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Identifier
PAAK
Latitude
52.22060 N
Longitude
174.20620 W
Elevation
56 ft
Observed
8:56 PMAKDT, 40 minutes ago
Sky
overcastOVC
Air temperature
40F
What it feels like
35.9F
High so far today
45F
Low so far today
37.4F
Dew point
30F
Relative humidity
67%
Visibility
10mi
Pressure
30.08inHg
Wind
6mph
Strongest wind today
24mph
Wind direction
300°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

At an airfield

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 188 instruments in Alaska stand at one.

Station charts

Atka Airport Report

Rank 548 of 1,023 in Alaska, Oct 16. The 247 rank orders a state's stations by their 247 score out of 100: how reliably they report, how accurate their readings are against a reference station, how their readings pass their checks, and how they stand against the forecast.

Ranking Statistics

247 score95.6of 100

Alaska median
96.0the median score of 1,023 stations
Scoring higher
537stations in Alaska
Sharing its score
11ranks 538 to 548
Points deducted
4.44.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracynot measured at this station; Alaska median 100.0
Next above
PAUTrank 547; ahead on reports received 89.8% against 87.3%
Next below
FLLA2rank 549; behind on 247 score 95.6 against 95.5

Equal scores are ordered by the share of scheduled reports received, then the reports due in the week (the longer record first), then the median arrival, then the longest silence.

  1. Reports receivedweight 3587.330.6 of 35 pointsAlaska median 98.8179 of 205 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsAlaska median 86.1half its reports arrived within 5 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsAlaska median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 49 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianAlaska median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsAlaska median 100.00 of 144 readings failed the next day's check against the stations around it
  6. Forecast checkweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsAlaska median 100.0its temperature within 1.5 °F of Storm Station's forecast on average, over 600 hours checked the next day

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

How each part is scored
Reports received
Full marks for every scheduled report received, none for none, in proportion between
Arrival
Full marks for a median arrival within 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (2.5 h), none for 72 (58.8 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °F
Instrument checks
Full marks for no reading failed, none for 5 per cent or more
Forecast check
Full marks within 2 °F of the forecast on average, none at 8 °F
Schedule
every 49 min
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 2982.7% of its schedule, 26 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
178 of 20586.8% of its schedule, 237 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
29 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 14, 2:56 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 7:56 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
5 min9 in 10 within 8 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 49 min, 29 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 49 min count as one received.

The forecast here, October 14, 2026

Temperature, mean miss
1.1 Fran +0.6 F over 100 forecast hours; corrected, 1.3 F
Dew point, mean miss
2.4 Fran +1.4 F over 100 forecast hours; corrected, 2.5 F
Wind, mean miss
3.0 mphran +0.4 mph over 96 forecast hours; corrected, 4.9 mph
Sky cover, mean miss
34.3 %ran -34.3 % over 96 forecast hours; corrected, 21.1 %

Each hour’s forecast against this airfield’s own report, the day after. Every airfield, scored.

