Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
06406740
Latitude
43.86944 N
Longitude
103.58194 W
Elevation
5,408 ft
Rank
634of 797 in South Dakota, Oct 11
Observed
6:45 AMCDT, 59 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

Sunday Gulch Below Johnson Canyon Nr Hill City, 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 5,408 ft above sea level, 18 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.52 inHg and the temperature at 39.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Sunday Gulch Below Johnson Canyon Nr Hill City stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,408 feet above sea level with 18 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.52 inches of mercury, and temperature, 39.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06406740FIG. D WHERE SUNDAY GULCH BELOW JOHNSON CANYON NR HILL CITY 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 ATMOSPHERESUNDAY GULCH BELOW JOHNSON CANYON NR HILL CITY18 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,408 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 HERE24.52 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE39.7 FTITLESunday Gulch Below Johnson Canyon Nr Hill City, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 06406740TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-06406740-1DRAWN 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 43.87 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 Sunday Gulch Below Johnson Canyon Nr Hill City, 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 06406740FIG. E THE SUN AT SUNDAY GULCH BELOW JOHNSON CANYON NR HILL CITYELEVATION 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 43.87 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLESunday Gulch Below Johnson Canyon Nr Hill City, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 06406740TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-06406740-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 5,408 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Sunday Gulch Below Johnson Canyon Nr Hill City, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06406740FIG. 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 SCALETITLESunday Gulch Below Johnson Canyon Nr Hill City, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 06406740TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-06406740-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Sunday Gulch Below Johnson Canyon Nr Hill City