Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KR8E
Latitude
40.14000 N
Longitude
82.01000 W
Elevation
736 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
42F
Relative humidity
99%
Pressure
30.2inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
0mph
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. 1,730 instruments in Ohio stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station KR8E Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
19 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.9 °Fwarmer than the airport station KI40, 14 miles away, on average over 7 readings; typical difference 1.2 °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 1,278 ranked stations in Ohio 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, 49; 10 to 19 per cent, 79; 20 to 29 per cent, 13; 30 to 39 per cent, 35; 40 to 49 per cent, 21; 50 to 59 per cent, 19; 60 to 69 per cent, 107; 70 to 79 per cent, 40; 80 to 89 per cent, 201; 90 to 99 per cent, 311; 100 per cent, 403.WHERE IT RANKS IN OHIO, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 94910 to 197920 to 291330 to 393540 to 492150 to 591960 to 6910770 to 794080 to 8920190 to 99311100403STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%403
90 to 99%311
80 to 89%201
70 to 79%40
60 to 69%107
50 to 59%19
40 to 49%21
30 to 39%35
20 to 29%13
10 to 19%79
0 to 9%49

Station report

Citizen station KR8E, 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 KR8E, 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 KR8EFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION KR8EPLAN, 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 KR8E, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP KR8ETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KR8E-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 736 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.13 inHg and the temperature at 56.4 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.20 inHg means its barometer reads 29.41 inHg; it reports 42.0 F, 14.4 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KR8E stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 736 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.13 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.4 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.20 and the station pressure it means, 29.41.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KR8EFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KR8E 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 KR8E3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT736 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 HERE29.13 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.4 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.20 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.41 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED42.0 FTITLECitizen station KR8E, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KR8ETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KR8E-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 40.14 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 KR8E, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 50 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 KR8EFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KR8EELEVATION 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 50°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 40.14 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station KR8E, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KR8ETYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KR8E-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 736 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station KR8E, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 42.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KR8EFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE42.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station KR8E, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP KR8ETYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KR8E-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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