Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
0203667630
Latitude
37.64528 N
Longitude
77.62594 W
Elevation
241 ft
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Wellesley Lake At Dam At Short PumpReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 98 instruments in Virginia stand at one.

Station charts

Wellesley Lake At Dam At Short Pump Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
29 of 9630.2% of its schedule, 31 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
29 of 6724.3% of its schedule, 31 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
33 minfrom Oct 6, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 6, 9:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 18 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

Chart of the 1,444 ranked stations in Virginia 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, 5; 10 to 19 per cent, 47; 20 to 29 per cent, 18; 30 to 39 per cent, 12; 40 to 49 per cent, 71; 50 to 59 per cent, 85; 60 to 69 per cent, 98; 70 to 79 per cent, 57; 80 to 89 per cent, 130; 90 to 99 per cent, 573; 100 per cent, 348.WHERE IT RANKS IN VIRGINIA, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9510 to 194720 to 291830 to 391240 to 497150 to 598560 to 699870 to 795780 to 8913090 to 99573100348STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%348
90 to 99%573
80 to 89%130
70 to 79%57
60 to 69%98
50 to 59%85
40 to 49%71
30 to 39%12
20 to 29%18
10 to 19%47
0 to 9%5

Station report

Wellesley Lake At Dam At Short Pump, 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 241 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.66 inHg and the temperature at 58.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Wellesley Lake At Dam At Short Pump stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 241 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.66 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0203667630FIG. D WHERE WELLESLEY LAKE AT DAM AT SHORT PUMP 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 ATMOSPHEREWELLESLEY LAKE AT DAM AT SHORT PUMP1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT241 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 HERE29.66 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.1 FTITLEWellesley Lake At Dam At Short Pump, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 0203667630TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-0203667630-1DRAWN 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 37.65 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 Wellesley Lake At Dam At Short Pump, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 52 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 0203667630FIG. E THE SUN AT WELLESLEY LAKE AT DAM AT SHORT PUMPELEVATION 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 52°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 37.65 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEWellesley Lake At Dam At Short Pump, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 0203667630TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-0203667630-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 241 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Wellesley Lake At Dam At Short Pump, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0203667630FIG. 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 SCALETITLEWellesley Lake At Dam At Short Pump, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 0203667630TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-0203667630-3DRAWN 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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