Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
300421092393000
Latitude
30.07261 N
Longitude
92.65861 W
Elevation
-
Rank
633of 951 in Louisiana, Oct 11
Observed
11:15 AMCDT, 23 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 132 instruments in Louisiana stand at one.

Station report

Precip at Mermentau River at Lake Arthur, 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 53 degrees above the horizon at 30.07 N, and the day is 11 h 26 min long. Level ground there takes 80 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Precip at Mermentau River at Lake Arthur, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 60 at the equinoxes and 36 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 26 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 300421092393000FIG. E THE SUN AT PRECIP AT MERMENTAU RIVER AT LAKE ARTHURELEVATION 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 83°EQUINOXES 60°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 36°OCT 11, 53°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 26 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 80 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.07 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEPrecip at Mermentau River at Lake Arthur, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 300421092393000TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-300421092393000-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Precip at Mermentau River at Lake Arthur, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 300421092393000FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEPrecip at Mermentau River at Lake Arthur, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 300421092393000TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-300421092393000-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Precip at Mermentau River at Lake Arthur