Storm Station

At a soil climate station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
TWDB-VVGRY
Latitude
29.89424 N
Longitude
101.27003 W
Elevation
1,778 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
69.4F
Dew point
61.5F
Relative humidity
76%
Wind
5mph
Gust
6mph
Wind direction
41°
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

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Station charts

Gray Ranch Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :10, :30 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
13 of 7218.0% of its schedule, 17 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
13 of 5042.5% of its schedule, 17 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
20 minfrom Oct 6, 4:10 AM
Latest report
Oct 6, 9:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
3 min9 in 10 within 3 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 20 min, 72 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 20 min count as one received.

Chart of the 4,690 ranked stations in Texas on Oct 6 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 80; 10 to 19 per cent, 140; 20 to 29 per cent, 91; 30 to 39 per cent, 159; 40 to 49 per cent, 188; 50 to 59 per cent, 568; 60 to 69 per cent, 470; 70 to 79 per cent, 214; 80 to 89 per cent, 531; 90 to 99 per cent, 962; 100 per cent, 1,287.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 98010 to 1914020 to 299130 to 3915940 to 4918850 to 5956860 to 6947070 to 7921480 to 8953190 to 999621001,287STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,287
90 to 99%962
80 to 89%531
70 to 79%214
60 to 69%470
50 to 59%568
40 to 49%188
30 to 39%159
20 to 29%91
10 to 19%140
0 to 9%80

Station report

Gray Ranch, 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 1,778 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.05 inHg and the temperature at 52.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Gray Ranch stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,778 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.05 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TWDB-VVGRYFIG. D WHERE GRAY RANCH 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 ATMOSPHEREGRAY RANCH6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,778 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 HERE28.05 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.7 FTITLEGray Ranch, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP TWDB-VVGRYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-TWDBVVGRY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 55 degrees above the horizon at 29.89 N, and the day is 11 h 35 min long. Level ground there takes 82 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Gray Ranch, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 55 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 35 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TWDB-VVGRYFIG. E THE SUN AT GRAY RANCHELEVATION 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 6, 55°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 35 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 82 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 29.89 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEGray Ranch, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP TWDB-VVGRYTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-TWDBVVGRY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,778 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Gray Ranch, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TWDB-VVGRYFIG. 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 SCALETITLEGray Ranch, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP TWDB-VVGRYTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-TWDBVVGRY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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