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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
08141000
Latitude
31.83292 N
Longitude
99.56090 W
Elevation
-
Rank
1,716of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Observed
7:30 AMCDT, 37 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

Hords Ck Lk nr Valera, 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 49 degrees above the horizon at 31.83 N, and the day is 11 h 14 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 Hords Ck Lk nr Valera, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 82 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 35 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 14 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08141000FIG. E THE SUN AT HORDS CK LK NR VALERAELEVATION 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 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 35°OCT 16, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 14 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 31.83 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEHords Ck Lk nr Valera, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 08141000TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08141000-1DRAWN 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, Hords Ck Lk nr Valera, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08141000FIG. 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 SCALETITLEHords Ck Lk nr Valera, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 08141000TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08141000-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Hords Ck Lk nr Valera