Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
405502074395601
Latitude
40.91722 N
Longitude
74.66556 W
Elevation
-
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Lake Hopatcong USGS rain gageReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

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

Station charts

Lake Hopatcong USGS rain gage Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
19 of 9619.7% of its schedule, 21 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
19 of 6722.8% of its schedule, 21 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
33 minfrom Oct 6, 5:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 6, 5:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
28 min9 in 10 within 33 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 641 ranked stations in New Jersey 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, 3; 10 to 19 per cent, 25; 20 to 29 per cent, 8; 30 to 39 per cent, 6; 40 to 49 per cent, 41; 50 to 59 per cent, 50; 60 to 69 per cent, 62; 70 to 79 per cent, 27; 80 to 89 per cent, 60; 90 to 99 per cent, 166; 100 per cent, 193.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW JERSEY, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9310 to 192520 to 29830 to 39640 to 494150 to 595060 to 696270 to 792780 to 896090 to 99166100193STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%193
90 to 99%166
80 to 89%60
70 to 79%27
60 to 69%62
50 to 59%50
40 to 49%41
30 to 39%6
20 to 29%8
10 to 19%25
0 to 9%3

Station report

Lake Hopatcong 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 6 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 40.92 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 Lake Hopatcong USGS rain gage, 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 405502074395601FIG. E THE SUN AT LAKE HOPATCONG 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 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 40.92 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLELake Hopatcong USGS rain gage, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 405502074395601TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-405502074395601-1DRAWN 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, Lake Hopatcong 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 405502074395601FIG. 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 SCALETITLELake Hopatcong USGS rain gage, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 405502074395601TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-405502074395601-2DRAWN 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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