Storm Station

A remote fire weather station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
SRSM8
Latitude
47.92464 N
Longitude
113.52447 W
Elevation
3,725 ft
Rank
278of 898 in Montana, Oct 4
Air temperature
32F
What it feels like
32F
High so far today
38F
Low so far today
32F
Dew point
31.5F
Relative humidity
98%
Wind
0mph
Gust
2mph
Strongest wind today
0mph
Wind direction
116°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

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A remote fire weather station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 113 instruments in Montana stand at one.

Station charts

Spotted Bear Rs Report

Rank 278 of 898 in Montana, Oct 4. The 247 rank orders a state's stations by their 247 score out of 100: how reliably they report, how accurate their readings are against a reference station, how their readings pass their checks, and how they stand against the forecast.

247 score94.2of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3599.4167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1082.6half its reports arrived within 19 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20--
  5. Instrument checksweight 15--
  6. Forecast checkweight 10--

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

Rank
278of 898 in Montana, Oct 4
Schedule
every houron the hour's :08
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
167 of 16899.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
13 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 1, 2:08 PM
Latest report
Oct 4, 5:08 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
19 min9 in 10 within 19 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 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. Spotted Bear Rs received 99.4 per cent, 167 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 278 of 898.WHERE IT RANKS IN MONTANA, Oct 4THIS ONE: 99.4%, 167 OF 168, RANK 278 OF 898PER 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
Chart of Spotted Bear Rs's rank in Montana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-04: 2026-09-26 rank 198 of 702; 2026-09-27 rank 194 of 702; 2026-09-28 rank 186 of 768; 2026-09-29 rank 177 of 790; 2026-09-30 rank 181 of 799; 2026-10-01 rank 423 of 802; 2026-10-02 rank 292 of 889; 2026-10-03 rank 286 of 889; 2026-10-04 rank 278 of 898.ITS RANK IN MONTANA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Sep 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 4
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
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 4, 202627889899.4%
Oct 3, 202628688999.3%
Oct 2, 202629288999.3%
Oct 1, 202642380299.2%
Sep 30, 2026181799100.0%
Sep 29, 2026177790100.0%
Sep 28, 2026186768100.0%
Sep 27, 2026194702100.0%
Sep 26, 2026198702100.0%
Temperature and Dew point at Spotted Bear Rs, temperature from 32.0 to 72.0, the latest 32.0; dew point from 31.5 to 37.5, the latest 31.5, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF204060806 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AMFREEZINGTEMPERATUREDEW POINT
Relative humidity at Spotted Bear Rs, relative humidity from 98 to 98, the latest 98, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%9797.59898.5996 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM
Wind and Gust at Spotted Bear Rs, wind from 0 to 3, the latest 0; gust from 2 to 3, the latest 2, in miles an hour.WIND AND GUSTmph012346 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AMWINDGUST
Wind direction at Spotted Bear Rs, wind direction from 241 to 302, the latest 241, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°0901802703606 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM
Reports received at Spotted Bear Rs, reports from 0.0 to 2.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.526 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourTemperature FDew point FRelative humidity %Wind mphGust mphWind direction °Precipitation inReports
Sun 4, 5 AM32.031.59802-0.001
Sun 4, 4 AM33.032.59803-0.001
Sun 4, 3 AM34.033.59802-0.001
Sun 4, 2 AM35.034.59802-0.001
Sun 4, 1 AM36.035.59802-0.001
Sun 4, 12 AM38.037.59802-0.001
Sat 3, 5 PM72.0--2-2410.001
Sat 3, 4 PM71.0--1-2600.001
Sat 3, 3 PM69.0--3-2900.001
Sat 3, 2 PM70.0--2-3020.001
Sat 3, 1 PM65.0--1-2980.001
Sat 3, 12 PM61.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 11 AM56.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 10 AM47.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 9 AM35.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 8 AM33.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 7 AM33.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 6 AM43.0--0--0.002
