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Identifier
08407900
Latitude
31.89432 N
Longitude
104.34926 W
Elevation
3,414 ft
Rank
2,084of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Observed
5:45 AMCDT, 54 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

Delaware RV at RM 652 nr Orla, 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 3,414 ft above sea level, 12 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.41 inHg and the temperature at 46.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Delaware RV at RM 652 nr Orla stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,414 feet above sea level with 12 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.41 inches of mercury, and temperature, 46.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08407900FIG. D WHERE DELAWARE RV AT RM 652 NR ORLA 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 ATMOSPHEREDELAWARE RV AT RM 652 NR ORLA12 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,414 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 HERE26.41 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE46.8 FTITLEDelaware RV at RM 652 nr Orla, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 08407900TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08407900-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 31.89 N, and the day is 11 h 14 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Delaware RV at RM 652 nr Orla, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 49 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 14 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08407900FIG. E THE SUN AT DELAWARE RV AT RM 652 NR ORLAELEVATION 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 16, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 14 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 31.89 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEDelaware RV at RM 652 nr Orla, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 08407900TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08407900-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 3,414 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Delaware RV at RM 652 nr Orla, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08407900FIG. 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 SCALETITLEDelaware RV at RM 652 nr Orla, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 08407900TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08407900-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Delaware RV at RM 652 nr Orla