Chart of the 1,023 ranked stations in Alaska on Oct 16 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 4; 20 to 29 per cent, 12; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 23; 50 to 59 per cent, 45; 60 to 69 per cent, 43; 70 to 79 per cent, 44; 80 to 89 per cent, 89; 90 to 99 per cent, 427; 100 per cent, 325. Atka Airport received 87.3 per cent, 179 of 205 scheduled reports, rank 548 of 1,023.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALASKA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 87.3%, 179 OF 205, RANK 548 OF 1,023PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19420 to 291230 to 391040 to 492350 to 594560 to 694370 to 794480 to 898990 to 99427100325STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Atka Airport's rank in Alaska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 774 of 839; 2026-09-27 rank 757 of 850; 2026-09-28 rank 798 of 899; 2026-09-29 rank 821 of 924; 2026-09-30 rank 814 of 931; 2026-10-01 rank 861 of 930; 2026-10-02 rank 799 of 957; 2026-10-03 rank 822 of 957; 2026-10-04 rank 821 of 958; 2026-10-05 rank 837 of 988; 2026-10-06 rank 839 of 992; 2026-10-07 rank 822 of 1,001; 2026-10-08 rank 826 of 1,002; 2026-10-09 rank 812 of 1,003; 2026-10-10 rank 807 of 1,003; 2026-10-11 rank 754 of 1,026; 2026-10-12 rank 728 of 1,026; 2026-10-13 rank 718 of 1,024; 2026-10-14 rank 698 of 1,022; 2026-10-15 rank 693 of 1,024; 2026-10-16 rank 548 of 1,023.ITS RANK IN ALASKA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%325
90 to 99%427
80 to 89%89
70 to 79%44
60 to 69%43
50 to 59%45
40 to 49%23
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%12
10 to 19%4
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20265481,02387.3%
Oct 15, 20266931,02478.9%
Oct 14, 20266981,02279.1%
Oct 13, 20267181,02478.1%
Oct 12, 20267281,02677.7%
Oct 11, 20267541,02675.7%
Oct 10, 20268071,00370.1%
Oct 9, 20268121,00370.1%
Oct 8, 20268261,00269.0%
Oct 7, 20268221,00169.3%
Oct 6, 202683999267.7%
Oct 5, 202683798867.2%
Oct 4, 202682195867.2%
Oct 3, 202682295770.3%
Oct 2, 202679995772.1%
Oct 1, 202686193072.6%
Sep 30, 202681493182.8%
Sep 29, 202682192481.1%
Sep 28, 202679889984.3%
Sep 27, 202675785085.2%
Sep 26, 202677483984.3%
Temperature and Dew point at Atka Airport, temperature from 38.2 to 45.0, the latest 42.0; dew point from 25.0 to 32.0, the latest 29.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF25303540459 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMFREEZINGTEMPERATUREDEW POINT
Relative humidity at Atka Airport, relative humidity from 51 to 77, the latest 60, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%506070809 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Wind and Gust at Atka Airport, wind from 9 to 20, the latest 9; gust from 18 to 33, the latest 21, in miles an hour.WIND AND GUSTmph0102030409 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMWINDGUST
Wind direction at Atka Airport, wind direction from 290 to 330, the latest 320, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°0901802703609 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Pressure, altimeter at Atka Airport, pressure, altimeter from 30.08 to 30.13, the latest 30.08, in inches of mercury.PRESSURE, ALTIMETERinHg30.0630.0830.1030.1230.149 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Visibility at Atka Airport, visibility from 5.0 to 10.0, the latest 10.0, in miles.VISIBILITYmi02.557.5109 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMLIFRIFRMVFRVFR
