Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
05385000
Latitude
43.76858 N
Longitude
91.56987 W
Elevation
667 ft
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

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

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 64 instruments in Minnesota stand at one.

Station charts

Root River Near Houston Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
12 of 2450.0% of its schedule, 14 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
12 of 1687.1% of its schedule, 14 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 5, 10:45 PM
Latest report
Oct 6, 11:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
8 min9 in 10 within 8 min

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

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

Chart of the 2,131 ranked stations in Minnesota 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, 17; 20 to 29 per cent, 74; 30 to 39 per cent, 8; 40 to 49 per cent, 195; 50 to 59 per cent, 72; 60 to 69 per cent, 213; 70 to 79 per cent, 38; 80 to 89 per cent, 449; 90 to 99 per cent, 397; 100 per cent, 668.WHERE IT RANKS IN MINNESOTA, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 191720 to 297430 to 39840 to 4919550 to 597260 to 6921370 to 793880 to 8944990 to 99397100668STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%668
90 to 99%397
80 to 89%449
70 to 79%38
60 to 69%213
50 to 59%72
40 to 49%195
30 to 39%8
20 to 29%74
10 to 19%17
0 to 9%0

Station report

Root River Near Houston, 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 667 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.21 inHg and the temperature at 56.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Root River Near Houston stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 667 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.21 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05385000FIG. D WHERE ROOT RIVER NEAR HOUSTON 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 ATMOSPHEREROOT RIVER NEAR HOUSTON2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT667 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 HERE29.21 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.6 FTITLERoot River Near Houston, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 05385000TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-05385000-1DRAWN 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 43.77 N, and the day is 11 h 19 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 Root River Near Houston, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 19 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05385000FIG. E THE SUN AT ROOT RIVER NEAR HOUSTONELEVATION 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 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23°OCT 6, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 19 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 43.77 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLERoot River Near Houston, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 05385000TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-05385000-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 667 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Root River Near Houston, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05385000FIG. 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 SCALETITLERoot River Near Houston, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 05385000TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-05385000-3DRAWN 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

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