Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
02071900
Latitude
36.78125 N
Longitude
80.02754 W
Elevation
-
Rank
-
Air temperature
50.2F
Dew point
45.9F
Relative humidity
85%
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Philpott Res At Philpott Dam Nr PhilpottReflectivityStorm 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

Philpott Res At Philpott Dam Nr Philpott Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
27 of 9628.1% of its schedule, 29 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
27 of 6724.0% of its schedule, 29 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
51 minfrom Oct 6, 8:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 6, 8:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
28 min9 in 10 within 33 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+8.4 °Fwarmer than the airport station KMTV, 11 miles away, on average over 21 readings; typical difference 8.7 °F

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

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

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

Philpott Res At Philpott Dam Nr Philpott, in 2 sheets

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

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 48 degrees above the horizon at 36.78 N, and the day is 11 h 28 min long. Level ground there takes 74 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Philpott Res At Philpott Dam Nr Philpott, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 28 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02071900FIG. E THE SUN AT PHILPOTT RES AT PHILPOTT DAM NR PHILPOTTELEVATION 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 77°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°OCT 6, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 28 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 74 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.78 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEPhilpott Res At Philpott Dam Nr Philpott, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02071900TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-02071900-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Philpott Res At Philpott Dam Nr Philpott, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02071900FIG. 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 SCALETITLEPhilpott Res At Philpott Dam Nr Philpott, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02071900TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-02071900-2DRAWN 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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