Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
06437200
Latitude
44.39639 N
Longitude
103.58222 W
Elevation
3,772 ft
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Bear Butte Creek Near GalenaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

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

Station charts

Bear Butte Creek Near Galena 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, 8:15 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 832 ranked stations in South Dakota 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 7; 20 to 29 per cent, 25; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 50; 50 to 59 per cent, 22; 60 to 69 per cent, 40; 70 to 79 per cent, 14; 80 to 89 per cent, 222; 90 to 99 per cent, 152; 100 per cent, 300.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19720 to 292530 to 3940 to 495050 to 592260 to 694070 to 791480 to 8922290 to 99152100300STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%300
90 to 99%152
80 to 89%222
70 to 79%14
60 to 69%40
50 to 59%22
40 to 49%50
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%25
10 to 19%7
0 to 9%0

Station report

Bear Butte Creek Near Galena, 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 3,772 ft above sea level, 13 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.06 inHg and the temperature at 45.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Bear Butte Creek Near Galena stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,772 feet above sea level with 13 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.06 inches of mercury, and temperature, 45.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06437200FIG. D WHERE BEAR BUTTE CREEK NEAR GALENA 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 ATMOSPHEREBEAR BUTTE CREEK NEAR GALENA13 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,772 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 HERE26.06 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE45.5 FTITLEBear Butte Creek Near Galena, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 06437200TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-06437200-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 44.40 N, and the day is 11 h 18 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Bear Butte Creek Near Galena, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 40 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 18 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06437200FIG. E THE SUN AT BEAR BUTTE CREEK NEAR GALENAELEVATION 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 6, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 18 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.40 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEBear Butte Creek Near Galena, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 06437200TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-06437200-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 3,772 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Bear Butte Creek Near Galena, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06437200FIG. 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 SCALETITLEBear Butte Creek Near Galena, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 06437200TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-06437200-3DRAWN 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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