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At a cooperative observer's station

COOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
ADK
Latitude
51.88330 N
Longitude
176.65000 W
Elevation
17 ft
Rank
-

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At a cooperative observer's station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 86 instruments in Alaska stand at one.

Station charts

Adak AP Report

Rank
-
Days reported, 30 days
14 of 30
High and Low at Adak AP, high from 50.0 to 59.0, the latest 52.0; low from 40.0 to 46.0, the latest 45.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF4045505560Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12HIGHLOW
Precipitation at Adak AP, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.07, the latest 0.17, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.501.001.50Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh FLow FPrecipitation in
Sep 3052.045.00.17
Sep 2952.040.00.04
Sep 2851.043.0trace
Sep 2754.040.00.01
Sep 2654.043.00.01
Sep 2555.044.00.01
Sep 2450.043.0trace
Sep 2359.044.01.07
Sep 2256.046.00.15
Sep 2152.045.00.16
Sep 2050.043.0-
Sep 1952.044.00.03
Sep 1854.046.00.00
Sep 1755.045.0-

Station report

Adak AP, 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 17 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.90 inHg and the temperature at 58.9 F.

Section from sea level of where Adak AP stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 17 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.90 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ADKFIG. D WHERE ADAK AP 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 ATMOSPHEREADAK AP0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT17 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 HERE29.90 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.9 FTITLEAdak AP, the columnSTATION REPORT · COOP ADKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ADK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 29 degrees above the horizon at 51.88 N, and the day is 10 h 25 min long. Level ground there takes 48 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Adak AP, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 29 degrees above the horizon, against 62 at the June solstice, 38 at the equinoxes and 15 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 25 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ADKFIG. E THE SUN AT ADAK APELEVATION 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 62°EQUINOXES 38°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 15°OCT 16, 29°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 25 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 48 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 51.88 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.2°TITLEAdak AP, the sunSTATION REPORT · COOP ADKTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ADK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A cooperative observer's station, 17 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a cooperative observer's station, Adak AP, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ADKFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A COOPERATIVE OBSERVER'S STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READTHERMOMETER IN ITS SHIELD, 5 FT-STANDARD 8 INCH RAIN GAUGE-SNOW BOARD AND MEASURING STAKE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEAdak AP, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · COOP ADKTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ADK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001, FB-INS-009, FB-INS-003

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001Personal weather station FB-INS-003Stevenson screen and siting FB-INS-009

What it seesHydrostatic balance FB-ENG-003Radiation budget FB-ENG-007Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Blizzard FB-EVT-081Ice storm FB-EVT-084Heat wave and heat dome FB-EVT-130Snowpack strata FB-WAT-031

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