Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
08166700
Latitude
30.01144 N
Longitude
98.97414 W
Elevation
1,501 ft
Rank
3,520of 4,764 in Texas, Oct 11
Observed
11:35 PMCDT, 19 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

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

Station report

Cypress Ck at Saur Farm nr Comfort, 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 1,501 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.33 inHg and the temperature at 53.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Cypress Ck at Saur Farm nr Comfort stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,501 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.33 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08166700FIG. D WHERE CYPRESS CK AT SAUR FARM NR COMFORT 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 ATMOSPHERECYPRESS CK AT SAUR FARM NR COMFORT5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,501 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 HERE28.33 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.6 FTITLECypress Ck at Saur Farm nr Comfort, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 08166700TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-08166700-1DRAWN 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 30.01 N, and the day is 11 h 26 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 Cypress Ck at Saur Farm nr Comfort, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 60 at the equinoxes and 37 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 26 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08166700FIG. E THE SUN AT CYPRESS CK AT SAUR FARM NR COMFORTELEVATION 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 37°OCT 11, 53°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 26 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 80 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.01 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECypress Ck at Saur Farm nr Comfort, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 08166700TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-08166700-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,501 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Cypress Ck at Saur Farm nr Comfort, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08166700FIG. 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 SCALETITLECypress Ck at Saur Farm nr Comfort, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 08166700TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-08166700-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Cypress Ck at Saur Farm nr Comfort