Storm Station

Beside a road

RWIS network, identified by the register

Identifier
102697
Latitude
44.92177 N
Longitude
70.61069 W
Elevation
-
Rank
-

On the radar over Rt. 4 SB Sandy RiverReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

Beside a road

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 14 instruments in Maine stand at one.

Station charts

Rt. 4 SB Sandy River Report

Rank
-
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
9 min
Chart of the 312 ranked stations in Maine 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, 4; 10 to 19 per cent, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 0; 30 to 39 per cent, 12; 40 to 49 per cent, 3; 50 to 59 per cent, 10; 60 to 69 per cent, 24; 70 to 79 per cent, 9; 80 to 89 per cent, 18; 90 to 99 per cent, 106; 100 per cent, 126.WHERE IT RANKS IN MAINE, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9410 to 1920 to 2930 to 391240 to 49350 to 591060 to 692470 to 79980 to 891890 to 99106100126STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%126
90 to 99%106
80 to 89%18
70 to 79%9
60 to 69%24
50 to 59%10
40 to 49%3
30 to 39%12
20 to 29%0
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%4

Station report

Rt. 4 SB Sandy 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 4 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 44.92 N, and the day is 11 h 24 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rt. 4 SB Sandy River, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 24 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 102697FIG. E THE SUN AT RT. 4 SB SANDY 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 69°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°OCT 4, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 24 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.92 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.5°TITLERt. 4 SB Sandy River, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS 102697TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-04IDSR-102697-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A road weather station. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a road weather station, Rt. 4 SB Sandy River, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 102697FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A ROAD WEATHER STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READTHE ROAD, IN SECTIONPAVEMENT SENSOR, SET IN THE ROAD-PROBE UNDER THE ROAD-AIR TEMPERATURE ON THE TOWER-WIND AT THE TOP OF THE TOWER-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLERt. 4 SB Sandy River, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · RWIS 102697TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-04IDSR-102697-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001Stevenson screen and siting FB-INS-009

What it seesLapse rates and stability FB-ENG-005Water vapour as a gas FB-ENG-011Blizzard FB-EVT-081Ice storm FB-EVT-084Heat wave and heat dome FB-EVT-130Fire weather FB-EVT-139High wind FB-EVT-150Humidity variables FB-WAT-002Fog types FB-WAT-020

What this instrument measures for

5 places read it as one of the nearest to it.

Near Rt. 4 SB Sandy River

Gauges

Weather instruments

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