Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW8450
Latitude
48.04000 N
Longitude
122.14000 W
Elevation
260 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
53F
Relative humidity
94%
Pressure
30.04inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
1mph
Wind direction
0°
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 FW8450 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
11 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+2.5 °Fwarmer than the airport station KAWO, 8.2 miles away, on average over 6 readings; typical difference 3.0 °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 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 FW8450, 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 FW8450, 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 FW8450FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW8450PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW8450, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8450TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW8450-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 260 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.64 inHg and the temperature at 58.1 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.04 inHg means its barometer reads 29.76 inHg; it reports 53.0 F, 5.1 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW8450 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 260 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.64 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.1 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.04 and the station pressure it means, 29.76.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8450FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW8450 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 FW84501 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT260 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 HERE29.64 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.1 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.04 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.76 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED53.0 FTITLECitizen station FW8450, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8450TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW8450-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 37 degrees above the horizon at 48.04 N, and the day is 11 h 19 min long. Level ground there takes 61 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW8450, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 37 degrees above the horizon, against 65 at the June solstice, 42 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 19 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8450FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW8450ELEVATION 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 65°EQUINOXES 42°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°OCT 4, 37°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 19 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 48.04 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station FW8450, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8450TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW8450-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 260 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW8450, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 53.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8450FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE53.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW8450, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8450TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-FW8450-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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