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Flat, Alaska

Community in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 1 instruments nearest Flat, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.9 miles away.

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Station report

The weather at Galena 44SW - USCRN, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 6.9 mi from Flat, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:15 PM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The air

35.6 F with a dew point of 23.1 F, 60 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Galena 44SW - USCRN: temperature 35.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 23.1, 60 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INKA2FIG. B THE AIR AT GALENA 44SW - USCRNTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 20.5 FTEMPERATURE 35.6 FDEW POINT 23.1 FSPREAD 12.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 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 POINTTITLEGalena 44SW - USCRN, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP INKA2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-INKA2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 495 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.39 inHg and the temperature at 57.2 F; it reports 35.6 F, 21.6 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Galena 44SW - USCRN stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 495 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.39 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INKA2FIG. D WHERE GALENA 44SW - USCRN 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 ATMOSPHEREGALENA 44SW - USCRN2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT495 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 HERE29.39 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.2 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED35.6 FTITLEGalena 44SW - USCRN, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP INKA2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-INKA2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 19 degrees above the horizon at 62.34 N, and the day is 9 h 37 min long. Level ground there takes 32 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Galena 44SW - USCRN, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 19 degrees above the horizon, against 51 at the June solstice, 28 at the equinoxes and 4 at the December solstice; the day is 9 h 37 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INKA2FIG. E THE SUN AT GALENA 44SW - USCRNELEVATION 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 51°EQUINOXES 28°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 4°OCT 16, 19°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 9 H 37 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 32 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 62.34 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.2°TITLEGalena 44SW - USCRN, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP INKA2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-INKA2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Galena 44SW - USCRN, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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