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In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW3216
Latitude
45.17000 N
Longitude
93.17000 W
Elevation
896 ft
Rank
1,958of 1,965 in Minnesota, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 4,430 instruments in Minnesota stand at one.

Station report

Citizen station FW3216, 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 896 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.97 inHg and the temperature at 55.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW3216 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 896 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.97 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW3216FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW3216 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION FW32163 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT896 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 HERE28.97 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.8 FTITLECitizen station FW3216, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW3216TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW3216-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 36 degrees above the horizon at 45.17 N, and the day is 10 h 46 min long. Level ground there takes 58 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW3216, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 36 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 46 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW3216FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW3216ELEVATION 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 68°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21°OCT 16, 36°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 46 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 58 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.17 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW3216, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW3216TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW3216-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 896 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW3216, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW3216FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW3216, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW3216TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW3216-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Citizen station FW3216