Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NPLNS
Latitude
45.64000 N
Longitude
123.01000 W
Elevation
619 ft
Rank
-

On the radar over Citizen station NPLNSReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,208 instruments in Oregon stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station NPLNS Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
10 s9 in 10 within 22 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+4.8 °Fwarmer than the airport station KHIO, 6.9 miles away, on average over 8 readings; typical difference 5.2 °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 1,303 ranked stations in Oregon 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 6; 20 to 29 per cent, 0; 30 to 39 per cent, 33; 40 to 49 per cent, 7; 50 to 59 per cent, 11; 60 to 69 per cent, 70; 70 to 79 per cent, 58; 80 to 89 per cent, 160; 90 to 99 per cent, 581; 100 per cent, 376.WHERE IT RANKS IN OREGON, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19620 to 2930 to 393340 to 49750 to 591160 to 697070 to 795880 to 8916090 to 99581100376STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%376
90 to 99%581
80 to 89%160
70 to 79%58
60 to 69%70
50 to 59%11
40 to 49%7
30 to 39%33
20 to 29%0
10 to 19%6
0 to 9%1

Station report

Citizen station NPLNS, 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.

1The column

Contents

At 619 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.26 inHg and the temperature at 56.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station NPLNS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 619 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.26 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NPLNSFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION NPLNS 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 NPLNS2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT619 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 HERE29.26 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.8 FTITLECitizen station NPLNS, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP NPLNSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-NPLNS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 45.64 N, and the day is 11 h 22 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station NPLNS, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 44 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 22 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NPLNSFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION NPLNSELEVATION 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 68°EQUINOXES 44°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21°OCT 4, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 22 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.64 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station NPLNS, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP NPLNSTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-NPLNS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 619 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station NPLNS, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NPLNSFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station NPLNS, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP NPLNSTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-NPLNS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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