Lowest cloud base at Atka Airport, lowest cloud base from 1,200 to 4,700, the latest 2,400, in feet.LOWEST CLOUD BASEft1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0009 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMMVFRVFR
Precipitation at Atka Airport, precipitation from 0.00 to trace, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.109 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Reports received at Atka Airport, reports from 0.0 to 14.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0510159 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourTemperature FDew point FRelative humidity %Wind mphGust mphWind direction °Pressure, altimeter inHgVisibility miLowest cloud base ftPrecipitation inReports
Thu 15, 6 PM42.029.0609-32030.0810.02,4000.0012
Thu 15, 5 PM42.026.05312-30030.0810.04,3000.0012
Thu 15, 4 PM43.028.055142131030.1010.04,3000.0013
Thu 15, 3 PM43.027.053142129030.1010.04,3000.0012
Thu 15, 2 PM45.028.05115-31030.1010.04,1000.0013
Thu 15, 1 PM44.028.053162130030.1210.04,1000.0013
Thu 15, 12 PM44.030.058152131030.1110.03,3000.0013
Thu 15, 11 AM43.030.060132230030.1310.03,3000.0013
Thu 15, 10 AM42.030.062141830030.1310.02,6000.0013
Thu 15, 9 AM40.032.073142133030.1310.02,6000.0013
Thu 15, 8 AM40.032.073172930030.1210.01,500trace13
Thu 15, 7 AM39.032.076182631030.125.01,300trace13
Thu 15, 6 AM39.032.076172529030.119.03,300trace13
Thu 15, 5 AM39.032.076152430030.1110.03,4000.0013
Thu 15, 4 AM39.031.073152431030.125.01,600trace13
Thu 15, 3 AM38.231.777183330030.125.01,200trace14
Thu 15, 2 AM40.029.064203030030.1310.04,3000.0013
Thu 15, 1 AM41.028.060192830030.1210.04,1000.0012
Thu 15, 12 AM40.026.057203229030.1310.04,7000.0013
Wed 14, 11 PM40.025.055193031030.1310.04,2000.0013
Wed 14, 10 PM40.029.064192832030.1310.02,200trace13
Wed 14, 9 PM39.032.076202930030.129.01,800trace12
Temperature and Dew point at Atka Airport, temperature from 35.0 to 51.0, the latest 42.0; dew point from 25.0 to 43.8, the latest 29.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF2030405060Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15FREEZINGTEMPERATUREDEW POINT
Relative humidity at Atka Airport, relative humidity from 51 to 95, the latest 60, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%406080100Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15
Wind and Gust at Atka Airport, wind from 1 to 28, the latest 9; gust from 17 to 39, the latest 21, in miles an hour.WIND AND GUSTmph010203040Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15WINDGUST
Wind direction at Atka Airport, wind direction from 180 to 360, the latest 320, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°090180270360Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15
Pressure, altimeter at Atka Airport, pressure, altimeter from 29.51 to 30.13, the latest 30.08, in inches of mercury.PRESSURE, ALTIMETERinHg29.4029.6029.8030.0030.20Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15
Visibility at Atka Airport, visibility from 4.0 to 10.0, the latest 10.0, in miles.VISIBILITYmi02.557.510Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15LIFRIFRMVFRVFR
Lowest cloud base at Atka Airport, lowest cloud base from 900 to 6,500, the latest 2,400, in feet.LOWEST CLOUD BASEft02,0004,0006,0008,000Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15MVFRVFR
Precipitation at Atka Airport, precipitation from 0.00 to trace, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15
