Storm Station

A remote fire weather station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
POCN7
Latitude
35.73722 N
Longitude
76.51444 W
Elevation
6 ft
Rank
6of 1,659 in North Carolina, Oct 4
Air temperature
69F
What it feels like
69F
High so far today
69F
Low so far today
67F
Dew point
68.7F
Relative humidity
99%
Wind
1mph
Gust
5mph
Strongest wind today
2mph
Wind direction
58°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0.1in

On the radar over Pocosin LakesReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

A remote fire weather station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 48 instruments in North Carolina stand at one.

Station charts

Pocosin Lakes Report

Rank 6 of 1,659 in North Carolina, Oct 4. The 247 rank orders a state's stations by their 247 score out of 100: how reliably they report, how accurate their readings are against a reference station, how their readings pass their checks, and how they stand against the forecast.

247 score99.8of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 35100.0168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1099.8half its reports arrived within 10 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20--
  5. Instrument checksweight 15--
  6. Forecast checkweight 10--

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

Rank
6of 1,659 in North Carolina, Oct 4
Schedule
every houron the hour's :17
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
13 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
77 minfrom Oct 4, 7:17 AM
Latest report
Oct 4, 7:17 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
19 min9 in 10 within 20 min

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

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

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. Pocosin Lakes received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 6 of 1,659.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 4THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 6 OF 1,659PER 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
Chart of Pocosin Lakes's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-04: 2026-09-26 rank 56 of 910; 2026-09-27 rank 50 of 915; 2026-09-28 rank 221 of 1,010; 2026-09-29 rank 227 of 1,037; 2026-09-30 rank 45 of 1,043; 2026-10-01 rank 21 of 1,052; 2026-10-02 rank 12 of 1,620; 2026-10-03 rank 12 of 1,620; 2026-10-04 rank 6 of 1,659.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300Sep 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 4
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
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 4, 202661,659100.0%
Oct 3, 2026121,620100.0%
Oct 2, 2026121,620100.0%
Oct 1, 2026211,052100.0%
Sep 30, 2026451,043100.0%
Sep 29, 20262271,037100.0%
Sep 28, 20262211,010100.0%
Sep 27, 202650915100.0%
Sep 26, 202656910100.0%
Temperature and Dew point at Pocosin Lakes, temperature from 67.0 to 82.0, the latest 69.0; dew point from 66.4 to 68.7, the latest 68.7, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF65707580859 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM6 AMTEMPERATUREDEW POINT
Relative humidity at Pocosin Lakes, relative humidity from 98 to 99, the latest 99, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%9898.2598.598.75999 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM6 AM
Wind and Gust at Pocosin Lakes, wind from 0 to 8, the latest 1; gust from 2 to 6, the latest 5, in miles an hour.WIND AND GUSTmph02.557.5109 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM6 AMWINDGUST
Wind direction at Pocosin Lakes, wind direction from 27 to 350, the latest 58, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°0901802703609 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM6 AM
Precipitation at Pocosin Lakes, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.23, the latest 0.03, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.100.200.309 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM6 AM
Reports received at Pocosin Lakes, reports from 0.0 to 1.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.250.50.7519 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM6 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourTemperature FDew point FRelative humidity %Wind mphGust mphWind direction °Precipitation inReports
Sun 4, 8 AM69.068.79915580.031
Sun 4, 7 AM68.067.79924440.021
Sun 4, 6 AM68.067.79905-0.021
Sun 4, 5 AM67.066.79915480.001
Sun 4, 4 AM67.066.79903-0.001
Sun 4, 3 AM68.067.79903-0.001
Sun 4, 2 AM68.067.79902-0.001
Sun 4, 1 AM67.066.49806-0.011
Sun 4, 12 AM67.066.49814360.001
Sat 3, 7 PM68.0--6-550.231
Sat 3, 6 PM68.0--4-420.181
Sat 3, 5 PM69.0--5-320.011
