Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW8458
Latitude
42.19000 N
Longitude
75.84000 W
Elevation
945 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
42F
Relative humidity
100%
Wind
0mph
Gust
0mph

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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 FW8458 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
18 s9 in 10 within 26 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-2.6 °Fcooler than the airport station KBGM, 7.3 miles away, on average over 5 readings; typical difference 2.9 °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 FW8458, 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 FW8458, 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 FW8458FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW8458PLAN, 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 FW8458, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8458TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW8458-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 945 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.91 inHg and the temperature at 55.6 F; it reports 42.0 F, 13.6 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW8458 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 945 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8458FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW8458 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 FW84583 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT945 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 HERE28.91 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.6 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED42.0 FTITLECitizen station FW8458, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8458TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW8458-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 42.19 N, and the day is 11 h 27 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 Citizen station FW8458, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 27 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8458FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW8458ELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 4, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 27 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.19 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.5°TITLECitizen station FW8458, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8458TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW8458-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 945 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW8458, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 42.0 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8458FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE42.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW8458, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8458TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW8458-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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