Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW0554
Latitude
35.80000 N
Longitude
78.84000 W
Elevation
346 ft
Rank
-

On the radar over Citizen station FW0554ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 3,204 instruments in North Carolina stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW0554 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
24 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.1 °Fwarmer than the airport station KRDU, 7.2 miles away, on average over 4 readings; typical difference 1.1 °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 1,659 ranked stations in North Carolina 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, 12; 10 to 19 per cent, 10; 20 to 29 per cent, 18; 30 to 39 per cent, 61; 40 to 49 per cent, 22; 50 to 59 per cent, 25; 60 to 69 per cent, 257; 70 to 79 per cent, 79; 80 to 89 per cent, 177; 90 to 99 per cent, 410; 100 per cent, 588.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91210 to 191020 to 291830 to 396140 to 492250 to 592560 to 6925770 to 797980 to 8917790 to 99410100588STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%588
90 to 99%410
80 to 89%177
70 to 79%79
60 to 69%257
50 to 59%25
40 to 49%22
30 to 39%61
20 to 29%18
10 to 19%10
0 to 9%12

Station report

Citizen station FW0554, 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 346 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.55 inHg and the temperature at 57.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW0554 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 346 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.55 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0554FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW0554 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 FW05541 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT346 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 HERE29.55 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.8 FTITLECitizen station FW0554, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0554TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW0554-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 35.80 N, and the day is 11 h 34 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW0554, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 78 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 34 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0554FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW0554ELEVATION 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 78°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 4, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 34 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.80 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.5°TITLECitizen station FW0554, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0554TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW0554-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 346 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW0554, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0554FIG. 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 FW0554, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0554TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW0554-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Citizen station FW0554

Gauges

Weather instruments

Places