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Identifier
08178871
Latitude
29.78014 N
Longitude
99.37928 W
Elevation
1,641 ft
Rank
3,070of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Observed
7:40 AMCDT, 20 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

W Prong Medina Rv at Carpenter Ck Rd nr Medina, 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 1,641 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.19 inHg and the temperature at 53.1 F.

Section from sea level of where W Prong Medina Rv at Carpenter Ck Rd nr Medina stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,641 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.19 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08178871FIG. D WHERE W PRONG MEDINA RV AT CARPENTER CK RD NR MEDINA 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 ATMOSPHEREW PRONG MEDINA RV AT CARPENTER CK RD NR MEDINA6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,641 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 HERE28.19 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.1 FTITLEW Prong Medina Rv at Carpenter Ck Rd nr Medina, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 08178871TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08178871-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 51 degrees above the horizon at 29.78 N, and the day is 11 h 18 min long. Level ground there takes 78 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at W Prong Medina Rv at Carpenter Ck Rd nr Medina, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 51 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 18 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08178871FIG. E THE SUN AT W PRONG MEDINA RV AT CARPENTER CK RD NR MEDINAELEVATION 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 16, 51°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 18 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 78 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 29.78 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEW Prong Medina Rv at Carpenter Ck Rd nr Medina, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 08178871TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08178871-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,641 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, W Prong Medina Rv at Carpenter Ck Rd nr Medina, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08178871FIG. 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 SCALETITLEW Prong Medina Rv at Carpenter Ck Rd nr Medina, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 08178871TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08178871-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near W Prong Medina Rv at Carpenter Ck Rd nr Medina