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Identifier
03010655
Latitude
41.96173 N
Longitude
78.19807 W
Elevation
1,460 ft
Rank
224of 1,383 in Pennsylvania, 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. 108 instruments in Pennsylvania stand at one.

Station report

Oswayo Creek at Shinglehouse, 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 1,460 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.38 inHg and the temperature at 53.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Oswayo Creek at Shinglehouse stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,460 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.38 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03010655FIG. D WHERE OSWAYO CREEK AT SHINGLEHOUSE 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 ATMOSPHEREOSWAYO CREEK AT SHINGLEHOUSE5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,460 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 HERE28.38 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.8 FTITLEOswayo Creek at Shinglehouse, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 03010655TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03010655-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.96 N, and the day is 10 h 54 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Oswayo Creek at Shinglehouse, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03010655FIG. E THE SUN AT OSWAYO CREEK AT SHINGLEHOUSEELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.96 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEOswayo Creek at Shinglehouse, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03010655TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03010655-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,460 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Oswayo Creek at Shinglehouse, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03010655FIG. 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 SCALETITLEOswayo Creek at Shinglehouse, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03010655TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03010655-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Oswayo Creek at Shinglehouse