Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
03456500
Latitude
35.46167 N
Longitude
82.86972 W
Elevation
2,674 ft
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over East Fork Pigeon River Near CantonReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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

East Fork Pigeon River Near Canton Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 9625.0% of its schedule, 27 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
24 of 6723.5% of its schedule, 27 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
30 minfrom Oct 5, 11:15 PM
Latest report
Oct 6, 7:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 18 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

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

East Fork Pigeon River Near Canton, 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 2,674 ft above sea level, 9 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.14 inHg and the temperature at 49.5 F.

Section from sea level of where East Fork Pigeon River Near Canton stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,674 feet above sea level with 9 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.14 inches of mercury, and temperature, 49.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03456500FIG. D WHERE EAST FORK PIGEON RIVER NEAR CANTON 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 ATMOSPHEREEAST FORK PIGEON RIVER NEAR CANTON9 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,674 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 HERE27.14 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE49.5 FTITLEEast Fork Pigeon River Near Canton, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 03456500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-03456500-1DRAWN 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 35.46 N, and the day is 11 h 30 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 East Fork Pigeon River Near Canton, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 78 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 30 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03456500FIG. E THE SUN AT EAST FORK PIGEON RIVER NEAR CANTONELEVATION 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 55°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 6, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 30 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.46 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEEast Fork Pigeon River Near Canton, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03456500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-03456500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 2,674 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, East Fork Pigeon River Near Canton, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03456500FIG. 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 SCALETITLEEast Fork Pigeon River Near Canton, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03456500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-03456500-3DRAWN 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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