Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
EW4427
Latitude
42.82000 N
Longitude
88.17000 W
Elevation
788 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
52F
Relative humidity
85%
Pressure
30.1inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
2mph
Wind direction
176°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,881 instruments in Wisconsin stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station EW4427 Report

Rank
-
Time to reach Storm Station
22 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+2.0 °Fwarmer than the airport station K57C, 10 miles away, on average over 26 readings; typical difference 2.1 °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 1,149 ranked stations in Wisconsin 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, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 0; 30 to 39 per cent, 36; 40 to 49 per cent, 13; 50 to 59 per cent, 16; 60 to 69 per cent, 223; 70 to 79 per cent, 40; 80 to 89 per cent, 43; 90 to 99 per cent, 254; 100 per cent, 524.WHERE IT RANKS IN WISCONSIN, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 1920 to 2930 to 393640 to 491350 to 591660 to 6922370 to 794080 to 894390 to 99254100524STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%524
90 to 99%254
80 to 89%43
70 to 79%40
60 to 69%223
50 to 59%16
40 to 49%13
30 to 39%36
20 to 29%0
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%0

Station report

Citizen station EW4427, 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 EW4427, 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 EW4427FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION EW4427PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW4427, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW4427TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-EW4427-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 788 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.08 inHg and the temperature at 56.2 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.10 inHg means its barometer reads 29.25 inHg; it reports 52.0 F, 4.2 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW4427 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 788 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.08 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.2 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.10 and the station pressure it means, 29.25.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW4427FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW4427 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 EW44273 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT788 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 HERE29.08 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.2 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.10 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.25 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED52.0 FTITLECitizen station EW4427, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW4427TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-EW4427-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 42.82 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 Citizen station EW4427, 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 EW4427FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW4427ELEVATION 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 42.82 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLECitizen station EW4427, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW4427TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-EW4427-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 788 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station EW4427, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 52.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW4427FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE52.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station EW4427, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW4427TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-04IDSR-EW4427-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Citizen station EW4427