Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
411352080144301
Latitude
41.23100 N
Longitude
80.24531 W
Elevation
1,244 ft
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Rain Gage at MercerReflectivityStorm 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

Rain Gage at Mercer Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
10 of 2441.6% of its schedule, 12 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
10 of 1685.9% of its schedule, 12 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 5, 10:15 PM
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

Rain Gage at Mercer, 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 1,244 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.60 inHg and the temperature at 54.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Rain Gage at Mercer stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,244 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.60 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 411352080144301FIG. D WHERE RAIN GAGE AT MERCER 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 ATMOSPHERERAIN GAGE AT MERCER4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,244 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 HERE28.60 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.6 FTITLERain Gage at Mercer, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 411352080144301TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-411352080144301-1DRAWN 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 41.23 N, and the day is 11 h 23 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rain Gage at Mercer, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 23 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 411352080144301FIG. E THE SUN AT RAIN GAGE AT MERCERELEVATION 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 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 6, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 23 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.23 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLERain Gage at Mercer, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 411352080144301TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-411352080144301-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,244 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Rain Gage at Mercer, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 411352080144301FIG. 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 SCALETITLERain Gage at Mercer, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 411352080144301TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-411352080144301-3DRAWN 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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