Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
08171300
Latitude
29.97938 N
Longitude
97.91003 W
Elevation
621 ft
Rank
3,451of 4,764 in Texas, Oct 11
Observed
12:15 AMCDT, 29 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

Blanco Rv nr Kyle, 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 621 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.26 inHg and the temperature at 56.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Blanco Rv nr Kyle stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 621 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.26 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08171300FIG. D WHERE BLANCO RV NR KYLE 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 ATMOSPHEREBLANCO RV NR KYLE2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT621 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 HERE29.26 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.8 FTITLEBlanco Rv nr Kyle, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 08171300TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-08171300-1DRAWN 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 29.98 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 Blanco Rv nr Kyle, 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 08171300FIG. E THE SUN AT BLANCO RV NR KYLEELEVATION 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 29.98 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEBlanco Rv nr Kyle, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 08171300TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-08171300-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 621 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Blanco Rv nr Kyle, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08171300FIG. 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 SCALETITLEBlanco Rv nr Kyle, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 08171300TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-08171300-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Blanco Rv nr Kyle