Sat 3, 4 PM71.0--4-320.061
Sat 3, 3 PM74.0--3-270.001
Sat 3, 2 PM76.0--6-630.001
Sat 3, 1 PM76.0--5-380.001
Sat 3, 12 PM79.0--8-510.001
Sat 3, 11 AM80.0--4-270.001
Sat 3, 10 AM82.0--3-400.001
Sat 3, 9 AM79.0--1-3500.001
Temperature and Dew point at Pocosin Lakes, temperature from 51.0 to 90.0, the latest 69.0; dew point from 66.4 to 68.7, the latest 68.7, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF5060708090Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4TEMPERATUREDEW POINT
Relative humidity at Pocosin Lakes, relative humidity from 98 to 99, the latest 99, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%9898.2598.598.7599Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Wind and Gust at Pocosin Lakes, wind from 0 to 9, the latest 1; gust from 2 to 6, the latest 5, in miles an hour.WIND AND GUSTmph02.557.510Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4WINDGUST
Wind direction at Pocosin Lakes, wind direction from 25 to 350, the latest 58, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°090180270360Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Precipitation at Pocosin Lakes, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.23, the latest 0.03, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.100.200.30Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Reports received at Pocosin Lakes, reports from 0.0 to 2.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.52Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourTemperature FDew point FRelative humidity %Wind mphGust mphWind direction °Precipitation inReports
Sun 4, 8 AM69.068.79915580.031
Sun 4, 7 AM68.067.79924440.021
Sun 4, 6 AM68.067.79905-0.021
Sun 4, 5 AM67.066.79915480.001
Sun 4, 4 AM67.066.79903-0.001
Sun 4, 3 AM68.067.79903-0.001
Sun 4, 2 AM68.067.79902-0.001
Sun 4, 1 AM67.066.49806-0.011
Sun 4, 12 AM67.066.49814360.001
Sat 3, 7 PM68.0--6-550.231
Sat 3, 6 PM68.0--4-420.181
Sat 3, 5 PM69.0--5-320.011
Sat 3, 4 PM71.0--4-320.061
Sat 3, 3 PM74.0--3-270.001
Sat 3, 2 PM76.0--6-630.001
Sat 3, 1 PM76.0--5-380.001
Sat 3, 12 PM79.0--8-510.001
Sat 3, 11 AM80.0--4-270.001
Sat 3, 10 AM82.0--3-400.001
Sat 3, 9 AM79.0--1-3500.001
Sat 3, 8 AM75.5--0--0.002
Sat 3, 7 AM68.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 6 AM70.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 5 AM71.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 4 AM72.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 3 AM72.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 2 AM72.0--0--0.001
Sat 3, 1 AM71.0--1-1930.001
Sat 3, 12 AM71.0--4-1840.001
Fri 2, 11 PM72.0--3-1940.001
Fri 2, 10 PM69.0--3-1870.001
Fri 2, 9 PM69.0--1-1790.001
Fri 2, 8 PM71.0--0--0.001
Fri 2, 7 PM76.0--0--0.001
Fri 2, 6 PM86.0--1-2050.001
Fri 2, 5 PM90.0--2-2380.001
Fri 2, 4 PM90.0--3-224-1
Fri 2, 3 PM89.0--4-2540.001
Fri 2, 2 PM90.0--6-2510.001
Fri 2, 1 PM90.0--6-2370.001
Fri 2, 12 PM88.0--5-2490.001
Fri 2, 11 AM85.0--4-2440.001
Fri 2, 10 AM81.0--3-2380.001
Fri 2, 9 AM75.0--3-2220.001
Fri 2, 8 AM73.5--2-2160.002
Fri 2, 7 AM71.0--3-2060.001
Fri 2, 6 AM70.0--0--0.001
Fri 2, 5 AM67.0--0--0.001
Fri 2, 4 AM61.0--0--0.001
Fri 2, 3 AM62.0--0--0.001
Fri 2, 2 AM62.0--0--0.001
Fri 2, 1 AM64.0--0--0.001
Fri 2, 12 AM62.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 11 PM63.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 10 PM66.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 9 PM66.0--0---1
Thu 1, 8 PM66.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 7 PM71.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 6 PM80.0--6-1690.001
Thu 1, 5 PM84.0--9-1690.001
Thu 1, 4 PM88.0--4-2090.001
Thu 1, 3 PM89.0--3-2090.001
Thu 1, 2 PM89.0--4-2490.001
Thu 1, 1 PM88.0--3-2040.001
Thu 1, 12 PM87.0--4-2000.001
Thu 1, 11 AM84.0--2-1870.001
Thu 1, 10 AM82.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 9 AM76.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 8 AM66.8--0--0.002
Thu 1, 7 AM56.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 6 AM57.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 5 AM58.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 4 AM60.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 3 AM60.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 2 AM59.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 1 AM61.0--0--0.001
Thu 1, 12 AM60.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 11 PM61.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 10 PM63.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 9 PM67.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 8 PM69.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 7 PM73.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 6 PM77.0--1-1230.001
