Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
06610773
Latitude
41.29273 N
Longitude
96.25233 W
Elevation
1,169 ft
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over West Papillion Creek at Elkhorn, 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

West Papillion Creek at Elkhorn, Nebr. Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
27 of 9628.1% of its schedule, 29 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
27 of 6724.0% of its schedule, 29 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
36 minfrom Oct 6, 8:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 6, 8:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 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 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min 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

West Papillion Creek at Elkhorn, 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 1,169 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.68 inHg and the temperature at 54.8 F.

Section from sea level of where West Papillion Creek at Elkhorn, Nebr. stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,169 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.68 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06610773FIG. D WHERE WEST PAPILLION CREEK AT ELKHORN, 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 ATMOSPHEREWEST PAPILLION CREEK AT ELKHORN, NEBR.4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,169 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 HERE28.68 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.8 FTITLEWest Papillion Creek at Elkhorn, Nebr., the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 06610773TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-06610773-1DRAWN 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 41.29 N, and the day is 11 h 22 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at West Papillion Creek at Elkhorn, Nebr., angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 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 06610773FIG. E THE SUN AT WEST PAPILLION CREEK AT ELKHORN, 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 49°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 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.29 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEWest Papillion Creek at Elkhorn, Nebr., the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 06610773TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-06610773-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,169 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, West Papillion Creek at Elkhorn, Nebr., each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06610773FIG. 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 SCALETITLEWest Papillion Creek at Elkhorn, Nebr., the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 06610773TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-06610773-3DRAWN 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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