Reports received at Atka Airport, reports from 0.0 to 16.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports05101520Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourTemperature FDew point FRelative humidity %Wind mphGust mphWind direction °Pressure, altimeter inHgVisibility miLowest cloud base ftPrecipitation inReports
Thu 15, 6 PM42.029.0609-32030.0810.02,4000.0012
Thu 15, 5 PM42.026.05312-30030.0810.04,3000.0012
Thu 15, 4 PM43.028.055142131030.1010.04,3000.0013
Thu 15, 3 PM43.027.053142129030.1010.04,3000.0012
Thu 15, 2 PM45.028.05115-31030.1010.04,1000.0013
Thu 15, 1 PM44.028.053162130030.1210.04,1000.0013
Thu 15, 12 PM44.030.058152131030.1110.03,3000.0013
Thu 15, 11 AM43.030.060132230030.1310.03,3000.0013
Thu 15, 10 AM42.030.062141830030.1310.02,6000.0013
Thu 15, 9 AM40.032.073142133030.1310.02,6000.0013
Thu 15, 8 AM40.032.073172930030.1210.01,500trace13
Thu 15, 7 AM39.032.076182631030.125.01,300trace13
Thu 15, 6 AM39.032.076172529030.119.03,300trace13
Thu 15, 5 AM39.032.076152430030.1110.03,4000.0013
Thu 15, 4 AM39.031.073152431030.125.01,600trace13
Thu 15, 3 AM38.231.777183330030.125.01,200trace14
Thu 15, 2 AM40.029.064203030030.1310.04,3000.0013
Thu 15, 1 AM41.028.060192830030.1210.04,1000.0012
Thu 15, 12 AM40.026.057203229030.1310.04,7000.0013
Wed 14, 11 PM40.025.055193031030.1310.04,2000.0013
Wed 14, 10 PM40.029.064192832030.1310.02,200trace13
Wed 14, 9 PM39.032.076202930030.129.01,800trace12
Wed 14, 8 PM39.131.173142631030.129.01,900trace14
Wed 14, 7 PM38.030.073173230030.1110.01,800trace13
Wed 14, 6 PM41.030.065223230030.1010.03,800trace12
Wed 14, 5 PM43.027.053223330030.107.03,000trace13
Wed 14, 4 PM43.032.065233330030.1110.02,9000.0013
Wed 14, 3 PM---2636-30.1110.04,000-12
Wed 14, 2 PM44.028.053283730030.1110.04,2000.0013
Wed 14, 1 PM44.029.055263630030.1210.04,4000.0013
Wed 14, 12 PM43.026.051283732030.1310.0-0.005
Wed 14, 11 AM41.030.0652539-30.128.02,0000.0013
Wed 14, 10 AM42.026.053243531030.1110.04,3000.0013
Wed 14, 9 AM42.026.053283730030.118.02,1000.0013
Wed 14, 8 AM41.028.060253630030.097.03,2000.0012
Wed 14, 7 AM41.031.067253530030.096.01,7000.0013
Wed 14, 6 AM42.029.060253531030.0810.03,7000.0013
Wed 14, 5 AM41.031.067243132030.0810.03,6000.0013
Wed 14, 4 AM41.031.067263530030.078.01,8000.0013
Wed 14, 3 AM42.033.070273830030.0610.03,4000.0012
Wed 14, 2 AM42.032.067273731030.0410.02,6000.0013
Wed 14, 1 AM42.034.073263830030.0210.02,7000.0013
Wed 14, 12 AM41.935.879193630030.015.01,3000.0013
Tue 13, 11 PM42.036.079163330029.988.02,2000.0013
Tue 13, 10 PM42.437.282203330029.976.01,4000.0014
Tue 13, 9 PM42.937.681183130029.958.01,7000.0015
Tue 13, 8 PM42.236.981162829029.936.01,6000.0016
Tue 13, 7 PM41.935.779142129029.918.02,3000.0015
Tue 13, 6 PM42.436.780152428029.8910.01,9000.0014
Tue 13, 5 PM41.337.686152428029.879.01,3000.0015
Tue 13, 4 PM40.137.791122129029.866.01,1000.0014
Tue 13, 3 PM39.135.38612-29029.854.09000.0014
Tue 13, 2 PM43.034.0709-28029.8310.02,7000.0013
Tue 13, 1 PM44.033.065152027029.8310.02,7000.0013
Tue 13, 12 PM41.135.38011-29029.8410.02,1000.0014
Tue 13, 11 AM40.534.4798-33029.8410.02,5000.0013
Tue 13, 10 AM40.035.0823-29029.8310.02,5000.0013
Tue 13, 9 AM39.035.0855-28029.8210.01,8000.0012
Tue 13, 8 AM36.233.6907-31029.828.01,5000.0016
Tue 13, 7 AM36.735.4955-27029.8010.01,3000.0015
Tue 13, 6 AM35.732.9897-35029.806.01,3000.0014
Tue 13, 5 AM35.032.0892-24029.7910.02,3000.0013
Tue 13, 4 AM35.033.0928-34029.7910.02,6000.0013
Tue 13, 3 AM36.033.0899-27029.7910.0-0.0013
Tue 13, 2 AM36.033.0899-27029.7910.06,5000.0013
Tue 13, 1 AM35.033.0921-27029.8110.02,2000.0013
Tue 13, 12 AM35.033.0921-24029.8110.02,7000.0013
Mon 12, 11 PM37.733.9864-36029.825.01,7000.0014
Mon 12, 10 PM39.133.4809-26029.829.02,0000.0013
