Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
0209553650
Latitude
36.12806 N
Longitude
79.66167 W
Elevation
647 ft
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

At a river or reservoir gauge

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

Station charts

Buffalo Creek At SR2819 Nr Mcleansville Report

Rank
-
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
38 min
Chart of the 1,980 ranked stations in North Carolina on Oct 6 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, 14; 10 to 19 per cent, 48; 20 to 29 per cent, 32; 30 to 39 per cent, 14; 40 to 49 per cent, 112; 50 to 59 per cent, 118; 60 to 69 per cent, 273; 70 to 79 per cent, 74; 80 to 89 per cent, 209; 90 to 99 per cent, 528; 100 per cent, 558.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91410 to 194820 to 293230 to 391440 to 4911250 to 5911860 to 6927370 to 797480 to 8920990 to 99528100558STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%558
90 to 99%528
80 to 89%209
70 to 79%74
60 to 69%273
50 to 59%118
40 to 49%112
30 to 39%14
20 to 29%32
10 to 19%48
0 to 9%14

Station report

Buffalo Creek At SR2819 Nr Mcleansville, 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 647 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.23 inHg and the temperature at 56.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Buffalo Creek At SR2819 Nr Mcleansville stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 647 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.23 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0209553650FIG. D WHERE BUFFALO CREEK AT SR2819 NR MCLEANSVILLE 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 ATMOSPHEREBUFFALO CREEK AT SR2819 NR MCLEANSVILLE2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT647 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 HERE29.23 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.7 FTITLEBuffalo Creek At SR2819 Nr Mcleansville, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 0209553650TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-0209553650-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 36.13 N, and the day is 11 h 29 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Buffalo Creek At SR2819 Nr Mcleansville, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 49 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 29 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0209553650FIG. E THE SUN AT BUFFALO CREEK AT SR2819 NR MCLEANSVILLEELEVATION 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 6, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 29 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.13 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEBuffalo Creek At SR2819 Nr Mcleansville, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 0209553650TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-0209553650-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 647 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Buffalo Creek At SR2819 Nr Mcleansville, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0209553650FIG. 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 SCALETITLEBuffalo Creek At SR2819 Nr Mcleansville, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 0209553650TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-0209553650-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Buffalo Creek At SR2819 Nr Mcleansville