Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KN4QQN
Latitude
35.92000 N
Longitude
78.81000 W
Elevation
431 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
58F
Relative humidity
98%
Wind
1mph
Gust
4mph
Wind direction
266°

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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 KN4QQN Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
13 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.8 °Fcooler than the airport station KRDU, 2.5 miles away, on average over 7 readings; typical difference 0.9 °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 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 KN4QQN, 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

From the west (266 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 4 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station KN4QQN, north up: blowing from 266 degrees, the west, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 4; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KN4QQNFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION KN4QQNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 266°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station KN4QQN, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP KN4QQNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KN4QQN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 431 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.46 inHg and the temperature at 57.5 F; it reports 58.0 F, 0.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KN4QQN stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 431 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.46 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KN4QQNFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KN4QQN 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 KN4QQN2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT431 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 HERE29.46 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED58.0 FTITLECitizen station KN4QQN, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KN4QQNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KN4QQN-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 50 degrees above the horizon at 35.92 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 KN4QQN, 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 KN4QQNFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KN4QQNELEVATION 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 35.92 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.5°TITLECitizen station KN4QQN, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KN4QQNTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KN4QQN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 431 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station KN4QQN, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 58.0 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KN4QQNFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE58.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station KN4QQN, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP KN4QQNTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KN4QQN-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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