Mon 12, 9 PM39.134.8845-25029.8210.02,2000.0012
Mon 12, 8 PM39.033.07911-28029.8210.03,6000.0012
Mon 12, 7 PM40.035.08210-27029.8210.01,9000.0013
Mon 12, 6 PM42.935.37412-28029.8210.02,2000.0014
Mon 12, 5 PM43.034.07015-26029.8210.02,0000.0013
Mon 12, 4 PM44.036.073162228029.8310.01,7000.0013
Mon 12, 3 PM43.034.07015-27029.8410.03,0000.0013
Mon 12, 2 PM43.835.372142628029.8610.02,0000.0014
Mon 12, 1 PM42.037.082142229029.8710.02,0000.0013
Mon 12, 12 PM41.736.180123027029.875.01,9000.0015
Mon 12, 11 AM42.435.877162929029.889.02,1000.0014
Mon 12, 10 AM41.036.082132224029.874.01,5000.0013
Mon 12, 9 AM40.535.883142929029.865.01,6000.0014
Mon 12, 8 AM40.135.383153126029.855.01,9000.0014
Mon 12, 7 AM41.936.781142529029.8510.01,8000.0015
Mon 12, 6 AM41.037.086162528029.846.01,5000.0013
Mon 12, 5 AM42.636.479182527029.836.01,7000.0016
Mon 12, 4 AM41.936.782183028029.856.02,0000.0013
Mon 12, 3 AM42.436.780173129029.846.01,9000.0014
Mon 12, 2 AM41.936.781163030029.858.01,9000.0015
Mon 12, 1 AM42.937.782142328029.8310.01,9000.0014
Mon 12, 12 AM42.937.78216-27029.828.01,6000.0014
Sun 11, 11 PM43.038.082162029029.8110.01,5000.0012
Sun 11, 10 PM42.938.685193328029.798.01,9000.0014
Sun 11, 9 PM42.938.585152429029.786.01,8000.0015
Sun 11, 8 PM42.937.782142427029.777.01,5000.0014
Sun 11, 7 PM42.437.783142629029.765.01,5000.0014
Sun 11, 6 PM44.039.082172527029.7410.01,7000.0013
Sun 11, 5 PM43.838.581162827029.734.01,7000.0016
Sun 11, 4 PM44.439.182172828029.738.02,1000.0015
Sun 11, 3 PM45.038.076152127029.7210.02,1000.0013
Sun 11, 2 PM44.038.07917-26029.727.01,7000.0013
Sun 11, 1 PM45.337.273162425029.717.01,9000.0014
Sun 11, 12 PM43.035.073163126029.736.01,8000.0013
Sun 11, 11 AM46.037.071142427029.7210.02,4000.0013
Sun 11, 10 AM43.237.680121826029.716.02,1000.0015
Sun 11, 9 AM41.036.0829-26029.7110.02,6000.0012
Sun 11, 8 AM42.937.28010-25029.707.01,6000.0014
Sun 11, 7 AM42.538.58612-26029.6910.01,6000.0014
Sun 11, 6 AM43.538.583132229029.6910.01,6000.0015
Sun 11, 5 AM42.437.282111825029.6910.01,6000.0014
Sun 11, 4 AM43.036.076112526029.6910.02,5000.0013
Sun 11, 3 AM43.036.0769-26029.6910.02,8000.0013
Sun 11, 2 AM43.036.0768-27029.6810.02,8000.0013
Sun 11, 1 AM41.035.0797-25029.6810.02,7000.0013
Sun 11, 12 AM41.036.08281726029.679.01,9000.0013
Sat 10, 11 PM44.036.0738-25029.6610.02,8000.0013
Sat 10, 10 PM43.336.77710-25029.6510.02,6000.0014
Sat 10, 9 PM44.037.076121826029.6410.02,3000.0013
Sat 10, 8 PM45.037.07312-26029.6310.02,4000.0013
Sat 10, 7 PM45.036.07111-26029.6210.03,1000.0013
Sat 10, 6 PM45.036.07111-25029.6110.02,4000.0012
Sat 10, 5 PM44.838.679131827029.6010.01,7000.0014
Sat 10, 4 PM42.938.283143127029.595.01,6000.0014
Sat 10, 3 PM45.038.076142128029.589.02,6000.0012
Sat 10, 2 PM48.037.06513-28029.5810.03,3000.0013
Sat 10, 1 PM48.038.06810-25029.5810.03,0000.0013
Sat 10, 12 PM46.037.071162227029.588.03,0000.0013
Sat 10, 11 AM46.038.073172626029.5810.02,1000.0013
Sat 10, 10 AM44.037.07692226029.579.02,1000.0013
Sat 10, 9 AM45.037.0737-26029.5510.03,2000.0012
Sat 10, 8 AM44.036.0739-26029.5410.03,3000.0013
Sat 10, 7 AM42.438.6868-26029.5310.09000.0014
Sat 10, 6 AM44.040.08681829029.529.01,0000.0013
Sat 10, 5 AM44.038.0796-26029.515.02,0000.0013
Sat 10, 4 AM45.035.0686-23029.5210.03,7000.0013
Sat 10, 3 AM42.034.07310-26029.5210.0-0.0013
Sat 10, 2 AM45.035.06811-24029.5210.0-0.0013
Sat 10, 1 AM45.037.07310-23029.5310.02,7000.0013
Sat 10, 12 AM45.035.06810-25029.5310.03,0000.0013
Fri 9, 11 PM46.039.076122122029.5410.02,5000.0013
Fri 9, 10 PM47.040.076122020029.5410.02,5000.0013
