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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
08212820
Latitude
27.66525 N
Longitude
97.70228 W
Elevation
24 ft
Rank
1,156of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Observed
9:15 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

Petronila Ck at FM 665 nr Driscoll, 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 24 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.90 inHg and the temperature at 58.9 F.

Section from sea level of where Petronila Ck at FM 665 nr Driscoll stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 24 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.90 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08212820FIG. D WHERE PETRONILA CK AT FM 665 NR DRISCOLL 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 ATMOSPHEREPETRONILA CK AT FM 665 NR DRISCOLL0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT24 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 HERE29.90 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.9 FTITLEPetronila Ck at FM 665 nr Driscoll, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 08212820TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08212820-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 53 degrees above the horizon at 27.67 N, and the day is 11 h 21 min long. Level ground there takes 80 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Petronila Ck at FM 665 nr Driscoll, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 86 at the June solstice, 62 at the equinoxes and 39 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 21 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08212820FIG. E THE SUN AT PETRONILA CK AT FM 665 NR DRISCOLLELEVATION 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 86°EQUINOXES 62°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 39°OCT 16, 53°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 21 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 80 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 27.67 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEPetronila Ck at FM 665 nr Driscoll, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 08212820TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08212820-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 24 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Petronila Ck at FM 665 nr Driscoll, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08212820FIG. 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 SCALETITLEPetronila Ck at FM 665 nr Driscoll, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 08212820TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08212820-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Petronila Ck at FM 665 nr Driscoll