Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
06768000
Latitude
40.68257 N
Longitude
99.54024 W
Elevation
2,297 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
62.6F

On the radar over Platte River near Overton, 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

Platte River near Overton, Nebr. Report

Rank
-
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
28 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.1 °Fwarmer than the airport station KLXN, 14 miles away, on average over 9 readings; typical difference 1.4 °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 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

Platte River near Overton, 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 2,297 ft above sea level, 8 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.52 inHg and the temperature at 50.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Platte River near Overton, Nebr. stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,297 feet above sea level with 8 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.52 inches of mercury, and temperature, 50.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06768000FIG. D WHERE PLATTE RIVER NEAR OVERTON, 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 ATMOSPHEREPLATTE RIVER NEAR OVERTON, NEBR.8 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,297 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 HERE27.52 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE50.8 FTITLEPlatte River near Overton, Nebr., the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 06768000TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-06768000-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 40.68 N, and the day is 11 h 23 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 Platte River near Overton, Nebr., angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 44 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 23 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06768000FIG. E THE SUN AT PLATTE RIVER NEAR OVERTON, 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 73°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 6, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 23 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.68 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEPlatte River near Overton, Nebr., the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 06768000TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-06768000-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 2,297 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Platte River near Overton, Nebr., each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06768000FIG. 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 SCALETITLEPlatte River near Overton, Nebr., the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 06768000TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-06768000-3DRAWN 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

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

Near Platte River near Overton, Nebr.

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