Fri 9, 9 PM46.739.175132221029.5410.02,2000.0014
Fri 9, 8 PM48.037.065152421029.5410.03,4000.0012
Fri 9, 7 PM48.037.065142522029.5410.04,2000.0013
Fri 9, 6 PM48.037.06512-22029.5310.03,9000.0013
Fri 9, 5 PM49.038.066172621029.5310.03,6000.0013
Fri 9, 4 PM50.038.063172223029.5210.03,6000.0013
Fri 9, 3 PM51.039.063172922029.5110.03,6000.0013
Fri 9, 2 PM49.140.071172824029.5210.02,5000.0014
Fri 9, 1 PM48.641.576182820029.528.02,5000.0014
Fri 9, 12 PM49.040.071143220029.5310.02,5000.0013
Fri 9, 11 AM49.039.068173121029.5310.02,4000.0013
Fri 9, 10 AM49.039.068152821029.5210.03,5000.0013
Fri 9, 9 AM47.040.076101821029.538.02,3000.0012
Fri 9, 8 AM47.039.074132523029.5310.02,7000.0013
Fri 9, 7 AM47.037.0685-24029.5310.04,0000.0013
Fri 9, 6 AM42.035.0769-25029.5210.04,6000.0013
Fri 9, 5 AM45.037.07310-24029.5110.04,4000.0013
Fri 9, 4 AM46.241.985142820029.519.01,8000.0014
Fri 9, 3 AM48.143.885203520029.535.01,6000.0014
Fri 9, 2 AM48.242.882203118029.549.01,9000.0016
Fri 9, 1 AM49.043.080142518029.5710.01,7000.0013
Fri 9, 12 AM48.043.083102619029.5910.01,7000.0013
Thu 8, 11 PM46.742.4857-21029.6010.02,1000.0014
Thu 8, 10 PM46.741.5826-20029.6310.01,7000.0014
Thu 8, 9 PM47.040.0768-19029.639.02,7000.0012
High and Low at Atka Airport, high from 44.0 to 60.0, the latest 45.0; low from 34.0 to 50.0, the latest 37.4, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF30405060Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12FREEZINGHIGHLOW
Highest dew point and Lowest dew point at Atka Airport, highest dew point from 33.8 to 56.0, the latest 33.8; lowest dew point from 25.0 to 47.0, the latest 26.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGHEST DEW POINT AND LOWEST DEW POINTF2030405060Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12HIGHEST DEW POINTLOWEST DEW POINT
Highest humidity and Lowest humidity at Atka Airport, highest humidity from 81 to 100, the latest 81; lowest humidity from 51 to 93, the latest 51, in per cent.HIGHEST HUMIDITY AND LOWEST HUMIDITY%406080100Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12HIGHEST HUMIDITYLOWEST HUMIDITY
Average wind and Strongest gust at Atka Airport, average wind from 3 to 22, the latest 14; strongest gust from 21 to 61, the latest 33, in miles an hour.AVERAGE WIND AND STRONGEST GUSTmph020406080Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12AVERAGE WINDSTRONGEST GUST
Precipitation at Atka Airport, precipitation from 0.00 to trace, the latest trace, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh FLow FHighest dew point FLowest dew point FHighest humidity %Lowest humidity %Average wind mphStrongest gust mphPrecipitation in
Oct 1545.037.433.826.081511433trace
Oct 1444.038.036.025.082512244trace
Oct 1344.034.038.032.010065733-
Oct 1244.637.438.033.087701131-
Oct 1146.041.039.235.089711233-
Oct 1048.042.040.034.087651136-
Oct 951.042.044.635.087631337-
Oct 852.044.650.035.09458940-
Oct 753.042.051.840.010071861-
Oct 650.043.042.839.093681031-
Oct 549.044.646.438.0100681632-
Oct 450.046.447.040.093742245-
Oct 355.046.448.241.0100681745-
Oct 249.044.645.042.8100818--
Oct 150.046.444.642.08776935-
Sep 3051.046.448.243.0100861435-
Sep 2951.043.044.638.093638--
Sep 2851.045.046.041.093681326-
Sep 2751.047.047.042.896711528-
Sep 2652.047.045.039.293681951-
Sep 2560.048.052.039.087661453-
Sep 2452.049.046.036.083582161-
Sep 2357.050.056.047.0100891340-
Sep 2254.048.054.046.4100933--
Sep 2151.047.046.440.010076921-
Sep 2051.043.042.835.087651332-
Sep 1951.046.046.440.093741432-
Sep 1854.045.048.241.0937115410.00
Sep 1756.047.048.242.893691031trace

