Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KQ4PYT
Latitude
32.97000 N
Longitude
80.17000 W
Elevation
20 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
73F
Wind
0mph
Gust
0mph
Wind direction
205°
Precipitation this hour
0in

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In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,934 instruments in South Carolina stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station KQ4PYT Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
18 s9 in 10 within 28 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.7 °Fcooler than the airport station KCHS, 8.9 miles away, on average over 20 readings; typical difference 0.9 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

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 900 ranked stations in South Carolina 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, 4; 10 to 19 per cent, 2; 20 to 29 per cent, 1; 30 to 39 per cent, 27; 40 to 49 per cent, 5; 50 to 59 per cent, 11; 60 to 69 per cent, 96; 70 to 79 per cent, 5; 80 to 89 per cent, 26; 90 to 99 per cent, 297; 100 per cent, 426.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9410 to 19220 to 29130 to 392740 to 49550 to 591160 to 699670 to 79580 to 892690 to 99297100426STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%426
90 to 99%297
80 to 89%26
70 to 79%5
60 to 69%96
50 to 59%11
40 to 49%5
30 to 39%27
20 to 29%1
10 to 19%2
0 to 9%4

Station report

Citizen station KQ4PYT, in 4 sheets

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

1The wind

Contents

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station KQ4PYT, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KQ4PYTFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION KQ4PYTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station KQ4PYT, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP KQ4PYTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KQ4PYT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 20 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.90 inHg and the temperature at 58.9 F; it reports 73.0 F, 14.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KQ4PYT stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 20 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.90 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KQ4PYTFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KQ4PYT 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 KQ4PYT0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT20 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 HERE29.90 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED73.0 FTITLECitizen station KQ4PYT, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KQ4PYTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KQ4PYT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 52 degrees above the horizon at 32.97 N, and the day is 11 h 36 min long. Level ground there takes 79 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station KQ4PYT, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 52 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 57 at the equinoxes and 34 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 36 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KQ4PYTFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KQ4PYTELEVATION 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 80°EQUINOXES 57°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 34°OCT 4, 52°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 36 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 79 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 32.97 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.5°TITLECitizen station KQ4PYT, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KQ4PYTTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KQ4PYT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 20 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station KQ4PYT, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 73.0 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KQ4PYTFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE73.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station KQ4PYT, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP KQ4PYTTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-KQ4PYT-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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