Storm Station

Beside a road

RWIS network, identified by the register

Identifier
VTSRS
Latitude
42.89444 N
Longitude
72.97111 W
Elevation
2,223 ft
Rank
-

On the radar over Rt-9 SearsburgReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

Beside a road

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

Station charts

Rt-9 Searsburg Report

Rank
-
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
19 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-2.9 °Fcooler than the airport station KDDH, 14 miles away, on average over 6 readings; typical difference 2.9 °F

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 284 ranked stations in Vermont on Oct 4 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 1; 20 to 29 per cent, 1; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 18; 50 to 59 per cent, 1; 60 to 69 per cent, 45; 70 to 79 per cent, 7; 80 to 89 per cent, 10; 90 to 99 per cent, 54; 100 per cent, 136.WHERE IT RANKS IN VERMONT, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19120 to 29130 to 391040 to 491850 to 59160 to 694570 to 79780 to 891090 to 9954100136STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%136
90 to 99%54
80 to 89%10
70 to 79%7
60 to 69%45
50 to 59%1
40 to 49%18
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%1
10 to 19%1
0 to 9%1

Station report

Rt-9 Searsburg, 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 2,223 ft above sea level, 8 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.59 inHg and the temperature at 51.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Rt-9 Searsburg stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,223 feet above sea level with 8 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.59 inches of mercury, and temperature, 51.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VTSRSFIG. D WHERE RT-9 SEARSBURG 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 ATMOSPHERERT-9 SEARSBURG8 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,223 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 HERE27.59 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE51.1 FTITLERt-9 Searsburg, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS VTSRSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-VTSRS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 42.89 N, and the day is 11 h 26 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rt-9 Searsburg, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 26 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VTSRSFIG. E THE SUN AT RT-9 SEARSBURGELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 4, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 26 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.89 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.5°TITLERt-9 Searsburg, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS VTSRSTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-VTSRS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A road weather station, 2,223 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a road weather station, Rt-9 Searsburg, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VTSRSFIG. 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 SCALETITLERt-9 Searsburg, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · RWIS VTSRSTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-VTSRS-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

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

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