Storm Station

Beside a road

RWIS network, identified by the register

Identifier
VTSHB
Latitude
42.98634 N
Longitude
73.14780 W
Elevation
1,463 ft
Rank
338of 351 in Vermont, Oct 6
Road surface
dry
Air temperature
40.3F
Dew point
32F
Relative humidity
72%
Wind
5mph
Gust
11mph
Wind direction
62°
Pavement temperature
43.9F

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Beside a road

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 56 instruments in Vermont stand at one.

Station charts

US 7 - Shaftsbury Report

Rank 338 of 351 in Vermont, Oct 6. The 247 rank orders a state's stations by their 247 score out of 100: how reliably they report, how accurate their readings are against a reference station, how their readings pass their checks, and how they stand against the forecast.

247 score54.6of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 355.353 of 1,008 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1088.4half its reports arrived within 16 min
  3. Continuityweight 100.0longest silence 2.4 days, on a schedule of one report every 10 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.0its temperature against the airport station KDDH, 8.2 miles away, over 53 readings: typical difference 1.7 °F beyond a steady offset of -2.8 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 of 53 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10--

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

Rank
338of 351 in Vermont, Oct 6
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
20 min9 in 10 within 26 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-3.0 °Fcooler than the airport station KDDH, 8.2 miles away, on average over 80 readings; typical difference 3.3 °F

The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 53 of 1,008 scheduled reports received, 5.2%.

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.

Chart of the 351 ranked stations in Vermont 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, 19; 10 to 19 per cent, 9; 20 to 29 per cent, 3; 30 to 39 per cent, 18; 40 to 49 per cent, 41; 50 to 59 per cent, 24; 60 to 69 per cent, 14; 70 to 79 per cent, 7; 80 to 89 per cent, 42; 90 to 99 per cent, 60; 100 per cent, 114. US 7 - Shaftsbury received 5.2 per cent, 53 of 1,008 scheduled reports, rank 338 of 351.WHERE IT RANKS IN VERMONT, Oct 6THIS ONE: 5.2%, 53 OF 1,008, RANK 338 OF 351PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91910 to 19920 to 29330 to 391840 to 494150 to 592460 to 691470 to 79780 to 894290 to 9960100114STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%114
90 to 99%60
80 to 89%42
70 to 79%7
60 to 69%14
50 to 59%24
40 to 49%41
30 to 39%18
20 to 29%3
10 to 19%9
0 to 9%19

Station report

US 7 - Shaftsbury, 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 1,463 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.37 inHg and the temperature at 53.8 F.

Section from sea level of where US 7 - Shaftsbury stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,463 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.37 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VTSHBFIG. D WHERE US 7 - SHAFTSBURY 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 ATMOSPHEREUS 7 - SHAFTSBURY5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,463 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 HERE28.37 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.8 FTITLEUS 7 - Shaftsbury, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS VTSHBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-VTSHB-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 42 degrees above the horizon at 42.99 N, and the day is 11 h 20 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at US 7 - Shaftsbury, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 20 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VTSHBFIG. E THE SUN AT US 7 - SHAFTSBURYELEVATION 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 70°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 6, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 20 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.99 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEUS 7 - Shaftsbury, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS VTSHBTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-VTSHB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A road weather station, 1,463 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a road weather station, US 7 - Shaftsbury, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VTSHBFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A ROAD WEATHER STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READTHE ROAD, IN SECTIONPAVEMENT SENSOR, SET IN THE ROAD-PROBE UNDER THE ROAD-AIR TEMPERATURE ON THE TOWER-WIND AT THE TOP OF THE TOWER-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEUS 7 - Shaftsbury, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · RWIS VTSHBTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-VTSHB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001Stevenson screen and siting FB-INS-009

What it seesLapse rates and stability FB-ENG-005Water vapour as a gas FB-ENG-011Blizzard FB-EVT-081Ice storm FB-EVT-084Heat wave and heat dome FB-EVT-130Fire weather FB-EVT-139High wind FB-EVT-150Humidity variables FB-WAT-002Fog types FB-WAT-020

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