215.WHERE IT RANKS IN KENTUCKY, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 1920 to 2930 to 391040 to 49750 to 59960 to 692070 to 791780 to 891790 to 99233100215STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%215
90 to 99%233
80 to 89%17
70 to 79%17
60 to 69%20
50 to 59%9
40 to 49%7
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%0
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%0

Station report

KY-10 at mile 8.1, 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 38.58 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 KY-10 at mile 8.1, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 47 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 31 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 09_10_006.8FIG. E THE SUN AT KY-10 AT MILE 8.1ELEVATION 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 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 38.58 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLEKY-10 at mile 8.1, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS 09_10_006.8TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-04IDSR-09100068-1DRAWN 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-10 at mile 8.1, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 09_10_006.8FIG. 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-10 at mile 8.1, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · RWIS 09_10_006.8TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-04IDSR-09100068-2DRAWN 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-10 at mile 8.1

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