Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
0209399200
Latitude
36.13778 N
Longitude
79.86000 W
Elevation
740 ft
Rank
1,754of 2,229 in North Carolina, Oct 11
Observed
4:15 AMEDT, 26 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 212 instruments in North Carolina stand at one.

Station report

Horsepen Creek At US 220 Nr Greensboro, 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 740 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.13 inHg and the temperature at 56.4 F.

Section from sea level of where Horsepen Creek At US 220 Nr Greensboro stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 740 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.13 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0209399200FIG. D WHERE HORSEPEN CREEK AT US 220 NR GREENSBORO 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 ATMOSPHEREHORSEPEN CREEK AT US 220 NR GREENSBORO3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT740 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 HERE29.13 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.4 FTITLEHorsepen Creek At US 220 Nr Greensboro, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 0209399200TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-0209399200-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 36.14 N, and the day is 11 h 18 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Horsepen Creek At US 220 Nr Greensboro, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 18 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0209399200FIG. E THE SUN AT HORSEPEN CREEK AT US 220 NR GREENSBOROELEVATION 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 77°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°OCT 11, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 18 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.14 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEHorsepen Creek At US 220 Nr Greensboro, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 0209399200TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-0209399200-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 740 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Horsepen Creek At US 220 Nr Greensboro, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0209399200FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEHorsepen Creek At US 220 Nr Greensboro, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 0209399200TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-0209399200-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Horsepen Creek At US 220 Nr Greensboro