Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW8585
Latitude
30.12000 N
Longitude
95.39000 W
Elevation
107 ft
Rank
4,521of 4,764 in Texas, Oct 11

Ranking Statistics

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 5,497 instruments in Texas stand at one.

Station report

Citizen station FW8585, 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 107 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.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW8585 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 107 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.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8585FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW8585 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 FW85850 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT107 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 FTITLECitizen station FW8585, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8585TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW8585-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 53 degrees above the horizon at 30.12 N, and the day is 11 h 26 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 FW8585, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 53 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 26 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8585FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW8585ELEVATION 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 11, 53°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 26 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 79 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.12 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECitizen station FW8585, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8585TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW8585-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 107 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW8585, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8585FIG. 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 SCALETITLECitizen station FW8585, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8585TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW8585-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Citizen station FW8585