Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW9006
Latitude
43.00000 N
Longitude
85.66000 W
Elevation
665 ft
Rank
-

On the radar over Citizen station FW9006ReflectivityStorm 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. 1,289 instruments in Michigan stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW9006 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
20 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+3.2 °Fwarmer than the airport station K8D4, 9.0 miles away, on average over 4 readings; typical difference 4.8 °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 792 ranked stations in Michigan 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 0; 30 to 39 per cent, 11; 40 to 49 per cent, 12; 50 to 59 per cent, 17; 60 to 69 per cent, 80; 70 to 79 per cent, 22; 80 to 89 per cent, 39; 90 to 99 per cent, 245; 100 per cent, 366.WHERE IT RANKS IN MICHIGAN, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 1920 to 2930 to 391140 to 491250 to 591760 to 698070 to 792280 to 893990 to 99245100366STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%366
90 to 99%245
80 to 89%39
70 to 79%22
60 to 69%80
50 to 59%17
40 to 49%12
30 to 39%11
20 to 29%0
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%0

Station report

Citizen station FW9006, 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 665 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.21 inHg and the temperature at 56.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW9006 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 665 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.21 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW9006FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW9006 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 FW90062 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT665 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 HERE29.21 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.6 FTITLECitizen station FW9006, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW9006TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW9006-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 43.00 N, and the day is 11 h 26 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 Citizen station FW9006, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 26 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW9006FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW9006ELEVATION 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 70°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 4, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 26 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 43.00 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station FW9006, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW9006TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW9006-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 665 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW9006, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW9006FIG. 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 FW9006, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW9006TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW9006-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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