Wed 30, 5 PM81.0--4-1120.001
Wed 30, 4 PM86.0--4-450.001
Wed 30, 3 PM86.0--4-880.001
Wed 30, 2 PM87.0--3-400.001
Wed 30, 1 PM84.0--3-500.001
Wed 30, 12 PM85.0--3-400.001
Wed 30, 11 AM83.0--3-250.001
Wed 30, 10 AM80.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 9 AM74.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 8 AM69.8--0--0.002
Wed 30, 7 AM64.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 6 AM63.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 5 AM63.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 4 AM63.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 3 AM61.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 2 AM61.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 1 AM61.0--0--0.001
Wed 30, 12 AM64.0--0--0.001
Tue 29, 11 PM68.0--0--0.001
Tue 29, 10 PM69.0--0--0.001
Tue 29, 9 PM70.0--0--0.001
Tue 29, 8 PM71.0--0--0.001
Tue 29, 7 PM72.0--0--0.001
Tue 29, 6 PM74.0--1-490.001
Tue 29, 5 PM77.0--3-480.001
Tue 29, 4 PM77.0--2-310.001
Tue 29, 3 PM79.0--1-400.001
Tue 29, 2 PM81.0--2-580.001
Tue 29, 12 PM83.0--4-420.001
Tue 29, 11 AM81.0--4-530.001
Tue 29, 10 AM78.0--2-800.001
Tue 29, 9 AM74.0--3-960.001
Tue 29, 8 AM66.8--0--0.002
Tue 29, 7 AM55.0--0--0.001
Tue 29, 6 AM55.0--0--0.001
Tue 29, 5 AM55.0--0--0.001
Tue 29, 4 AM56.0--0--0.001
Tue 29, 3 AM57.0--0--0.001
Tue 29, 2 AM57.0--0--0.001
Tue 29, 1 AM59.0--0--0.001
Tue 29, 12 AM60.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 11 PM64.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 10 PM66.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 9 PM66.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 8 PM66.0--4-1650.001
Mon 28, 7 PM68.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 6 PM74.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 5 PM78.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 4 PM81.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 3 PM81.0--1-3070.001
Mon 28, 2 PM82.0--4-2850.001
Mon 28, 1 PM81.0--2-2720.001
Mon 28, 12 PM80.0--2-3170.001
Mon 28, 11 AM76.0--4-3050.001
Mon 28, 9 AM70.0--3-3030.001
Mon 28, 8 AM64.0--0--0.002
Mon 28, 7 AM51.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 6 AM51.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 5 AM52.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 4 AM54.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 3 AM56.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 2 AM60.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 1 AM64.0--0--0.001
Mon 28, 12 AM66.0--0--0.001
Sun 27, 11 PM68.0--0--0.001
Sun 27, 10 PM69.0--0--0.001
Sun 27, 9 PM68.0--0--0.001
Sun 27, 8 PM69.0--0--0.001
Sun 27, 7 PM72.0--0--0.001
Sun 27, 6 PM78.0--0--0.001
Sun 27, 5 PM80.0--4-3070.001
Sun 27, 4 PM81.0--6-2780.001
Sun 27, 3 PM81.0--6-2700.001
Sun 27, 2 PM80.0--7-2600.001
Sun 27, 1 PM77.0--9-2880.001
Sun 27, 12 PM76.0--9-2990.001
Sun 27, 11 AM74.0--7-2940.001
Sun 27, 9 AM67.0--6-2870.001
High and Low at Pocosin Lakes, high from 69.0 to 90.0, the latest 69.0; low from 51.0 to 68.0, the latest 67.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF5060708090Sep 5Sep 10Sep 15Sep 20Sep 25Sep 30HIGHLOW
Highest dew point and Lowest dew point at Pocosin Lakes, highest dew point from 57.2 to 74.0, the latest 68.7; lowest dew point from 47.5 to 66.8, the latest 66.4, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGHEST DEW POINT AND LOWEST DEW POINTF4050607080Sep 5Sep 10Sep 15Sep 20Sep 25Sep 30HIGHEST DEW POINTLOWEST DEW POINT
Highest humidity and Lowest humidity at Pocosin Lakes, highest humidity from 82 to 99, the latest 99; lowest humidity from 40 to 98, the latest 98, in per cent.HIGHEST HUMIDITY AND LOWEST HUMIDITY%406080100Sep 5Sep 10Sep 15Sep 20Sep 25Sep 30HIGHEST HUMIDITYLOWEST HUMIDITY
Strongest gust at Pocosin Lakes, strongest gust from 6 to 25, the latest 6, in miles an hour.STRONGEST GUSTmph51015202530Sep 5Sep 10Sep 15Sep 20Sep 25Sep 30
Precipitation at Pocosin Lakes, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.65, the latest 0.05, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.200.400.600.80Sep 5Sep 10Sep 15Sep 20Sep 25Sep 30
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh FLow FHighest dew point FLowest dew point FHighest humidity %Lowest humidity %Strongest gust mphPrecipitation in
Oct 469.067.068.766.4999860.05
Oct 382.068.073.766.89873160.65
Oct 290.061.074.060.79942140.00
Oct 189.056.071.855.79941140.00
Sep 3087.061.069.259.89947130.00
Sep 2983.055.066.654.4995190.00
Sep 2882.051.062.650.29844110.00
Sep 2781.058.060.952.88640170.00
Sep 2675.056.057.247.58448180.00
Sep 2569.059.057.649.38259150.00
Sep 2470.063.066.558.49878220.10
Sep 2378.068.070.264.79572250.02
Sep 22-------0.00

