Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW2970
Latitude
41.53000 N
Longitude
70.68000 W
Elevation
-7 ft
Rank
-

On the radar over Citizen station FW2970ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,015 instruments in Massachusetts stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW2970 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
19 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-1.0 °Fcooler than the airport station KMVY, 10 miles away, on average over 2 readings; typical difference 2.1 °F

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Chart of the 513 ranked stations in Massachusetts 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, 5; 10 to 19 per cent, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 1; 30 to 39 per cent, 26; 40 to 49 per cent, 6; 50 to 59 per cent, 4; 60 to 69 per cent, 61; 70 to 79 per cent, 13; 80 to 89 per cent, 12; 90 to 99 per cent, 157; 100 per cent, 228.WHERE IT RANKS IN MASSACHUSETTS, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9510 to 1920 to 29130 to 392640 to 49650 to 59460 to 696170 to 791380 to 891290 to 99157100228STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%228
90 to 99%157
80 to 89%12
70 to 79%13
60 to 69%61
50 to 59%4
40 to 49%6
30 to 39%26
20 to 29%1
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%5

Station report

Citizen station FW2970, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At -7 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.92 inHg and the temperature at 59.0 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW2970 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station -7 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.92 inches of mercury, and temperature, 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW2970FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW2970 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION FW29700 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT-7 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.92 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE59.0 FTITLECitizen station FW2970, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW2970TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW2970-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 41.53 N, and the day is 11 h 28 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW2970, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 28 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW2970FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW2970ELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 4, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 28 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.53 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.5°TITLECitizen station FW2970, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW2970TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW2970-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, -7 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW2970, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW2970FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW2970, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW2970TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW2970-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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