Storm Station
Crofton, Nebraska
66°
Overcast· Feels like 66°·Light breeze 5 mph SE
Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
97%Humidity
89%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Crofton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Crofton 8NGPDN1

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.0 mi away/1,259 ft/179 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank217of 400

D3-RWIS 81 213.48NE064

Beside a road/9.3 mi away/1,181 ft/257 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank350of 400

measured daily2 instruments

Crofton 3.7 ENE-CD-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.8 mi away/1,563 ft/125 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

CroftonCRFN1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.9 mi away/1,696 ft/258 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Crofton 8N, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 8.0 mi from Crofton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,259 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.58 inHg and the temperature at 54.5 F; it reports 63.0 F, 8.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Crofton 8N stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,259 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.58 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GPDN1FIG. D WHERE CROFTON 8N 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 ATMOSPHERECROFTON 8N4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,259 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 HERE28.58 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED63.0 FTITLECrofton 8N, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP GPDN1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GPDN1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 42.85 N, and the day is 11 h 46 min long. Level ground there takes 71 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Crofton 8N, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 46 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GPDN1FIG. E THE SUN AT CROFTON 8NELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°SEP 27, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 46 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.85 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLECrofton 8N, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP GPDN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GPDN1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 1,259 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Crofton 8N, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 3:00 am local time; air temperature, 63.0 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GPDN1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 3:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 3:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE63.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECrofton 8N, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP GPDN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GPDN1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Crofton 8N, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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