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CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KC5LIO
Latitude
30.52000 N
Longitude
87.82000 W
Elevation
93 ft
Rank
741of 798 in Alabama, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

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Citizen station KC5LIO Report

Rank 741 of 798 in Alabama, 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 score77.2of 100

Alabama median
95.6the median score of 798 stations
Scoring higher
740stations in Alabama
Sharing its score
2ranks 741 to 742
Points deducted
22.818.0 reports received, 2.9 continuity, 1.4 accuracy, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Alabama median 95.4
Next above
GW2684rank 740; ahead on 247 score 77.3 against 77.2
Next below
AL-MD-159rank 742; behind on reports received 48.5% against 42.8%

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 3548.517.0 of 35 pointsAlabama median 98.865 of 134 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsAlabama median 87.5half its reports arrived within 17 s
  3. Continuityweight 1070.87.1 of 10 pointsAlabama median 100.0longest silence 9.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 75 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2093.018.6 of 20 pointsAlabama median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KCQF, 5.2 miles away, over 92 readings: typical difference 2.5 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.4 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsAlabama median 100.00 of 92 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianAlabama median 95.4-

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 75 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (3.8 h), none for 72 (90 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.0 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.5 °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
741of 798 in Alabama, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
18 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.5 °Fwarmer than the airport station KCQF, 5.2 miles away, on average over 162 readings; typical difference 2.2 °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: 65 of 134 scheduled reports received, 48.5%.

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 798 ranked stations in Alabama 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 7; 20 to 29 per cent, 11; 30 to 39 per cent, 3; 40 to 49 per cent, 43; 50 to 59 per cent, 71; 60 to 69 per cent, 12; 70 to 79 per cent, 56; 80 to 89 per cent, 86; 90 to 99 per cent, 228; 100 per cent, 281. Citizen station KC5LIO received 48.5 per cent, 65 of 134 scheduled reports, rank 741 of 798.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALABAMA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 48.5%, 65 OF 134, RANK 741 OF 798PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19720 to 291130 to 39340 to 494350 to 597160 to 691270 to 795680 to 898690 to 99228100281STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station KC5LIO's rank in Alabama by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 582 of 746; 2026-10-06 rank 566 of 765; 2026-10-07 rank 686 of 800; 2026-10-08 rank 612 of 808; 2026-10-09 rank 686 of 800; 2026-10-10 rank 688 of 800; 2026-10-11 rank 766 of 818; 2026-10-12 rank 767 of 815; 2026-10-13 rank 700 of 804; 2026-10-14 rank 746 of 799; 2026-10-15 rank 757 of 798; 2026-10-16 rank 741 of 798.ITS RANK IN ALABAMA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%281
90 to 99%228
80 to 89%86
70 to 79%56
60 to 69%12
50 to 59%71
40 to 49%43
30 to 39%3
20 to 29%11
10 to 19%7
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202674179848.5%
Oct 15, 202675779846.4%
Oct 14, 202674679950.7%
Oct 13, 202670080454.4%
Oct 12, 202676781546.6%
Oct 11, 202676681845.9%
Oct 10, 202668880053.1%
Oct 9, 202668680053.1%
Oct 8, 202661280863.4%
Oct 7, 202668680050.9%
Oct 6, 202656676576.1%
Oct 5, 202658274672.7%

Station report

Citizen station KC5LIO, 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 93 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.82 inHg and the temperature at 58.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KC5LIO stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 93 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.82 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KC5LIOFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KC5LIO 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 KC5LIO0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT93 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 HERE29.82 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.7 FTITLECitizen station KC5LIO, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KC5LIOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KC5LIO-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 30.52 N, and the day is 11 h 17 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 Citizen station KC5LIO, 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 17 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KC5LIOFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KC5LIOELEVATION 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 17 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 77 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.52 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station KC5LIO, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KC5LIOTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KC5LIO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 93 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station KC5LIO, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KC5LIOFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station KC5LIO, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP KC5LIOTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KC5LIO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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