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Beside a road

RWIS network, identified by the register

Identifier
12_460_0009
Latitude
37.31612 N
Longitude
82.36393 W
Elevation
-
Rank
-
Observed
5:34 AMCDT, 16 minutes ago
Air temperature
47.3F
Dew point
43.8F
Pavement temperature
55F

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Beside a road

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

Station charts

US-460 at mile 9 Report

Rank
-
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
10 min9 in 10 within 14 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-460 at mile 9, 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 43 degrees above the horizon at 37.32 N, and the day is 11 h 02 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at US-460 at mile 9, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 02 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 12_460_0009FIG. E THE SUN AT US-460 AT MILE 9ELEVATION 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 76°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°OCT 17, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 02 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.32 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLEUS-460 at mile 9, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS 12_460_0009TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-124600009-1DRAWN 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-460 at mile 9, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 12_460_0009FIG. 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-460 at mile 9, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · RWIS 12_460_0009TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-124600009-2DRAWN 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

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