Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
08110300
Latitude
31.64378 N
Longitude
96.57887 W
Elevation
-
Rank
4,489of 4,690 in Texas, Oct 6
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 463 instruments in Texas stand at one.

Station report

Lk Mexia nr Mexia, in 2 sheets

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

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 53 degrees above the horizon at 31.64 N, and the day is 11 h 34 min long. Level ground there takes 80 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Lk Mexia nr Mexia, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 82 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 35 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 34 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08110300FIG. E THE SUN AT LK MEXIA NR MEXIAELEVATION 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 82°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 35°OCT 6, 53°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 34 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 80 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 31.64 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLELk Mexia nr Mexia, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 08110300TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-08110300-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Lk Mexia nr Mexia, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08110300FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLELk Mexia nr Mexia, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 08110300TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-08110300-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Lk Mexia nr Mexia