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Identifier
02224940
Latitude
31.95786 N
Longitude
82.51703 W
Elevation
73 ft
Rank
648of 1,277 in Georgia, Oct 16
Observed
12:45 AMEDT, 41 minutes 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. 243 instruments in Georgia stand at one.

Station report

Altamaha River At US 221, Nr Charlotteville, 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 73 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.84 inHg and the temperature at 58.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Altamaha River At US 221, Nr Charlotteville stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 73 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.84 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02224940FIG. D WHERE ALTAMAHA RIVER AT US 221, NR CHARLOTTEVILLE 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 ATMOSPHEREALTAMAHA RIVER AT US 221, NR CHARLOTTEVILLE0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT73 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 HERE29.84 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.7 FTITLEAltamaha River At US 221, Nr Charlotteville, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 02224940TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02224940-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 31.96 N, and the day is 11 h 14 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Altamaha River At US 221, Nr Charlotteville, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 81 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 35 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 14 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02224940FIG. E THE SUN AT ALTAMAHA RIVER AT US 221, NR CHARLOTTEVILLEELEVATION 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 81°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 35°OCT 16, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 14 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 31.96 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEAltamaha River At US 221, Nr Charlotteville, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02224940TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02224940-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 73 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Altamaha River At US 221, Nr Charlotteville, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02224940FIG. 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 SCALETITLEAltamaha River At US 221, Nr Charlotteville, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02224940TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02224940-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Altamaha River At US 221, Nr Charlotteville