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Identifier
06437330
Latitude
44.37779 N
Longitude
103.50717 W
Elevation
3,737 ft
Rank
348of 806 in South Dakota, Oct 16
Observed
4:50 AMCDT, 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. 52 instruments in South Dakota stand at one.

Station report

Vanocker Creek Near Sturgis, 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 3,737 ft above sea level, 13 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.10 inHg and the temperature at 45.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Vanocker Creek Near Sturgis stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,737 feet above sea level with 13 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.10 inches of mercury, and temperature, 45.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06437330FIG. D WHERE VANOCKER CREEK NEAR STURGIS 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 ATMOSPHEREVANOCKER CREEK NEAR STURGIS13 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,737 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 HERE26.10 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE45.7 FTITLEVanocker Creek Near Sturgis, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 06437330TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-06437330-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 37 degrees above the horizon at 44.38 N, and the day is 10 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 60 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Vanocker Creek Near Sturgis, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 37 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06437330FIG. E THE SUN AT VANOCKER CREEK NEAR STURGISELEVATION 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 69°EQUINOXES 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°OCT 16, 37°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 60 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.38 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEVanocker Creek Near Sturgis, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 06437330TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-06437330-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 3,737 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Vanocker Creek Near Sturgis, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06437330FIG. 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 SCALETITLEVanocker Creek Near Sturgis, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 06437330TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-06437330-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Vanocker Creek Near Sturgis