Temperature and Dew point at Spotted Bear Rs, temperature from 26.0 to 73.0, the latest 32.0; dew point from 31.5 to 37.5, the latest 31.5, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF20406080Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4FREEZINGTEMPERATUREDEW POINT
Relative humidity at Spotted Bear Rs, relative humidity from 98 to 98, the latest 98, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%9797.59898.599Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Wind and Gust at Spotted Bear Rs, wind from 0 to 6, the latest 0; gust from 2 to 3, the latest 2, in miles an hour.WIND AND GUSTmph02468Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4WINDGUST
Wind direction at Spotted Bear Rs, wind direction from 13 to 357, the latest 241, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°090180270360Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Precipitation at Spotted Bear Rs, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.10, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Reports received at Spotted Bear Rs, reports from 0.0 to 2.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.52Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourTemperature FDew point FRelative humidity %Wind mphGust mphWind direction °Precipitation inReports
Sun 4, 5 AM32.031.59802-0.001
Sun 4, 4 AM33.032.59803-0.001
Sun 4, 3 AM34.033.59802-0.001
Sun 4, 2 AM35.034.59802-0.001
Sun 4, 1 AM36.035.59802-0.001
Sun 4, 12 AM38.037.59802-0.001
Sat 3, 5 PM72.0--2-2410.001
Sat 3, 4 PM71.0--1-2600.001
Sat 3, 3 PM69.0--3-2900.001
Sat 3, 2 PM70.0--2-3020.001
Sat 3, 1 PM65.0--1-2980.001
Sat 3, 12 PM61.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 11 AM56.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 10 AM47.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 9 AM35.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 8 AM33.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 7 AM33.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 6 AM43.0--0--0.002
Sat 3, 5 AM35.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 4 AM36.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 3 AM38.0--1-1470.001
Sat 3, 2 AM40.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 1 AM41.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 12 AM43.0--0--0.001
Fri 2, 11 PM44.0--0--0.001
Fri 2, 10 PM46.0--1-2820.001
Fri 2, 9 PM48.0--0--0.001
Fri 2, 8 PM52.0--1-1470.001
Fri 2, 7 PM59.0--1-1530.001
Fri 2, 6 PM66.0--2-2790.001
Fri 2, 5 PM71.0--2-2620.001
Fri 2, 4 PM72.0--1-2060.001
Fri 2, 3 PM72.0--4-3030.001
Fri 2, 2 PM73.0--4-2600.001
Fri 2, 1 PM66.0--1-1300.001
Fri 2, 12 PM59.0--2-1740.001
Fri 2, 11 AM52.0--2-1320.001
Fri 2, 10 AM47.0--1-820.001
Fri 2, 9 AM33.0--0--0.001
Fri 2, 8 AM31.0--1-1320.001
Fri 2, 7 AM32.0--0--0.001
Fri 2, 6 AM40.3--1-1310.002
Fri 2, 5 AM33.0--1-1520.001
Fri 2, 4 AM33.0--0--0.001
Fri 2, 3 AM33.0--1-1230.001
Fri 2, 2 AM34.0--1-1210.001
Fri 2, 1 AM36.0--0--0.001
Fri 2, 12 AM37.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 11 PM40.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 10 PM42.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 9 PM46.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 8 PM49.0--0---1
Thu 1, 7 PM55.0--1-213-1
Thu 1, 6 PM59.0--3-2670.001
Thu 1, 5 PM61.0--3-2960.001
Thu 1, 4 PM62.0--3-291-1
Thu 1, 2 PM62.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 1 PM60.0--1-2530.001
Thu 1, 12 PM53.0--1-1790.001
Thu 1, 11 AM48.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 10 AM43.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 9 AM38.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 8 AM35.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 7 AM34.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 6 AM42.0--1-1200.002
Thu 1, 5 AM34.0--1-1200.001
Thu 1, 4 AM34.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 3 AM35.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 2 AM37.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 1 AM39.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 12 AM41.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 11 PM42.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 10 PM43.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 9 PM45.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 8 PM48.0--1-1610.001
