Storm Station

At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-BLTM3
Latitude
41.70400 N
Longitude
71.17400 W
Elevation
-
Rank
728of 729 in Massachusetts, Oct 11
Observed
4:30 AMEDT, 55 minutes ago
Air temperature
54.5F
Wind
6mph
Gust
8mph
Wind direction
60°

Ranking Statistics

At a tide gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 8 instruments in Massachusetts stand at one.

Station report

Borden Flats Light at Fall River, 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 41 degrees above the horizon at 41.70 N, and the day is 11 h 08 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Borden Flats Light at Fall River, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 41 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 08 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-BLTM3FIG. E THE SUN AT BORDEN FLATS LIGHT AT FALL RIVERELEVATION 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 11, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 08 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.70 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEBorden Flats Light at Fall River, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-BLTM3TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCBLTM3-1DRAWN 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, Borden Flats Light at Fall River, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-BLTM3FIG. 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 SCALETITLEBorden Flats Light at Fall River, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-BLTM3TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCBLTM3-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Borden Flats Light at Fall River