Storm Station

At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-WLON7
Latitude
34.22800 N
Longitude
77.95400 W
Elevation
-
Rank
2,175of 2,229 in North Carolina, Oct 11
Observed
4:30 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
75.9F

Ranking Statistics

At a tide gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 5 instruments in North Carolina stand at one.

Station report

Wilmington, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 34.23 N, and the day is 11 h 20 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 Wilmington, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 20 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-WLON7FIG. E THE SUN AT WILMINGTONELEVATION 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 79°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 11, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 20 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.23 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEWilmington, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-WLON7TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCWLON7-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Wilmington, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-WLON7FIG. 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 SCALETITLEWilmington, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-WLON7TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCWLON7-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

Near Wilmington