Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
GW6842
Latitude
46.00000 N
Longitude
83.82000 W
Elevation
610 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
54F
Relative humidity
87%

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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 GW6842 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
11 s9 in 10 within 28 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.4 °Fcooler than the airport station KDRM, 3.7 miles away, on average over 18 readings; typical difference 0.7 °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 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 GW6842, in 3 sheets

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

1The column

Contents

At 610 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.27 inHg and the temperature at 56.8 F; it reports 54.0 F, 2.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW6842 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 610 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.27 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6842FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW6842 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 GW68422 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT610 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 HERE29.27 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED54.0 FTITLECitizen station GW6842, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6842TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-GW6842-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 46.00 N, and the day is 11 h 22 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW6842, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 67 at the June solstice, 44 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 22 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6842FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW6842ELEVATION 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 67°EQUINOXES 44°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21°OCT 4, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 22 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 46.00 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station GW6842, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6842TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-GW6842-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 610 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW6842, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 54.0 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6842FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE54.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station GW6842, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6842TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-GW6842-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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