Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
01574700
Latitude
39.92288 N
Longitude
76.75358 W
Elevation
-
Rank
-
Air temperature
51.2F
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Indian Rock Dam near YorkReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 108 instruments in Pennsylvania stand at one.

Station charts

Indian Rock Dam near York Report

Rank
-
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+5.6 °Fwarmer than the airport station KTHV, 6.5 miles away, on average over 4 readings; typical difference 6.0 °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 1,252 ranked stations in Pennsylvania on Oct 6 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, 5; 10 to 19 per cent, 51; 20 to 29 per cent, 15; 30 to 39 per cent, 18; 40 to 49 per cent, 176; 50 to 59 per cent, 109; 60 to 69 per cent, 95; 70 to 79 per cent, 27; 80 to 89 per cent, 90; 90 to 99 per cent, 331; 100 per cent, 335.WHERE IT RANKS IN PENNSYLVANIA, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9510 to 195120 to 291530 to 391840 to 4917650 to 5910960 to 699570 to 792780 to 899090 to 99331100335STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%335
90 to 99%331
80 to 89%90
70 to 79%27
60 to 69%95
50 to 59%109
40 to 49%176
30 to 39%18
20 to 29%15
10 to 19%51
0 to 9%5

Station report

Indian Rock Dam near York, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 39.92 N, and the day is 11 h 24 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Indian Rock Dam near York, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 24 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 01574700FIG. E THE SUN AT INDIAN ROCK DAM NEAR YORKELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 6, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 24 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.92 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEIndian Rock Dam near York, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 01574700TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-01574700-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Indian Rock Dam near York, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 01574700FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEIndian Rock Dam near York, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 01574700TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-01574700-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

Near Indian Rock Dam near York

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