Wed 30, 7 PM54.0--1-2450.001
Wed 30, 6 PM61.0--1-2600.001
Wed 30, 5 PM66.0--2-2680.001
Wed 30, 4 PM66.0--3-3000.001
Wed 30, 3 PM65.0--4-2700.001
Wed 30, 2 PM63.0--2-2000.011
Wed 30, 1 PM60.0--1-1390.001
Wed 30, 12 PM57.0--1-1530.001
Wed 30, 11 AM55.0--1-1370.001
Wed 30, 10 AM54.0--2-1980.001
Wed 30, 9 AM53.0--2-2030.011
Wed 30, 8 AM52.0--1-1750.101
Wed 30, 7 AM52.0--1-1940.061
Wed 30, 6 AM54.5--2-2660.002
Wed 30, 5 AM56.0--2-1410.001
Wed 30, 4 AM60.0--3-2260.001
Wed 30, 3 AM59.0--2-700.001
Wed 30, 2 AM61.0--2-1400.001
Wed 30, 1 AM61.0--2-3510.001
Wed 30, 12 AM60.0--2-1560.001
Tue 29, 11 PM57.0--1-2450.001
Tue 29, 10 PM55.0--1-1910.001
Tue 29, 9 PM57.0--2-1520.001
Tue 29, 8 PM59.0--4-2310.001
Tue 29, 7 PM58.0--2-3280.001
Tue 29, 6 PM59.0--2-1410.001
Tue 29, 5 PM59.0--2-1910.001
Tue 29, 4 PM61.0--1-2510.001
Tue 29, 3 PM60.0--3-3060.001
Tue 29, 2 PM62.0--3-2450.001
Tue 29, 1 PM66.0--5-2740.001
Tue 29, 12 PM65.0--6-2680.001
Tue 29, 11 AM61.0--5-2620.001
Tue 29, 10 AM58.0--4-2990.001
Tue 29, 9 AM57.0--6-2590.001
Tue 29, 8 AM56.0--6-2240.001
Tue 29, 7 AM55.0--4-2860.001
Tue 29, 6 AM43.5--3-130.002
Tue 29, 5 AM38.0--2-240.001
Tue 29, 4 AM34.0--1-1290.001
Tue 29, 3 AM33.0--1-3520.001
Tue 29, 2 AM33.0--0--0.001
Tue 29, 1 AM34.0--2-3570.001
Tue 29, 12 AM34.0--1-920.001
Mon 28, 11 PM36.0--1-840.001
Mon 28, 10 PM38.0--1-1940.001
Mon 28, 9 PM40.0--2-840.001
Mon 28, 8 PM43.0--1-1550.001
Mon 28, 6 PM61.0--2-3300.001
Mon 28, 5 PM66.0--2-1890.001
Mon 28, 4 PM66.0--5-2840.001
Mon 28, 3 PM67.0--4-2740.001
Mon 28, 2 PM66.0--3-2370.001
Mon 28, 1 PM63.0--3-2540.001
Mon 28, 12 PM58.0--1-1910.001
Mon 28, 11 AM51.0--2-1960.001
Mon 28, 10 AM43.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 9 AM30.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 8 AM27.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 7 AM28.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 6 AM36.3--0--0.002
Mon 28, 5 AM30.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 4 AM30.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 3 AM30.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 2 AM30.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 1 AM32.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 12 AM34.0--0--0.001
Sun 27, 11 PM36.0--0--0.001
Sun 27, 10 PM39.0--0--0.001
Sun 27, 9 PM40.0--0--0.001
Sun 27, 8 PM44.0--0--0.001
Sun 27, 7 PM51.0--0--0.001
Sun 27, 6 PM56.0--2-2860.001
Sun 27, 5 PM58.0--4-2920.001
Sun 27, 4 PM61.0--4-2820.001
Sun 27, 3 PM59.0--4-2730.001
Sun 27, 2 PM58.0--1-2070.001
Sun 27, 1 PM54.0--1-1860.001
Sun 27, 12 PM49.0--1-1960.001
Sun 27, 11 AM44.0--1-2110.001
Sun 27, 10 AM40.0--0--0.001
Sun 27, 9 AM31.0--0--0.001
Sun 27, 8 AM27.0--0--0.001
Sun 27, 7 AM26.0--0--0.001
Sun 27, 6 AM33.8--0--0.002
High and Low at Spotted Bear Rs, high from 38.0 to 85.0, the latest 38.0; low from 26.0 to 44.0, the latest 32.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF20406080100Sep 5Sep 10Sep 15Sep 20Sep 25Sep 30FREEZINGHIGHLOW
Highest dew point and Lowest dew point at Spotted Bear Rs, highest dew point from 36.3 to 52.4, the latest 37.5; lowest dew point from 19.3 to 41.5, the latest 31.5, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGHEST DEW POINT AND LOWEST DEW POINTF102030405060Sep 5Sep 10Sep 15Sep 20Sep 25Sep 30HIGHEST DEW POINTLOWEST DEW POINT
Highest humidity and Lowest humidity at Spotted Bear Rs, highest humidity from 91 to 99, the latest 98; lowest humidity from 16 to 98, the latest 98, in per cent.HIGHEST HUMIDITY AND LOWEST HUMIDITY%0255075100Sep 5Sep 10Sep 15Sep 20Sep 25Sep 30HIGHEST HUMIDITYLOWEST HUMIDITY
Strongest gust at Spotted Bear Rs, strongest gust from 3 to 36, the latest 3, in miles an hour.STRONGEST GUSTmph010203040Sep 5Sep 10Sep 15Sep 20Sep 25Sep 30
Precipitation at Spotted Bear Rs, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.18, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.050.100.150.20Sep 5Sep 10Sep 15Sep 20Sep 25Sep 30
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh FLow FHighest dew point FLowest dew point FHighest humidity %Lowest humidity %Strongest gust mphPrecipitation in
Oct 438.032.037.531.5989830.00
Oct 372.033.046.732.59837120.00
Oct 273.031.047.230.59836120.00
Oct 162.034.043.733.5994490.00
Sep 3066.042.051.741.59942170.18
Sep 2966.033.043.226.49230220.00
Sep 2867.027.036.319.39816150.00
Sep 2761.026.037.624.79631120.00
Sep 2654.034.036.825.49335210.00
Sep 2584.039.048.137.39919360.04
Sep 2485.034.052.433.59821100.00
Sep 2376.044.045.333.29121100.00
Sep 22-------0.00

