Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
EW5980
Latitude
32.32000 N
Longitude
90.16000 W
Elevation
311 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
82F
Relative humidity
77%
Pressure
30.07inHg
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. 413 instruments in Mississippi stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station EW5980 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
20 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+2.6 °Fwarmer than the airport station KMBO, 8.9 miles away, on average over 5 readings; typical difference 2.9 °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 397 ranked stations in Mississippi 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, 2; 20 to 29 per cent, 0; 30 to 39 per cent, 5; 40 to 49 per cent, 3; 50 to 59 per cent, 9; 60 to 69 per cent, 15; 70 to 79 per cent, 1; 80 to 89 per cent, 14; 90 to 99 per cent, 199; 100 per cent, 149.WHERE IT RANKS IN MISSISSIPPI, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19220 to 2930 to 39540 to 49350 to 59960 to 691570 to 79180 to 891490 to 99199100149STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%149
90 to 99%199
80 to 89%14
70 to 79%1
60 to 69%15
50 to 59%9
40 to 49%3
30 to 39%5
20 to 29%0
10 to 19%2
0 to 9%0

Station report

Citizen station EW5980, in 3 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 column

Contents

At 311 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.59 inHg and the temperature at 57.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.07 inHg means its barometer reads 29.73 inHg; it reports 82.0 F, 24.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW5980 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 311 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.59 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.07 and the station pressure it means, 29.73.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW5980FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW5980 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 EW59801 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT311 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 HERE29.59 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.07 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.73 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED82.0 FTITLECitizen station EW5980, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW5980TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-EW5980-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 53 degrees above the horizon at 32.32 N, and the day is 11 h 37 min long. Level ground there takes 80 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station EW5980, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 81 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 34 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 37 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW5980FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW5980ELEVATION 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 81°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 34°OCT 4, 53°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 37 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 80 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 32.32 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station EW5980, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW5980TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-EW5980-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 311 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station EW5980, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 82.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW5980FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE82.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station EW5980, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW5980TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-EW5980-3DRAWN 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 EW5980

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