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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
08447000
Latitude
30.65961 N
Longitude
101.77012 W
Elevation
2,027 ft
Rank
2,326of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Observed
12:00 PMCDT, 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

Pecos Rv nr Sheffield, 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 2,027 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.79 inHg and the temperature at 51.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Pecos Rv nr Sheffield stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,027 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.79 inches of mercury, and temperature, 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08447000FIG. D WHERE PECOS RV NR SHEFFIELD 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 ATMOSPHEREPECOS RV NR SHEFFIELD7 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,027 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 HERE27.79 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE51.8 FTITLEPecos Rv nr Sheffield, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 08447000TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08447000-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 30.66 N, and the day is 11 h 16 min long. Level ground there takes 77 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Pecos Rv nr Sheffield, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 59 at the equinoxes and 36 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 16 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08447000FIG. E THE SUN AT PECOS RV NR SHEFFIELDELEVATION 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 83°EQUINOXES 59°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 36°OCT 16, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 16 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 77 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.66 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEPecos Rv nr Sheffield, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 08447000TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08447000-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 2,027 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Pecos Rv nr Sheffield, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08447000FIG. 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 SCALETITLEPecos Rv nr Sheffield, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 08447000TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08447000-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Pecos Rv nr Sheffield