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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
08205500
Latitude
28.73664 N
Longitude
99.14476 W
Elevation
449 ft
Rank
1,716of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Observed
1:30 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. 463 instruments in Texas stand at one.

Station report

Frio Rv nr Derby, 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 449 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.44 inHg and the temperature at 57.4 F.

Section from sea level of where Frio Rv nr Derby stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 449 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.44 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08205500FIG. D WHERE FRIO RV NR DERBY 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 ATMOSPHEREFRIO RV NR DERBY2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT449 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 HERE29.44 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.4 FTITLEFrio Rv nr Derby, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 08205500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08205500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 52 degrees above the horizon at 28.74 N, and the day is 11 h 20 min long. Level ground there takes 79 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Frio Rv nr Derby, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 52 degrees above the horizon, against 85 at the June solstice, 61 at the equinoxes and 38 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 20 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08205500FIG. E THE SUN AT FRIO RV NR DERBYELEVATION 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 85°EQUINOXES 61°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 38°OCT 16, 52°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 20 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 79 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 28.74 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEFrio Rv nr Derby, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 08205500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08205500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 449 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Frio Rv nr Derby, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08205500FIG. 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 SCALETITLEFrio Rv nr Derby, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 08205500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08205500-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Frio Rv nr Derby