Storm Station

At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-NWCL1
Latitude
30.02700 N
Longitude
90.11300 W
Elevation
-
Rank
942of 951 in Louisiana, Oct 11
Observed
1:30 AMCDT, 59 minutes ago
Air temperature
69.8F
Wind
7mph
Gust
10mph
Wind direction
210°

Ranking Statistics

At a tide gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 12 instruments in Louisiana stand at one.

Station report

New Canal Station, 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 30.03 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 New Canal Station, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 60 at the equinoxes and 37 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 26 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-NWCL1FIG. E THE SUN AT NEW CANAL STATIONELEVATION 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 37°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 30.03 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLENew Canal Station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-NWCL1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCNWCL1-1DRAWN 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, New Canal Station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-NWCL1FIG. 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 SCALETITLENew Canal Station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-NWCL1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCNWCL1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

Near New Canal Station