Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW4408
Latitude
44.09000 N
Longitude
103.30000 W
Elevation
3,474 ft
Rank
-

On the radar over Citizen station DW4408ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 951 instruments in South Dakota stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station DW4408 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
11 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-4.1 °Fcooler than the airport station KRCA, 10 miles away, on average over 2 readings; typical difference 4.2 °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 792 ranked stations in South Dakota 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 0; 30 to 39 per cent, 46; 40 to 49 per cent, 9; 50 to 59 per cent, 10; 60 to 69 per cent, 63; 70 to 79 per cent, 27; 80 to 89 per cent, 97; 90 to 99 per cent, 249; 100 per cent, 291.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 1920 to 2930 to 394640 to 49950 to 591060 to 696370 to 792780 to 899790 to 99249100291STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%291
90 to 99%249
80 to 89%97
70 to 79%27
60 to 69%63
50 to 59%10
40 to 49%9
30 to 39%46
20 to 29%0
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%0

Station report

Citizen station DW4408, 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 3,474 ft above sea level, 12 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.35 inHg and the temperature at 46.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW4408 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,474 feet above sea level with 12 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.35 inches of mercury, and temperature, 46.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW4408FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW4408 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 DW440812 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,474 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 HERE26.35 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE46.6 FTITLECitizen station DW4408, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW4408TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW4408-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 44.09 N, and the day is 11 h 24 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW4408, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 24 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW4408FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW4408ELEVATION 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 69°EQUINOXES 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°OCT 4, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 24 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.09 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station DW4408, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW4408TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW4408-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 3,474 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW4408, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW4408FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW4408, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW4408TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW4408-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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