Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
GW6141
Latitude
37.42000 N
Longitude
79.18000 W
Elevation
656 ft
Rank
1,317of 1,444 in Virginia, Oct 6
Air temperature
50F
Relative humidity
87%
Pressure
30.14inHg
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,414 instruments in Virginia stand at one.

Station report

Citizen station GW6141, in 3 sheets

Drawn from its report of undefined, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 656 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.22 inHg and the temperature at 56.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.14 inHg means its barometer reads 29.43 inHg; it reports 50.0 F, 6.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW6141 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 656 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.22 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.14 and the station pressure it means, 29.43.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6141FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW6141 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 GW61412 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT656 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 HERE29.22 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.14 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.43 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED50.0 FTITLECitizen station GW6141, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6141TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW6141-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 37.42 N, and the day is 11 h 27 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW6141, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 47 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 27 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6141FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW6141ELEVATION 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 6, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 27 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.42 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station GW6141, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6141TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW6141-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 656 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW6141, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 50.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6141FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE50.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station GW6141, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6141TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW6141-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Citizen station GW6141