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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
04040500
Latitude
46.58411 N
Longitude
88.57597 W
Elevation
1,215 ft
Rank
221of 979 in Michigan, Oct 16
Observed
9:45 PMEDT, 1 hour 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. 38 instruments in Michigan stand at one.

Station report

Sturgeon River Near Sidnaw, 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 1,215 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.63 inHg and the temperature at 54.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Sturgeon River Near Sidnaw stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,215 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.63 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04040500FIG. D WHERE STURGEON RIVER NEAR SIDNAW 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 ATMOSPHERESTURGEON RIVER NEAR SIDNAW4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,215 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 HERE28.63 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.7 FTITLESturgeon River Near Sidnaw, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 04040500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-04040500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 34 degrees above the horizon at 46.58 N, and the day is 10 h 42 min long. Level ground there takes 56 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Sturgeon River Near Sidnaw, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 34 degrees above the horizon, against 67 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 42 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04040500FIG. E THE SUN AT STURGEON RIVER NEAR SIDNAWELEVATION 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 67°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°OCT 16, 34°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 42 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 56 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 46.58 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESturgeon River Near Sidnaw, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 04040500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-04040500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,215 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Sturgeon River Near Sidnaw, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04040500FIG. 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 SCALETITLESturgeon River Near Sidnaw, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 04040500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-04040500-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Sturgeon River Near Sidnaw