Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
05427880
Latitude
43.19222 N
Longitude
89.47289 W
Elevation
912 ft
Rank
926of 1,323 in Wisconsin, Oct 11
Observed
2:00 AMCDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 81 instruments in Wisconsin stand at one.

Station report

Sixmile Creek At State Highway 19 Near Waunakee, 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 912 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.95 inHg and the temperature at 55.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Sixmile Creek At State Highway 19 Near Waunakee stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 912 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.95 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05427880FIG. D WHERE SIXMILE CREEK AT STATE HIGHWAY 19 NEAR WAUNAKEE 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 ATMOSPHERESIXMILE CREEK AT STATE HIGHWAY 19 NEAR WAUNAKEE3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT912 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 HERE28.95 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.7 FTITLESixmile Creek At State Highway 19 Near Waunakee, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 05427880TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-05427880-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 43.19 N, and the day is 11 h 05 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Sixmile Creek At State Highway 19 Near Waunakee, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 05 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05427880FIG. E THE SUN AT SIXMILE CREEK AT STATE HIGHWAY 19 NEAR WAUNAKEEELEVATION 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 23°OCT 11, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 05 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 43.19 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLESixmile Creek At State Highway 19 Near Waunakee, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 05427880TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-05427880-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 912 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Sixmile Creek At State Highway 19 Near Waunakee, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05427880FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESixmile Creek At State Highway 19 Near Waunakee, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 05427880TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-05427880-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Sixmile Creek At State Highway 19 Near Waunakee