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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
08025240
Latitude
31.30316 N
Longitude
93.84435 W
Elevation
-
Rank
3,185of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Observed
12:45 AMCDT, 42 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. 463 instruments in Texas stand at one.

Station report

Housen Bayou at SH 87 nr Hemphill, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 31.30 N, and the day is 11 h 15 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Housen Bayou at SH 87 nr Hemphill, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 82 at the June solstice, 59 at the equinoxes and 35 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 15 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08025240FIG. E THE SUN AT HOUSEN BAYOU AT SH 87 NR HEMPHILLELEVATION 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 82°EQUINOXES 59°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 35°OCT 16, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 15 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 31.30 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEHousen Bayou at SH 87 nr Hemphill, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 08025240TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08025240-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Housen Bayou at SH 87 nr Hemphill, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08025240FIG. 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 SCALETITLEHousen Bayou at SH 87 nr Hemphill, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 08025240TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08025240-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Housen Bayou at SH 87 nr Hemphill