Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
EW0259
Latitude
47.42000 N
Longitude
122.18000 W
Elevation
457 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
50F
Relative humidity
95%
Pressure
30.08inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
0mph
Wind direction
319°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

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In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,293 instruments in Washington stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station EW0259 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
19 s9 in 10 within 27 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-4.2 °Fcooler than the airport station KRNT, 5.4 miles away, on average over 6 readings; typical difference 4.4 °F; also compared with 1 other reference 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.

Chart of the 1,146 ranked stations in Washington 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 4; 20 to 29 per cent, 2; 30 to 39 per cent, 37; 40 to 49 per cent, 12; 50 to 59 per cent, 75; 60 to 69 per cent, 89; 70 to 79 per cent, 17; 80 to 89 per cent, 23; 90 to 99 per cent, 532; 100 per cent, 355.WHERE IT RANKS IN WASHINGTON, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19420 to 29230 to 393740 to 491250 to 597560 to 698970 to 791780 to 892390 to 99532100355STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%355
90 to 99%532
80 to 89%23
70 to 79%17
60 to 69%89
50 to 59%75
40 to 49%12
30 to 39%37
20 to 29%2
10 to 19%4
0 to 9%0

Station report

Citizen station EW0259, in 4 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 wind

Contents

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station EW0259, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW0259FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION EW0259PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW0259, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW0259TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-EW0259-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 457 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.43 inHg and the temperature at 57.4 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.08 inHg means its barometer reads 29.59 inHg; it reports 50.0 F, 7.4 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW0259 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 457 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.43 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.4 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.08 and the station pressure it means, 29.59.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW0259FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW0259 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 EW02592 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT457 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 HERE29.43 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.4 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.08 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.59 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED50.0 FTITLECitizen station EW0259, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW0259TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-EW0259-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 47.42 N, and the day is 11 h 20 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station EW0259, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 20 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW0259FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW0259ELEVATION 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 66°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°OCT 4, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 20 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.42 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station EW0259, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW0259TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-EW0259-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 457 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station EW0259, 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 EW0259FIG. 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 EW0259, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW0259TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-EW0259-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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