Station report
US-460 at mile 9, 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.
1 The sun2 The instrumentOn Oct 4 the noon sun stands 48 degrees above the horizon at 37.32 N, and the day is 11 h 32 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 US-460 at mile 9, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 32 min long. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT 12_460_0009 FIG. E THE SUN AT US-460 AT MILE 9 ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUE THE STATION JUNE SOLSTICE 76° EQUINOXES 53° DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29° OCT 4, 48° SOUTH ANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLY DAY LENGTH 11 H 32 MIN LEVEL GROUND TAKES 74 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULD LATITUDE 37.32 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6° TITLE US-460 at mile 9, the sun STATION REPORT · RWIS 12_460_0009 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE ANGLES TRUE REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2 DATE 2026-10-04 ID SR-124600009-1 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-007 A road weather station. Its sensors, as its network builds them.
Elevation of a road weather station, US-460 at mile 9, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT 12_460_0009 FIG. F THE INSTRUMENT ELEVATION OF A ROAD WEATHER STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ THE ROAD, IN SECTION PAVEMENT 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 SCALE TITLE US-460 at mile 9, the instrument STATION REPORT · RWIS 12_460_0009 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE SCHEMATIC REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2 DATE 2026-10-04 ID SR-124600009-2 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-INS-001