Station report

Atka Airport, in 6 sheets

Drawn from its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:56 PM local time, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sky

Contents

Overcast at 4,500 ft; the ceiling is 4,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Atka Airport, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,500 feet, the ceiling at 4,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAAKFIG. A THE SKY OVER ATKA AIRPORTSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAtka Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAAKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAAK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

From the Field Book

2The air

Contents

40.0 F with a dew point of 30.0 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Atka Airport: temperature 40.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.0, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAAKFIG. B THE AIR AT ATKA AIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,500 FTTEMPERATURE 40.0 FDEW POINT 30.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEAtka Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAAKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAAK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

From the Field Book

3The wind

Contents

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Atka Airport, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAAKFIG. C THE WIND AT ATKA AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAtka Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAAKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAAK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

From the Field Book

4The column

Contents

At 56 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.86 inHg and the temperature at 58.8 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.08 inHg means its barometer reads 30.02 inHg; it reports 40.0 F, 18.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Atka Airport stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 56 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.86 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.8 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.08 and the station pressure it means, 30.02.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAAKFIG. D WHERE ATKA AIRPORT 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 ATMOSPHEREATKA AIRPORT0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT56 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 HERE29.86 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.8 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.08 inHgITS BAROMETER READS30.02 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED40.0 FTITLEAtka Airport, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAAKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAAK-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

5The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 29 degrees above the horizon at 52.22 N, and the day is 10 h 24 min long. Level ground there takes 48 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Atka Airport, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 29 degrees above the horizon, against 61 at the June solstice, 38 at the equinoxes and 14 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 24 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAAKFIG. E THE SUN AT ATKA AIRPORTELEVATION 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 61°EQUINOXES 38°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 14°OCT 16, 29°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 24 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 48 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 52.22 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.2°TITLEAtka Airport, the sunSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAAKTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 5 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAAK-5DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

6The instrument

Contents

An airport station, 56 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:56 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of an airport station, Atka Airport, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: barometers, in the shelter, altimeter 30.08 inhg; heated rain gauge, 0.00 in today; visibility sensor, 7 ft, 10 mi or more; ceilometer, looking up, ovc 4,500 ft; temperature in its shield, 5 ft, 40.0 f, dew point 30.0 f; wind, 33 ft, from 300°, 6 mph.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAAKFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF AN AIRPORT STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 7:56 PM LOCAL TIMEBAROMETERS, IN THE SHELTERALTIMETER 30.08 inHgHEATED RAIN GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYVISIBILITY SENSOR, 7 FT10 MI OR MOREBEAMCEILOMETER, LOOKING UPOVC 4,500 FTTEMPERATURE IN ITS SHIELD, 5 FT40.0 F, DEW POINT 30.0 FWIND, 33 FTFROM 300°, 6 MPH33 FT5 FTHEIGHTS TO SCALE; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOTTITLEAtka Airport, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAAKTYPEELEVATIONSCALEPARTLY TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 6 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAAK-6DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-002, FB-INS-001, FB-INS-009

From the Field Book

What this instrument measures for

It is Atka Airport's own instrument.

Near Atka Airport

Atka AirportThe airport this instrument stands at: its runways and the wind on each now