Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
CW3518
Latitude
33.34000 N
Longitude
97.31000 W
Elevation
866 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
68F
Relative humidity
100%
Pressure
30.15inHg
Wind
9mph
Gust
12mph
Wind direction
16°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

On the radar over Citizen station CW3518ReflectivityStorm 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. 5,473 instruments in Texas stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station CW3518 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
26 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-2.1 °Fcooler than the airport station KDTO, 11 miles away, on average over 12 readings; typical difference 2.2 °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 4,210 ranked stations in Texas 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, 17; 10 to 19 per cent, 62; 20 to 29 per cent, 95; 30 to 39 per cent, 143; 40 to 49 per cent, 110; 50 to 59 per cent, 89; 60 to 69 per cent, 375; 70 to 79 per cent, 239; 80 to 89 per cent, 121; 90 to 99 per cent, 976; 100 per cent, 1,983.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 91710 to 196220 to 299530 to 3914340 to 4911050 to 598960 to 6937570 to 7923980 to 8912190 to 999761001,983STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,983
90 to 99%976
80 to 89%121
70 to 79%239
60 to 69%375
50 to 59%89
40 to 49%110
30 to 39%143
20 to 29%95
10 to 19%62
0 to 9%17

Station report

Citizen station CW3518, in 4 sheets

Drawn from its report of undefined, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The wind

Contents

From the north northeast (16 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station CW3518, north up: blowing from 16 degrees, the north northeast, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 12; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW3518FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION CW3518PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 16°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station CW3518, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW3518TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-CW3518-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 866 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.00 inHg and the temperature at 55.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.15 inHg means its barometer reads 29.22 inHg; it reports 68.0 F, 12.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW3518 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 866 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.00 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.15 and the station pressure it means, 29.22.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW3518FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW3518 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 CW35183 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT866 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 HERE29.00 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.15 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.22 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED68.0 FTITLECitizen station CW3518, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW3518TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-CW3518-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 52 degrees above the horizon at 33.34 N, and the day is 11 h 36 min long. Level ground there takes 79 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station CW3518, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 52 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 57 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 36 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW3518FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW3518ELEVATION 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 80°EQUINOXES 57°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 4, 52°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 36 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 79 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.34 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station CW3518, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW3518TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-CW3518-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 866 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station CW3518, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 68.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW3518FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE68.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station CW3518, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW3518TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-CW3518-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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