Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW8231
Latitude
44.78000 N
Longitude
92.85000 W
Elevation
933 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
51F
Relative humidity
86%
Pressure
30.17inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
3mph
Wind direction
292°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

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In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 4,425 instruments in Minnesota stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station DW8231 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
19 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-1.0 °Fcooler than the airport station KSGS, 11 miles away, on average over 17 readings; typical difference 1.4 °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 1,863 ranked stations in Minnesota 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, 1; 20 to 29 per cent, 0; 30 to 39 per cent, 167; 40 to 49 per cent, 13; 50 to 59 per cent, 20; 60 to 69 per cent, 248; 70 to 79 per cent, 29; 80 to 89 per cent, 235; 90 to 99 per cent, 370; 100 per cent, 780.WHERE IT RANKS IN MINNESOTA, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19120 to 2930 to 3916740 to 491350 to 592060 to 6924870 to 792980 to 8923590 to 99370100780STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%780
90 to 99%370
80 to 89%235
70 to 79%29
60 to 69%248
50 to 59%20
40 to 49%13
30 to 39%167
20 to 29%0
10 to 19%1
0 to 9%0

Station report

Citizen station DW8231, 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW8231, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8231FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW8231PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW8231, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8231TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW8231-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 933 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.93 inHg and the temperature at 55.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.17 inHg means its barometer reads 29.17 inHg; it reports 51.0 F, 4.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW8231 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 933 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.93 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.17 and the station pressure it means, 29.17.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8231FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW8231 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 DW82313 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT933 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 HERE28.93 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.17 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.17 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED51.0 FTITLECitizen station DW8231, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8231TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW8231-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 44.78 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 Citizen station DW8231, 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 DW8231FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW8231ELEVATION 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 44.78 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station DW8231, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8231TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW8231-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 933 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW8231, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 51.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.02 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8231FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE51.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.02 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW8231, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8231TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW8231-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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