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Identifier
03456500
Latitude
35.46167 N
Longitude
82.86972 W
Elevation
2,674 ft
Rank
1,297of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Observed
2:00 AMEDT, 35 minutes 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. 212 instruments in North Carolina stand at one.

Station report

East Fork Pigeon River Near Canton, 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 2,674 ft above sea level, 9 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.14 inHg and the temperature at 49.5 F.

Section from sea level of where East Fork Pigeon River Near Canton stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,674 feet above sea level with 9 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.14 inches of mercury, and temperature, 49.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03456500FIG. D WHERE EAST FORK PIGEON RIVER NEAR CANTON 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 ATMOSPHEREEAST FORK PIGEON RIVER NEAR CANTON9 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,674 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 HERE27.14 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE49.5 FTITLEEast Fork Pigeon River Near Canton, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 03456500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03456500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 35.46 N, and the day is 11 h 08 min long. Level ground there takes 71 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at East Fork Pigeon River Near Canton, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 78 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 08 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03456500FIG. E THE SUN AT EAST FORK PIGEON RIVER NEAR CANTONELEVATION 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 78°EQUINOXES 55°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 16, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 08 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.46 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEEast Fork Pigeon River Near Canton, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03456500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03456500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 2,674 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, East Fork Pigeon River Near Canton, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03456500FIG. 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 SCALETITLEEast Fork Pigeon River Near Canton, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03456500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03456500-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near East Fork Pigeon River Near Canton