Station report
Port Aransas 32 NNE, 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.
1 The column2 The sun3 The instrumentAt 8 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.91 inHg and the temperature at 59.0 F.
Section from sea level of where Port Aransas 32 NNE stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 8 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT 23906 FIG. D WHERE PORT ARANSAS 32 NNE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERE SECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE PORT ARANSAS 32 NNE 0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT 8 FT 10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT 20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT 30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT 40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FT STANDARD PRESSURE HERE 29.91 inHg STANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE 59.0 F TITLE Port Aransas 32 NNE, the column STATION REPORT · USCRN 23906 TYPE SECTION SCALE HEIGHT TO SCALE REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3 DATE 2026-09-27 ID SR-23906-1 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003 On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 60 degrees above the horizon at 28.30 N, and the day is 11 h 52 min long. Level ground there takes 86 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.
Elevation of the noon sun at Port Aransas 32 NNE, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 60 degrees above the horizon, against 85 at the June solstice, 62 at the equinoxes and 38 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 52 min long. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT 23906 FIG. E THE SUN AT PORT ARANSAS 32 NNE ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUE THE STATION JUNE SOLSTICE 85° EQUINOXES 62° DECEMBER SOLSTICE 38° SEP 27, 60° SOUTH ANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLY DAY LENGTH 11 H 52 MIN LEVEL GROUND TAKES 86 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULD LATITUDE 28.30 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9° TITLE Port Aransas 32 NNE, the sun STATION REPORT · USCRN 23906 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE ANGLES TRUE REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3 DATE 2026-09-27 ID SR-23906-2 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-007 A weather instrument, 8 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.
Elevation of the instrument, Port Aransas 32 NNE, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT 23906 FIG. F THE INSTRUMENT ELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ ANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE - AIR TEMPERATURE - PRECIPITATION GAUGE - SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALE TITLE Port Aransas 32 NNE, the instrument STATION REPORT · USCRN 23906 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE SCHEMATIC REV FROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3 DATE 2026-09-27 ID SR-23906-3 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-INS-001 
FB-ENG-001, Fig. AAtmosphere in section
FB-ENG-003, Fig. CHydrostatic balance
FB-ENG-007, Fig. ARadiation budget
FB-INS-001, Fig. AWhat an instrument is