Station report
Coos Bay 8 SW, 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 12 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.91 inHg and the temperature at 59.0 F.
Section from sea level of where Coos Bay 8 SW stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 12 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 59.0 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 04141 FIG. D WHERE COOS BAY 8 SW 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 COOS BAY 8 SW 0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT 12 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 29.91 inHg STANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE 59.0 F TITLE Coos Bay 8 SW, the column STATION REPORT · USCRN 04141 TYPE SECTION SCALE HEIGHT TO SCALE REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3 DATE 2026-09-27 ID SR-04141-1 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003 On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 43.27 N, and the day is 11 h 46 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 Coos Bay 8 SW, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 46 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 04141 FIG. E THE SUN AT COOS BAY 8 SW 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 70° EQUINOXES 47° DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23° SEP 27, 45° SOUTH ANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLY DAY LENGTH 11 H 46 MIN LEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULD LATITUDE 43.27 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9° TITLE Coos Bay 8 SW, the sun STATION REPORT · USCRN 04141 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE ANGLES TRUE REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3 DATE 2026-09-27 ID SR-04141-2 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-007 A weather instrument, 12 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.
Elevation of the instrument, Coos Bay 8 SW, 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 04141 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 Coos Bay 8 SW, the instrument STATION REPORT · USCRN 04141 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE SCHEMATIC REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3 DATE 2026-09-27 ID SR-04141-3 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