Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KB5MH
Latitude
34.48000 N
Longitude
88.33000 W
Elevation
339 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
71F
Relative humidity
90%
Pressure
29.68inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
0mph
Wind direction
329°
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 KB5MH Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
16 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.4 °Fwarmer than the airport station K01M, 7.3 miles away, on average over 8 readings; typical difference 0.5 °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 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 KB5MH, 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 KB5MH, 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 KB5MHFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION KB5MHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station KB5MH, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP KB5MHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KB5MH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 339 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.56 inHg and the temperature at 57.8 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.68 inHg means its barometer reads 29.32 inHg; it reports 71.0 F, 13.2 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KB5MH stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 339 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.56 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.8 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.68 and the station pressure it means, 29.32.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KB5MHFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KB5MH 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 KB5MH1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT339 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 HERE29.56 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.8 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.68 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.32 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED71.0 FTITLECitizen station KB5MH, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KB5MHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KB5MH-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 51 degrees above the horizon at 34.48 N, and the day is 11 h 35 min long. Level ground there takes 78 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station KB5MH, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 51 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 35 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KB5MHFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KB5MHELEVATION 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 79°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 4, 51°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 35 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 78 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.48 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station KB5MH, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KB5MHTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KB5MH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 339 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station KB5MH, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 71.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KB5MHFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE71.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station KB5MH, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP KB5MHTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KB5MH-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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