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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
394728074452501
Latitude
39.79111 N
Longitude
74.75694 W
Elevation
-
Rank
175of 756 in New Jersey, Oct 17
Observed
5:00 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0.01in

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 103 instruments in New Jersey stand at one.

Station report

Shamong USGS rain gage, in 2 sheets

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

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.79 N, and the day is 10 h 56 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Shamong USGS rain gage, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 56 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 394728074452501FIG. E THE SUN AT SHAMONG USGS RAIN GAGEELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 17, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 56 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.79 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLEShamong USGS rain gage, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 394728074452501TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-394728074452501-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Shamong USGS rain gage, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 394728074452501FIG. 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 SCALETITLEShamong USGS rain gage, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 394728074452501TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-394728074452501-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Shamong USGS rain gage