The whole record, Sep 22, 2026 to Oct 4, 2026, 13 days reported.

Temperature by month, the whole record at Spotted Bear Rs, average high from 61.3 to 69.9, the latest 61.3; average low from 32.5 to 34.9, the latest 32.5; record high from 73.0 to 85.0, the latest 73.0; record low from 26.0 to 31.0, the latest 31.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE BY MONTH, THE WHOLE RECORDF20406080100JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecFREEZINGAVERAGE HIGHAVERAGE LOWRECORD HIGHRECORD LOW
Strongest gust by month at Spotted Bear Rs, strongest gust from 12 to 36, the latest 12, in miles an hour.STRONGEST GUST BY MONTHmph10203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
MonthAverage high FAverage low FRecord high FRecord low FAverage precipitation inStrongest gust mph
Jan------
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Mar------
Apr------
May------
Jun------
Jul------
Aug------
Sep69.934.985.0 2026-09-2426.0 2026-09-27-36 2026-09-25
Oct61.332.573.0 2026-10-0231.0 2026-10-02-12 2026-10-02
Nov------
Dec------

Station report

Spotted Bear Rs, in 5 sheets

Drawn from its report of Oct 4, 2026, 5:08 AM local time, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The air

Contents

32.0 F with a dew point of 31.5 F, 98 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Spotted Bear Rs: temperature 32.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.5, 98 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SRSM8FIG. B THE AIR AT SPOTTED BEAR RSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATES 100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.4 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 32.0 F, 31.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 98 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLESpotted Bear Rs, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP SRSM8TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-04IDSR-SRSM8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

From the Field Book

2The wind

Contents

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Spotted Bear Rs, 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 SRSM8FIG. C THE WIND AT SPOTTED BEAR RSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESpotted Bear Rs, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP SRSM8TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-04IDSR-SRSM8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

3The column

Contents

At 3,725 ft above sea level, 13 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.11 inHg and the temperature at 45.7 F; it reports 32.0 F, 13.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Spotted Bear Rs stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,725 feet above sea level with 13 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.11 inches of mercury, and temperature, 45.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SRSM8FIG. D WHERE SPOTTED BEAR RS 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 ATMOSPHERESPOTTED BEAR RS13 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,725 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 HERE26.11 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE45.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED32.0 FTITLESpotted Bear Rs, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SRSM8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-04IDSR-SRSM8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

4The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 37 degrees above the horizon at 47.92 N, and the day is 11 h 19 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 Spotted Bear Rs, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 37 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 42 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 19 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SRSM8FIG. E THE SUN AT SPOTTED BEAR RSELEVATION 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 42°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°OCT 4, 37°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 19 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.92 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLESpotted Bear Rs, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SRSM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 5DATE2026-10-04IDSR-SRSM8-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

5The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 3,725 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 4, 2026, 5:08 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Spotted Bear Rs, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 4, 2026, 5:08 am local time; air temperature, 32.0 f, dew point 31.5 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SRSM8FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 4, 2026, 5:08 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 4, 2026, 5:08 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE32.0 F, DEW POINT 31.5 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESpotted Bear Rs, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP SRSM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 5 of 5DATE2026-10-04IDSR-SRSM8-5DRAWN 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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