Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
03023100
Latitude
41.63255 N
Longitude
80.15950 W
Elevation
1,058 ft
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over French Creek at MeadvilleReflectivityStorm 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

French Creek at Meadville Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
11 of 2445.8% of its schedule, 12 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
11 of 1686.5% of its schedule, 12 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
67 minfrom Oct 6, 9:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 6, 9:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 18 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

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

French Creek at Meadville, 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 1,058 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.79 inHg and the temperature at 55.2 F.

Section from sea level of where French Creek at Meadville stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,058 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.79 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03023100FIG. D WHERE FRENCH CREEK AT MEADVILLE 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 ATMOSPHEREFRENCH CREEK AT MEADVILLE4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,058 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 HERE28.79 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.2 FTITLEFrench Creek at Meadville, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 03023100TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-03023100-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 41.63 N, and the day is 11 h 22 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at French Creek at Meadville, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 22 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03023100FIG. E THE SUN AT FRENCH CREEK AT MEADVILLEELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 6, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 22 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.63 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEFrench Creek at Meadville, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03023100TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-03023100-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,058 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, French Creek at Meadville, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03023100FIG. 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 SCALETITLEFrench Creek at Meadville, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03023100TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-03023100-3DRAWN 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

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