Station report
Citizen station FW1642, in 4 sheets Drawn from its report of undefined, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.
1 The wind2 The column3 The sun4 The instrumentFrom the east southeast (123 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 2 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.
Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW1642, north up: blowing from 123 degrees, the east southeast, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 2; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT FW1642 FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW1642 PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALE N E S W THE STATION FROM 123° BEAUFORT FORCE LEAST WIND, MPH 0 CALM 0 1 LIGHT AIR 1 NOW, 1 MPH 2 LIGHT BREEZE 4 3 GENTLE BREEZE 8 4 MODERATE BREEZE 13 5 FRESH BREEZE 19 6 STRONG BREEZE 25 7 NEAR GALE 32 8 GALE 39 9 STRONG GALE 47 10 STORM 55 11 VIOLENT STORM 64 12 HURRICANE FORCE 73 TITLE Citizen station FW1642, the wind STATION REPORT · CWOP FW1642 TYPE PLAN north up SCALE NOT TO SCALE REV AS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4 DATE 2026-10-16 ID SR-FW1642-1 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008 At 4,493 ft above sea level, 15 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.37 inHg and the temperature at 43.0 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.43 inHg means its barometer reads 25.80 inHg; it reports 27.0 F, 16.0 F colder than standard.
Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW1642 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,493 feet above sea level with 15 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.37 inches of mercury, and temperature, 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.43 and the station pressure it means, 25.80. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT FW1642 FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW1642 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERE SECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE CITIZEN STATION FW1642 15 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT 4,493 FT 10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT 20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT 30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT 40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FT STANDARD PRESSURE HERE 25.37 inHg STANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE 43.0 F ALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED 30.43 inHg ITS BAROMETER READS 25.80 inHg TEMPERATURE, REPORTED 27.0 F TITLE Citizen station FW1642, the column STATION REPORT · CWOP FW1642 TYPE SECTION SCALE HEIGHT TO SCALE REV AS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4 DATE 2026-10-16 ID SR-FW1642-2 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003 On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 35 degrees above the horizon at 45.77 N, and the day is 10 h 44 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 FW1642, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 35 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 44 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 44 min long. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT FW1642 FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW1642 ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUE THE STATION JUNE SOLSTICE 68° EQUINOXES 44° DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21° OCT 16, 35° SOUTH ANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLY DAY LENGTH 10 H 44 MIN LEVEL GROUND TAKES 58 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULD LATITUDE 45.77 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1° TITLE Citizen station FW1642, the sun STATION REPORT · CWOP FW1642 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE ANGLES TRUE REV AS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4 DATE 2026-10-16 ID SR-FW1642-3 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-ENG-007 A weather instrument, 4,493 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.
Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW1642, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 27.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A A B B C C D D E E © 2026 STORM STATION 247 THE FIELD BOOK STATION REPORT FW1642 FIG. F THE INSTRUMENT ELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ ANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE - AIR TEMPERATURE 27.0 F PRECIPITATION GAUGE 0.00 IN TODAY SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALE TITLE Citizen station FW1642, the instrument STATION REPORT · CWOP FW1642 TYPE ELEVATION SCALE SCHEMATIC REV AS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4 DATE 2026-10-16 ID SR-FW1642-4 DRAWN AS linework on paper SOURCES FB-INS-001