Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
422518071162501
Latitude
42.42167 N
Longitude
71.27361 W
Elevation
191 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
43.5F
Wind
0mph
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Cambridge Res., Met. Station, Near LexingtonReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 31 instruments in Massachusetts stand at one.

Station charts

Cambridge Res., Met. Station, Near Lexington Report

Rank
-
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.4 °Fcooler than the airport station KBED, 3.4 miles away, on average over 2 readings; typical difference 1.7 °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 719 ranked stations in Massachusetts on Oct 6 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, 4; 10 to 19 per cent, 13; 20 to 29 per cent, 18; 30 to 39 per cent, 7; 40 to 49 per cent, 66; 50 to 59 per cent, 96; 60 to 69 per cent, 64; 70 to 79 per cent, 15; 80 to 89 per cent, 98; 90 to 99 per cent, 130; 100 per cent, 208.WHERE IT RANKS IN MASSACHUSETTS, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9410 to 191320 to 291830 to 39740 to 496650 to 599660 to 696470 to 791580 to 899890 to 99130100208STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%208
90 to 99%130
80 to 89%98
70 to 79%15
60 to 69%64
50 to 59%96
40 to 49%66
30 to 39%7
20 to 29%18
10 to 19%13
0 to 9%4

Station report

Cambridge Res., Met. Station, Near Lexington, 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 191 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.72 inHg and the temperature at 58.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Cambridge Res., Met. Station, Near Lexington stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 191 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.72 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 422518071162501FIG. D WHERE CAMBRIDGE RES., MET. STATION, NEAR LEXINGTON 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 ATMOSPHERECAMBRIDGE RES., MET. STATION, NEAR LEXINGTON1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT191 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 HERE29.72 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.3 FTITLECambridge Res., Met. Station, Near Lexington, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 422518071162501TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-422518071162501-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 42.42 N, and the day is 11 h 21 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Cambridge Res., Met. Station, Near Lexington, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 21 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 422518071162501FIG. E THE SUN AT CAMBRIDGE RES., MET. STATION, NEAR LEXINGTONELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 6, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 21 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.42 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECambridge Res., Met. Station, Near Lexington, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 422518071162501TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-422518071162501-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 191 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Cambridge Res., Met. Station, Near Lexington, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 422518071162501FIG. 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 SCALETITLECambridge Res., Met. Station, Near Lexington, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 422518071162501TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-422518071162501-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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