Station report
Citizen station G2496, in 3 sheets Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.
1 The column2 The sun3 The instrumentAt 300 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.60 inHg and the temperature at 57.9 F.
Section from sea level of where Citizen station G2496 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 300 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.60 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.9 degrees Fahrenheit. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT G2496 FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION G2496 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERE SECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE CITIZEN STATION G2496 1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT 300 FT 10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT 20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT 30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT 40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FT STANDARD PRESSURE HERE 29.60 inHg STANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE 57.9 F TITLE Citizen station G2496, the column STATION REPORT · CWOP G2496 TYPE SECTION SCALE HEIGHT TO SCALE REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3 DATE 2026-10-16 ID SR-G2496-1 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003 On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 35 degrees above the horizon at 45.63 N, and the day is 10 h 44 min long. Level ground there takes 58 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.
Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station G2496, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 35 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 44 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 44 min long. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT G2496 FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION G2496 ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUE THE STATION JUNE SOLSTICE 68° EQUINOXES 44° DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21° OCT 16, 35° SOUTH ANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLY DAY LENGTH 10 H 44 MIN LEVEL GROUND TAKES 58 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULD LATITUDE 45.63 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1° TITLE Citizen station G2496, the sun STATION REPORT · CWOP G2496 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE ANGLES TRUE REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3 DATE 2026-10-16 ID SR-G2496-2 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-007 A weather instrument, 300 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.
Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station G2496, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT G2496 FIG. F THE INSTRUMENT ELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ ANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE - AIR TEMPERATURE - PRECIPITATION GAUGE - SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALE TITLE Citizen station G2496, the instrument STATION REPORT · CWOP G2496 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE SCHEMATIC REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3 DATE 2026-10-16 ID SR-G2496-3 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-INS-001 
FB-ENG-001, Fig. AAtmosphere in section
FB-ENG-003, Fig. CHydrostatic balance
FB-ENG-007, Fig. ARadiation budget
FB-INS-001, Fig. AWhat an instrument is