Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW2944
Latitude
47.49000 N
Longitude
110.86000 W
Elevation
3,583 ft
Rank
-

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 339 instruments in Montana stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW2944 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
17 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+4.4 °Fwarmer than the airport station K1AM, 15 miles away, on average over 10 readings; typical difference 4.8 °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 898 ranked stations in Montana 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, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 1; 30 to 39 per cent, 13; 40 to 49 per cent, 12; 50 to 59 per cent, 10; 60 to 69 per cent, 44; 70 to 79 per cent, 113; 80 to 89 per cent, 59; 90 to 99 per cent, 381; 100 per cent, 265.WHERE IT RANKS IN MONTANA, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 1920 to 29130 to 391340 to 491250 to 591060 to 694470 to 7911380 to 895990 to 99381100265STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%265
90 to 99%381
80 to 89%59
70 to 79%113
60 to 69%44
50 to 59%10
40 to 49%12
30 to 39%13
20 to 29%1
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%0

Station report

Citizen station FW2944, 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 3,583 ft above sea level, 12 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.24 inHg and the temperature at 46.2 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW2944 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,583 feet above sea level with 12 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.24 inches of mercury, and temperature, 46.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW2944FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW2944 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 FW294412 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,583 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 HERE26.24 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE46.2 FTITLECitizen station FW2944, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW2944TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW2944-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 47.49 N, and the day is 11 h 20 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 FW2944, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 20 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW2944FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW2944ELEVATION 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 66°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°OCT 4, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 20 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.49 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station FW2944, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW2944TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW2944-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 3,583 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW2944, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW2944FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW2944, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW2944TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW2944-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Citizen station FW2944