Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
04121970
Latitude
43.43475 N
Longitude
85.66532 W
Elevation
675 ft
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Muskegon River Near CrotonReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 38 instruments in Michigan stand at one.

Station charts

Muskegon River Near Croton Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 9625.0% of its schedule, 27 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
24 of 6723.5% of its schedule, 27 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
30 minfrom Oct 5, 10:45 PM
Latest report
Oct 6, 7:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 28 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

Chart of the 965 ranked stations in Michigan on Oct 6 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, 26; 20 to 29 per cent, 10; 30 to 39 per cent, 3; 40 to 49 per cent, 70; 50 to 59 per cent, 62; 60 to 69 per cent, 68; 70 to 79 per cent, 32; 80 to 89 per cent, 113; 90 to 99 per cent, 249; 100 per cent, 332.WHERE IT RANKS IN MICHIGAN, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 192620 to 291030 to 39340 to 497050 to 596260 to 696870 to 793280 to 8911390 to 99249100332STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%332
90 to 99%249
80 to 89%113
70 to 79%32
60 to 69%68
50 to 59%62
40 to 49%70
30 to 39%3
20 to 29%10
10 to 19%26
0 to 9%0

Station report

Muskegon River Near Croton, 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 675 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.20 inHg and the temperature at 56.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Muskegon River Near Croton stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 675 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.20 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04121970FIG. D WHERE MUSKEGON RIVER NEAR CROTON 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 ATMOSPHEREMUSKEGON RIVER NEAR CROTON2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT675 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 HERE29.20 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.6 FTITLEMuskegon River Near Croton, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 04121970TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-04121970-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 43.43 N, and the day is 11 h 20 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 Muskegon River Near Croton, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 20 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04121970FIG. E THE SUN AT MUSKEGON RIVER NEAR CROTONELEVATION 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 23°OCT 6, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 20 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 43.43 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEMuskegon River Near Croton, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 04121970TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-04121970-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 675 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Muskegon River Near Croton, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04121970FIG. 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 SCALETITLEMuskegon River Near Croton, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 04121970TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-04121970-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

What this instrument measures for

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

Near Muskegon River Near Croton

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