Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW1806
Latitude
42.99000 N
Longitude
78.75000 W
Elevation
589 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
49F
Wind
0mph
Wind direction
147°
Precipitation today
3.1in

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In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,834 instruments in New York stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station DW1806 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
21 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-2.5 °Fcooler than the airport station KBUF, 3.5 miles away, on average over 5 readings; typical difference 3.1 °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 1,128 ranked stations in New York 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, 4; 10 to 19 per cent, 3; 20 to 29 per cent, 1; 30 to 39 per cent, 36; 40 to 49 per cent, 10; 50 to 59 per cent, 12; 60 to 69 per cent, 96; 70 to 79 per cent, 16; 80 to 89 per cent, 52; 90 to 99 per cent, 295; 100 per cent, 603.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW YORK, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9410 to 19320 to 29130 to 393640 to 491050 to 591260 to 699670 to 791680 to 895290 to 99295100603STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%603
90 to 99%295
80 to 89%52
70 to 79%16
60 to 69%96
50 to 59%12
40 to 49%10
30 to 39%36
20 to 29%1
10 to 19%3
0 to 9%4

Station report

Citizen station DW1806, 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 DW1806, 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 DW1806FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW1806PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW1806, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW1806TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW1806-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 589 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.29 inHg and the temperature at 56.9 F; it reports 49.0 F, 7.9 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW1806 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 589 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.29 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW1806FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW1806 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 DW18062 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT589 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 HERE29.29 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED49.0 FTITLECitizen station DW1806, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW1806TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW1806-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 42.99 N, and the day is 11 h 26 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW1806, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 26 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW1806FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW1806ELEVATION 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 70°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 4, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 26 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.99 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.5°TITLECitizen station DW1806, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW1806TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW1806-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 589 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW1806, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 49.0 f; precipitation gauge, 3.09 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW1806FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE49.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE3.09 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW1806, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW1806TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW1806-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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