Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW4238
Latitude
30.28000 N
Longitude
96.46000 W
Elevation
402 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
74F
Relative humidity
93%
Pressure
29.97inHg
Wind
3mph
Gust
9mph
Wind direction
5°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

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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 DW4238 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
21 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.5 °Fwarmer than the airport station K11R, 6.5 miles away, on average over 19 readings; typical difference 0.5 °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 DW4238, 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 (5 degrees) at 3 mph, gusting 9 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW4238, north up: blowing from 5 degrees, the north, at 3 miles an hour, gusting 9; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW4238FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW4238PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 5°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW4238, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW4238TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW4238-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 402 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.49 inHg and the temperature at 57.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.97 inHg means its barometer reads 29.54 inHg; it reports 74.0 F, 16.4 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW4238 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 402 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.49 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.97 and the station pressure it means, 29.54.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW4238FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW4238 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 DW42381 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT402 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 HERE29.49 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.97 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.54 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED74.0 FTITLECitizen station DW4238, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW4238TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW4238-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 55 degrees above the horizon at 30.28 N, and the day is 11 h 39 min long. Level ground there takes 82 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW4238, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 55 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 60 at the equinoxes and 36 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 39 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW4238FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW4238ELEVATION 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 83°EQUINOXES 60°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 36°OCT 4, 55°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 39 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 82 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.28 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station DW4238, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW4238TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW4238-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 402 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW4238, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 74.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.02 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW4238FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE74.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.02 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW4238, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW4238TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-DW4238-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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