Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KD0QEO
Latitude
40.69000 N
Longitude
98.58000 W
Elevation
2,046 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
50F
Wind
0mph
Gust
1mph
Wind direction
0°
Precipitation this hour
0in

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 474 instruments in Nebraska stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station KD0QEO Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
14 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-3.8 °Fcooler than the airport station KHSI, 10 miles away, on average over 4 readings; typical difference 4.2 °F

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Chart of the 631 ranked stations in Nebraska 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 0; 30 to 39 per cent, 31; 40 to 49 per cent, 8; 50 to 59 per cent, 13; 60 to 69 per cent, 35; 70 to 79 per cent, 26; 80 to 89 per cent, 57; 90 to 99 per cent, 237; 100 per cent, 224.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEBRASKA, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 1920 to 2930 to 393140 to 49850 to 591360 to 693570 to 792680 to 895790 to 99237100224STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%224
90 to 99%237
80 to 89%57
70 to 79%26
60 to 69%35
50 to 59%13
40 to 49%8
30 to 39%31
20 to 29%0
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%0

Station report

Citizen station KD0QEO, in 4 sheets

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

1The wind

Contents

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station KD0QEO, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KD0QEOFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION KD0QEOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station KD0QEO, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP KD0QEOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KD0QEO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 2,046 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.77 inHg and the temperature at 51.7 F; it reports 50.0 F, 1.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KD0QEO stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,046 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.77 inches of mercury, and temperature, 51.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KD0QEOFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KD0QEO 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION KD0QEO7 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,046 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 HERE27.77 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE51.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED50.0 FTITLECitizen station KD0QEO, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KD0QEOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KD0QEO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 40.69 N, and the day is 11 h 28 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station KD0QEO, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 28 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KD0QEOFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KD0QEOELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 4, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 28 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.69 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station KD0QEO, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KD0QEOTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KD0QEO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 2,046 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station KD0QEO, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 50.0 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KD0QEOFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE50.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station KD0QEO, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP KD0QEOTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KD0QEO-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Citizen station KD0QEO