Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW5309
Latitude
37.22000 N
Longitude
80.02000 W
Elevation
1,217 ft
Rank
1,291of 1,520 in Virginia, Oct 11

Ranking Statistics

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,431 instruments in Virginia stand at one.

Station report

Citizen station FW5309, 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 1,217 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.63 inHg and the temperature at 54.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW5309 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,217 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.63 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW5309FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW5309 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION FW53094 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,217 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 HERE28.63 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.7 FTITLECitizen station FW5309, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW5309TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW5309-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 46 degrees above the horizon at 37.22 N, and the day is 11 h 16 min long. Level ground there takes 71 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW5309, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 16 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW5309FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW5309ELEVATION 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 76°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°OCT 11, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 16 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.22 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECitizen station FW5309, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW5309TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW5309-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,217 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW5309, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW5309FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW5309, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW5309TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW5309-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Citizen station FW5309