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Beside a road

RWIS network, identified by the register

Identifier
05_127_0088
Latitude
38.20294 N
Longitude
84.88041 W
Elevation
-
Rank
-
Observed
3:08 PMCDT, 8 minutes ago
Air temperature
60.5F
Dew point
42.7F
Pavement temperature
61.8F

On the radar over US-127 at mile 8.8ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

Beside a road

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 44 instruments in Kentucky stand at one.

Station charts

US-127 at mile 8.8 Report

Rank
-
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
9 min9 in 10 within 13 min
Chart of the 697 ranked stations in Kentucky on Oct 17 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, 6; 10 to 19 per cent, 16; 20 to 29 per cent, 4; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 35; 50 to 59 per cent, 64; 60 to 69 per cent, 9; 70 to 79 per cent, 48; 80 to 89 per cent, 54; 90 to 99 per cent, 196; 100 per cent, 264.WHERE IT RANKS IN KENTUCKY, Oct 17PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9610 to 191620 to 29430 to 39140 to 493550 to 596460 to 69970 to 794880 to 895490 to 99196100264STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%264
90 to 99%196
80 to 89%54
70 to 79%48
60 to 69%9
50 to 59%64
40 to 49%35
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%4
10 to 19%16
0 to 9%6

Station report

US-127 at mile 8.8, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 38.20 N, and the day is 10 h 60 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at US-127 at mile 8.8, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 60 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05_127_0088FIG. E THE SUN AT US-127 AT MILE 8.8ELEVATION 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 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 17, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 60 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.20 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLEUS-127 at mile 8.8, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS 05_127_0088TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-051270088-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A road weather station. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a road weather station, US-127 at mile 8.8, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05_127_0088FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A ROAD WEATHER STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READTHE ROAD, IN SECTIONPAVEMENT SENSOR, SET IN THE ROAD-PROBE UNDER THE ROAD-AIR TEMPERATURE ON THE TOWER-WIND AT THE TOP OF THE TOWER-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEUS-127 at mile 8.8, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · RWIS 05_127_0088TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-051270088-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001Stevenson screen and siting FB-INS-009

What it seesLapse rates and stability FB-ENG-005Water vapour as a gas FB-ENG-011Blizzard FB-EVT-081Ice storm FB-EVT-084Snow squall FB-EVT-086Heat wave and heat dome FB-EVT-130Fire weather FB-EVT-139High wind FB-EVT-150Humidity variables FB-WAT-002Fog types FB-WAT-020

What this instrument measures for

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

Near US-127 at mile 8.8

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