Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW8288
Latitude
29.71000 N
Longitude
95.76000 W
Elevation
102 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
76F
Relative humidity
90%
Pressure
29.98inHg
Wind
1mph
Gust
4mph
Wind direction
164°
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 FW8288 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
25 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.7 °Fwarmer than the airport station KTME, 11 miles away, on average over 5 readings; typical difference 1.0 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

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 FW8288, 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 south southeast (164 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 4 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW8288, north up: blowing from 164 degrees, the south southeast, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 4; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8288FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW8288PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 164°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW8288, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8288TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW8288-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 102 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.81 inHg and the temperature at 58.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.98 inHg means its barometer reads 29.87 inHg; it reports 76.0 F, 17.4 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW8288 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 102 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.81 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.98 and the station pressure it means, 29.87.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8288FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW8288 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 FW82880 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT102 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 HERE29.81 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.98 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.87 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED76.0 FTITLECitizen station FW8288, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8288TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW8288-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 56 degrees above the horizon at 29.71 N, and the day is 11 h 39 min long. Level ground there takes 83 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW8288, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 56 degrees above the horizon, against 84 at the June solstice, 60 at the equinoxes and 37 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 39 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8288FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW8288ELEVATION 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 84°EQUINOXES 60°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 37°OCT 4, 56°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 39 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 83 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 29.71 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station FW8288, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8288TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW8288-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 102 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW8288, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 76.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8288FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE76.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW8288, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8288TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW8288-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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