Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
03050500
Latitude
38.92372 N
Longitude
79.87896 W
Elevation
1,894 ft
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Tygart Valley River Near ElkinsReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 85 instruments in West Virginia stand at one.

Station charts

Tygart Valley River Near Elkins Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
11 of 2445.8% of its schedule, 12 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
11 of 1686.5% of its schedule, 12 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
68 minfrom Oct 6, 9:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 6, 9:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 23 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 656 ranked stations in West Virginia on Oct 6 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, 16; 10 to 19 per cent, 91; 20 to 29 per cent, 75; 30 to 39 per cent, 28; 40 to 49 per cent, 20; 50 to 59 per cent, 18; 60 to 69 per cent, 34; 70 to 79 per cent, 43; 80 to 89 per cent, 27; 90 to 99 per cent, 184; 100 per cent, 120.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91610 to 199120 to 297530 to 392840 to 492050 to 591860 to 693470 to 794380 to 892790 to 99184100120STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%120
90 to 99%184
80 to 89%27
70 to 79%43
60 to 69%34
50 to 59%18
40 to 49%20
30 to 39%28
20 to 29%75
10 to 19%91
0 to 9%16

Station report

Tygart Valley River Near Elkins, 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 1,894 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.93 inHg and the temperature at 52.2 F.

Section from sea level of where Tygart Valley River Near Elkins stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,894 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.93 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03050500FIG. D WHERE TYGART VALLEY RIVER NEAR ELKINS 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 ATMOSPHERETYGART VALLEY RIVER NEAR ELKINS7 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,894 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 HERE27.93 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.2 FTITLETygart Valley River Near Elkins, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 03050500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-03050500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 46 degrees above the horizon at 38.92 N, and the day is 11 h 26 min long. Level ground there takes 72 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Tygart Valley River Near Elkins, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 26 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03050500FIG. E THE SUN AT TYGART VALLEY RIVER NEAR ELKINSELEVATION 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 75°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 6, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 26 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 72 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.92 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLETygart Valley River Near Elkins, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03050500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-03050500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,894 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Tygart Valley River Near Elkins, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03050500FIG. 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 SCALETITLETygart Valley River Near Elkins, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03050500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-03050500-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

What this instrument measures for

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

Near Tygart Valley River Near Elkins

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