Station report

Pocosin Lakes, in 5 sheets

Drawn from its report of Oct 4, 2026, 8:17 AM local time, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The air

Contents

69.0 F with a dew point of 68.7 F, 99 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Pocosin Lakes: temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.7, 99 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT POCN7FIG. B THE AIR AT POCOSIN LAKESTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 68.6 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 69.0 F, 68.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 99 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEPocosin Lakes, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP POCN7TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-04IDSR-POCN7-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

From the Field Book

2The wind

Contents

From the east northeast (58 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 5 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 6 mph.

Plan of the wind at Pocosin Lakes, north up: blowing from 58 degrees, the east northeast, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 5; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT POCN7FIG. C THE WIND AT POCOSIN LAKESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 58°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPocosin Lakes, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP POCN7TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-04IDSR-POCN7-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

3The column

Contents

At 6 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.91 inHg and the temperature at 59.0 F; it reports 69.0 F, 10.0 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Pocosin Lakes stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT POCN7FIG. D WHERE POCOSIN LAKES 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 ATMOSPHEREPOCOSIN LAKES0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6 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 HERE29.91 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE59.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED69.0 FTITLEPocosin Lakes, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP POCN7TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-04IDSR-POCN7-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

4The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 35.74 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 Pocosin Lakes, 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 POCN7FIG. E THE SUN AT POCOSIN LAKESELEVATION 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 35.74 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.5°TITLEPocosin Lakes, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP POCN7TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 5DATE2026-10-04IDSR-POCN7-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

5The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 6 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 4, 2026, 8:17 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Pocosin Lakes, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 4, 2026, 8:17 am local time; air temperature, 69.0 f, dew point 68.7 f; precipitation gauge, 0.05 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT POCN7FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 4, 2026, 8:17 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 4, 2026, 8:17 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE69.0 F, DEW POINT 68.7 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.05 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEPocosin Lakes, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP POCN7TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 5 of 5DATE2026-10-04IDSR-POCN7-5DRAWN 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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