Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
06610705
Latitude
41.50902 N
Longitude
96.20994 W
Elevation
1,135 ft
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Big Papillion Creek near Blair, Nebr.ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 52 instruments in Nebraska stand at one.

Station charts

Big Papillion Creek near Blair, Nebr. Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every houron the hour's :10
Reports received, 24 hours
11 of 2445.8% of its schedule, 12 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
11 of 1686.5% of its schedule, 12 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 5, 10:10 PM
Latest report
Oct 6, 9:10 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 23 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 689 ranked stations in Nebraska 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 11; 20 to 29 per cent, 26; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 38; 50 to 59 per cent, 35; 60 to 69 per cent, 24; 70 to 79 per cent, 24; 80 to 89 per cent, 69; 90 to 99 per cent, 268; 100 per cent, 193.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEBRASKA, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 191120 to 292630 to 39140 to 493850 to 593560 to 692470 to 792480 to 896990 to 99268100193STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%193
90 to 99%268
80 to 89%69
70 to 79%24
60 to 69%24
50 to 59%35
40 to 49%38
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%26
10 to 19%11
0 to 9%0

Station report

Big Papillion Creek near Blair, Nebr., 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 1,135 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.71 inHg and the temperature at 55.0 F.

Section from sea level of where Big Papillion Creek near Blair, Nebr. stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,135 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.71 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06610705FIG. D WHERE BIG PAPILLION CREEK NEAR BLAIR, NEBR. 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 ATMOSPHEREBIG PAPILLION CREEK NEAR BLAIR, NEBR.4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,135 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 HERE28.71 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.0 FTITLEBig Papillion Creek near Blair, Nebr., the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 06610705TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-06610705-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 41.51 N, and the day is 11 h 22 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Big Papillion Creek near Blair, Nebr., angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 22 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06610705FIG. E THE SUN AT BIG PAPILLION CREEK NEAR BLAIR, NEBR.ELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 6, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 22 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.51 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEBig Papillion Creek near Blair, Nebr., the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 06610705TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-06610705-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,135 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Big Papillion Creek near Blair, Nebr., each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06610705FIG. 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 SCALETITLEBig Papillion Creek near Blair, Nebr., the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 06610705TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-06610705-3DRAWN 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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