Storm Station

At a climate reference station

USCRN network, identified by every instrument in its family

Identifier
94081
Latitude
45.51000 N
Longitude
103.30000 W
Elevation
2,883 ft
Rank
-

Station charts

Buffalo 13 ESE Report

Rank
-
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Chart of the 427 ranked stations in South Dakota on Sep 27 by the share of their scheduled reports received over 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 1; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 1; 50 to 59 per cent, 3; 60 to 69 per cent, 1; 70 to 79 per cent, 7; 80 to 89 per cent, 53; 90 to 99 per cent, 145; 100 per cent, 216.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, Sep 27PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVED, 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 1920 to 29130 to 3940 to 49150 to 59360 to 69170 to 79780 to 895390 to 99145100216STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%216
90 to 99%145
80 to 89%53
70 to 79%7
60 to 69%1
50 to 59%3
40 to 49%1
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%1
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%0

Station report

Buffalo 13 ESE, 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 2,883 ft above sea level, 10 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.93 inHg and the temperature at 48.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Buffalo 13 ESE stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,883 feet above sea level with 10 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.93 inches of mercury, and temperature, 48.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 94081FIG. D WHERE BUFFALO 13 ESE 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 ATMOSPHEREBUFFALO 13 ESE10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,883 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 HERE26.93 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE48.7 FTITLEBuffalo 13 ESE, the columnSTATION REPORT · USCRN 94081TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-94081-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 45.51 N, and the day is 11 h 45 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Buffalo 13 ESE, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 44 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 45 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 94081FIG. E THE SUN AT BUFFALO 13 ESEELEVATION 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 68°EQUINOXES 44°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21°SEP 27, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 45 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.51 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEBuffalo 13 ESE, the sunSTATION REPORT · USCRN 94081TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-94081-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 2,883 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Buffalo 13 ESE, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 94081FIG. 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 SCALETITLEBuffalo 13 ESE, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · USCRN 94081TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-94081-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.