Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
06403810
Latitude
43.90504 N
Longitude
103.46339 W
Elevation
4,591 ft
Rank
671of 797 in South Dakota, Oct 11
Observed
8:15 AMCDT, 47 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 52 instruments in South Dakota stand at one.

Station report

Battle Creek Above Keystone, 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 4,591 ft above sea level, 16 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.28 inHg and the temperature at 42.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Battle Creek Above Keystone stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,591 feet above sea level with 16 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.28 inches of mercury, and temperature, 42.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06403810FIG. D WHERE BATTLE CREEK ABOVE KEYSTONE 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 ATMOSPHEREBATTLE CREEK ABOVE KEYSTONE16 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,591 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 HERE25.28 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE42.6 FTITLEBattle Creek Above Keystone, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 06403810TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-06403810-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 43.91 N, and the day is 11 h 04 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Battle Creek Above Keystone, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 04 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06403810FIG. E THE SUN AT BATTLE CREEK ABOVE KEYSTONEELEVATION 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 70°EQUINOXES 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23°OCT 11, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 04 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 43.91 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEBattle Creek Above Keystone, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 06403810TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-06403810-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 4,591 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Battle Creek Above Keystone, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06403810FIG. 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 SCALETITLEBattle Creek Above Keystone, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 06403810TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-06403810-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Battle Creek Above Keystone