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Chitina, Alaska

Community in Copper River Census Area, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest Chitina, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Chitina RAWSCXCA2

A remote fire weather station/2.4 mi away/1,322 ft/3,979 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank135of 1,023

Station report

The weather at Chitina RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 2.4 mi from Chitina, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:51 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

36.0 F with a dew point of 35.7 F, 99 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Chitina RAWS: temperature 36.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.7, 99 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CXCA2FIG. B THE AIR AT CHITINA RAWSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.6 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 36.0 F, 35.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 99 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEChitina RAWS, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP CXCA2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CXCA2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Chitina RAWS, 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 CXCA2FIG. C THE WIND AT CHITINA RAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChitina RAWS, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP CXCA2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CXCA2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,322 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.52 inHg and the temperature at 54.3 F; it reports 36.0 F, 18.3 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Chitina RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,322 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.52 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CXCA2FIG. D WHERE CHITINA RAWS 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 ATMOSPHERECHITINA RAWS5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,322 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 HERE28.52 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.3 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED36.0 FTITLEChitina RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP CXCA2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CXCA2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Chitina RAWS, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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