Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
GW6618
Latitude
45.05000 N
Longitude
93.38000 W
Elevation
912 ft
Rank
1,873of 1,963 in Minnesota, Oct 11
Observed
3:58 AMCDT, 29 minutes ago
Air temperature
72F
Relative humidity
61%
Pressure
29.74inHg
Wind
5mph
Gust
8mph
Wind direction
191°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 4,430 instruments in Minnesota stand at one.

Station report

Citizen station GW6618, 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 south (191 degrees) at 5 mph, gusting 8 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW6618, north up: blowing from 191 degrees, the south, at 5 miles an hour, gusting 8; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6618FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW6618PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 191°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW6618, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6618TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-GW6618-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 912 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.95 inHg and the temperature at 55.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.74 inHg means its barometer reads 28.77 inHg; it reports 72.0 F, 16.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW6618 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 912 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.95 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.74 and the station pressure it means, 28.77.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6618FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW6618 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 GW66183 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT912 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 HERE28.95 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.74 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.77 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED72.0 FTITLECitizen station GW6618, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6618TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-GW6618-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 45.05 N, and the day is 11 h 02 min long. Level ground there takes 61 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW6618, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 02 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6618FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW6618ELEVATION 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 68°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°OCT 11, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 02 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.05 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECitizen station GW6618, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6618TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-GW6618-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 912 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW6618, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 72.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6618FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE72.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station GW6618, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6618TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-GW6618-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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