Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KE8YTO
Latitude
42.93000 N
Longitude
85.67000 W
Elevation
689 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
58F
Relative humidity
81%
Pressure
29.4inHg
Wind
1mph
Gust
3mph
Wind direction
229°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

On the radar over Citizen station KE8YTOReflectivityStorm 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 KE8YTO Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
16 s9 in 10 within 25 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.5 °Fwarmer than the airport station K8D4, 14 miles away, on average over 13 readings; typical difference 2.7 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

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 KE8YTO, in 4 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 wind

Contents

From the southwest (229 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station KE8YTO, north up: blowing from 229 degrees, the southwest, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 3; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KE8YTOFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION KE8YTOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 229°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station KE8YTO, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP KE8YTOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KE8YTO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 689 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.18 inHg and the temperature at 56.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.40 inHg means its barometer reads 28.68 inHg; it reports 58.0 F, 1.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KE8YTO stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 689 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.18 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.40 and the station pressure it means, 28.68.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KE8YTOFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KE8YTO 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 KE8YTO2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT689 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 HERE29.18 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.40 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.68 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED58.0 FTITLECitizen station KE8YTO, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KE8YTOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KE8YTO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 42.93 N, and the day is 11 h 26 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station KE8YTO, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 71 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 KE8YTOFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KE8YTOELEVATION 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 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 4, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 26 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.93 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station KE8YTO, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KE8YTOTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KE8YTO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 689 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station KE8YTO, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 58.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.01 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KE8YTOFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE58.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.01 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station KE8YTO, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP KE8YTOTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KE8YTO-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

Near Citizen station KE8YTO

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