Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
CW6872
Latitude
40.55000 N
Longitude
74.73000 W
Elevation
166 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
60F
Relative humidity
77%
Pressure
30.25inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
8mph
Wind direction
0°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

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In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,037 instruments in New Jersey stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station CW6872 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
18 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.2 °Fwarmer than the airport station KN40, 13 miles away, on average over 18 readings; typical difference 1.0 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

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 491 ranked stations in New Jersey 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, 3; 10 to 19 per cent, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 0; 30 to 39 per cent, 12; 40 to 49 per cent, 3; 50 to 59 per cent, 3; 60 to 69 per cent, 65; 70 to 79 per cent, 19; 80 to 89 per cent, 19; 90 to 99 per cent, 152; 100 per cent, 215.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW JERSEY, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9310 to 1920 to 2930 to 391240 to 49350 to 59360 to 696570 to 791980 to 891990 to 99152100215STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%215
90 to 99%152
80 to 89%19
70 to 79%19
60 to 69%65
50 to 59%3
40 to 49%3
30 to 39%12
20 to 29%0
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%3

Station report

Citizen station CW6872, 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 CW6872, 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 CW6872FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION CW6872PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station CW6872, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW6872TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-CW6872-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 166 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.74 inHg and the temperature at 58.4 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.25 inHg means its barometer reads 30.07 inHg; it reports 60.0 F, 1.6 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW6872 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 166 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.74 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.4 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.25 and the station pressure it means, 30.07.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW6872FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW6872 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 CW68721 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT166 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 HERE29.74 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.4 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.25 inHgITS BAROMETER READS30.07 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED60.0 FTITLECitizen station CW6872, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW6872TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-CW6872-2DRAWN 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 40.55 N, and the day is 11 h 29 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 Citizen station CW6872, 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 29 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW6872FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW6872ELEVATION 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 29 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.55 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.5°TITLECitizen station CW6872, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW6872TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-CW6872-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 166 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station CW6872, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 60.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.02 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW6872FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE60.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.02 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station CW6872, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW6872TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-CW6872-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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