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Identifier
DW3414
Latitude
38.51000 N
Longitude
78.46000 W
Elevation
2,887 ft
Rank
1,255of 1,541 in Virginia, Oct 16
Observed
5:50 AMEDT, 2 hours ago
Air temperature
66F
Relative humidity
93%
Pressure
29.88inHg
Wind
6mph
Gust
14mph
Wind direction
99°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

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In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,431 instruments in Virginia stand at one.

Station report

Citizen station DW3414, in 4 sheets

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

1The wind

Contents

From the east (99 degrees) at 6 mph, gusting 14 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW3414, north up: blowing from 99 degrees, the east, at 6 miles an hour, gusting 14; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW3414FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW3414PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 99°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW3414, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW3414TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW3414-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 2,887 ft above sea level, 10 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.93 inHg and the temperature at 48.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.88 inHg means its barometer reads 26.89 inHg; it reports 66.0 F, 17.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW3414 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,887 feet above sea level with 10 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.93 inches of mercury, and temperature, 48.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.88 and the station pressure it means, 26.89.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW3414FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW3414 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION DW341410 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,887 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 HERE26.93 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE48.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.88 inHgITS BAROMETER READS26.89 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED66.0 FTITLECitizen station DW3414, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW3414TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW3414-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 38.51 N, and the day is 11 h 02 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW3414, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 02 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW3414FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW3414ELEVATION 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 75°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 16, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 02 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.51 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW3414, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW3414TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW3414-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 2,887 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW3414, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 66.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW3414FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE66.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW3414, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW3414TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW3414-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

Near Citizen station DW3414