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Max, Nebraska

Community in Dundy County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Max

Index 13, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Goodland (KS), 55 miles off.

13Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 13, good.

Smoke, the next 40 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Max

None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at Max, the next 40 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Max, NebraskaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Max, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.4 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Johnson FarmS2111

At a soil climate station/24.3 mi away/3,341 ft/433 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank500of 681

measured daily2 instruments

BenkelmanBNKN1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.4 mi away/3,084 ft/176 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Benkelman 4.5 NNWNE-DU-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.3 mi away/3,234 ft/326 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Johnson Farm Scan, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 24.2 mi from Max, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 3,341 ft above sea level, 11 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.48 inHg and the temperature at 47.1 F; it reports 35.1 F, 12.0 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Johnson Farm Scan stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,341 feet above sea level with 11 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.48 inches of mercury, and temperature, 47.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JOFN1FIG. D WHERE JOHNSON FARM SCAN 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 ATMOSPHEREJOHNSON FARM SCAN11 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,341 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 HERE26.48 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE47.1 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED35.1 FTITLEJohnson Farm Scan, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP JOFN1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JOFN1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 40.37 N, and the day is 10 h 57 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Johnson Farm Scan, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 57 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JOFN1FIG. E THE SUN AT JOHNSON FARM SCANELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 57 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.37 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEJohnson Farm Scan, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP JOFN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JOFN1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 3,341 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Johnson Farm Scan, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 2:00 am local time; air temperature, 35.1 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JOFN1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 2:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 2:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE35.1 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEJohnson Farm Scan, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP JOFN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JOFN1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Johnson Farm Scan, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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