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Identifier
FW7973
Latitude
62.02000 N
Longitude
145.36000 W
Elevation
1,347 ft
Rank
951of 1,023 in Alaska, Oct 16
Observed
6:45 PMAKDT, 3 hours ago
Air temperature
35F
Relative humidity
94%
Pressure
29.38inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
2mph
Wind direction
0°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0.1in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station FW7973ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Station charts

Citizen station FW7973 Report

Rank 951 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 score78.2of 100

Alaska median
96.0the median score of 1,023 stations
Scoring higher
950stations in Alaska
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
21.818.3 reports received, 3.6 continuity
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Alaska median 100.0
Next above
CW4591rank 950; ahead on 247 score 78.3 against 78.2
Next below
EW9414rank 952; behind on 247 score 78.2 against 78.1

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 3547.816.7 of 35 pointsAlaska median 98.8107 of 224 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsAlaska median 86.1half its reports arrived within 18 s
  3. Continuityweight 1064.36.4 of 10 pointsAlaska median 100.0longest silence 7 h, on a schedule of one report every 45 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsAlaska median 100.0its temperature against the airport station PAGK, 10.1 miles away, over 76 readings: typical difference 1.8 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.8 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsAlaska median 100.00 of 76 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianAlaska median 100.0-

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 (2.3 h), none for 72 (54 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.0 °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
Rank
951of 1,023 in Alaska, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
18 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.8 °Fwarmer than the airport station PAGK, 10 miles away, on average over 125 readings; typical difference 1.9 °F

The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 107 of 224 scheduled reports received, 47.7%.

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

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. Citizen station FW7973 received 47.7 per cent, 107 of 224 scheduled reports, rank 951 of 1,023.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALASKA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 47.7%, 107 OF 224, RANK 951 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 Citizen station FW7973's rank in Alaska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 864 of 988; 2026-10-06 rank 911 of 992; 2026-10-07 rank 935 of 1,001; 2026-10-08 rank 924 of 1,002; 2026-10-09 rank 941 of 1,003; 2026-10-10 rank 927 of 1,003; 2026-10-11 rank 939 of 1,026; 2026-10-12 rank 940 of 1,026; 2026-10-13 rank 895 of 1,024; 2026-10-14 rank 948 of 1,022; 2026-10-15 rank 959 of 1,024; 2026-10-16 rank 951 of 1,023.ITS RANK IN ALASKA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 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, 20269511,02347.7%
Oct 15, 20269591,02447.7%
Oct 14, 20269481,02249.1%
Oct 13, 20268951,02460.1%
Oct 12, 20269401,02647.3%
Oct 11, 20269391,02648.1%
Oct 10, 20269271,00348.4%
Oct 9, 20269411,00344.8%
Oct 8, 20269241,00250.9%
Oct 7, 20269351,00146.1%
Oct 6, 202691199254.5%
Oct 5, 202686498862.5%

Station report

Citizen station FW7973, 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW7973, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7973FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW7973PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW7973, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7973TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW7973-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 1,347 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.49 inHg and the temperature at 54.2 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.38 inHg means its barometer reads 27.98 inHg; it reports 35.0 F, 19.2 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW7973 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,347 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.49 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.2 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.38 and the station pressure it means, 27.98.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7973FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW7973 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 FW79735 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,347 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 HERE28.49 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.2 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.38 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.98 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED35.0 FTITLECitizen station FW7973, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7973TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW7973-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 19 degrees above the horizon at 62.02 N, and the day is 9 h 39 min long. Level ground there takes 32 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW7973, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 19 degrees above the horizon, against 51 at the June solstice, 28 at the equinoxes and 5 at the December solstice; the day is 9 h 39 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7973FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW7973ELEVATION 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 51°EQUINOXES 28°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 5°OCT 16, 19°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 9 H 39 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 32 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 62.02 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW7973, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7973TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW7973-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,347 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW7973, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 35.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.09 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7973FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE35.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.09 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW7973, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7973TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW7973-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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