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CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KQ5S-13
Latitude
34.24000 N
Longitude
86.23000 W
Elevation
1,018 ft
Rank
681of 781 in Alabama, Oct 17
Observed
5:15 PMCDT, 24 minutes ago
Air temperature
60F
Relative humidity
54%
Pressure
30.32inHg
Wind
3mph
Gust
12mph
Wind direction
23°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station KQ5S-13ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 794 instruments in Alabama stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station KQ5S-13 Report

Rank 681 of 781 in Alabama, Oct 17. 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 score80.7of 100

Alabama median
95.9the median score of 781 stations
Scoring higher
679stations in Alabama
Sharing its score
3ranks 680 to 682
Points deducted
19.315.2 reports received, 2.7 continuity, 1.3 accuracy, 0.2 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Alabama median 98.1
Next above
W4HSVrank 680; ahead on reports received 57.2% against 56.7%
Next below
GW7420rank 682; behind on reports received 56.7% against 54.1%

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 3556.719.8 of 35 pointsAlabama median 99.0143 of 252 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsAlabama median 87.5half its reports arrived within 25 s
  3. Continuityweight 1073.37.3 of 10 pointsAlabama median 100.0longest silence 4.7 h, on a schedule of one report every 40 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2093.518.7 of 20 pointsAlabama median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KBFZ, 1.2 miles away, over 196 readings: typical difference 2.0 °F beyond a steady offset of -1.9 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsAlabama median 100.00 of 196 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.8 of 10 points, at the medianAlabama median 98.1-

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 h), none for 72 (48 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.6 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.1 °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
681of 781 in Alabama, Oct 17
Time to reach Storm Station
23 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-1.3 °Fcooler than the airport station KBFZ, 1.2 miles away, on average over 397 readings; typical difference 2.2 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

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: 143 of 252 scheduled reports received, 56.7%.

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 781 ranked stations in Alabama on Oct 17 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, 14; 20 to 29 per cent, 3; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 40; 50 to 59 per cent, 67; 60 to 69 per cent, 15; 70 to 79 per cent, 45; 80 to 89 per cent, 92; 90 to 99 per cent, 224; 100 per cent, 281. Citizen station KQ5S-13 received 56.7 per cent, 143 of 252 scheduled reports, rank 681 of 781.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALABAMA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 56.7%, 143 OF 252, RANK 681 OF 781PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 191420 to 29330 to 3940 to 494050 to 596760 to 691570 to 794580 to 899290 to 99224100281STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station KQ5S-13's rank in Alabama by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-05 rank 654 of 746; 2026-10-06 rank 585 of 765; 2026-10-07 rank 587 of 800; 2026-10-08 rank 668 of 808; 2026-10-09 rank 736 of 800; 2026-10-10 rank 732 of 800; 2026-10-11 rank 739 of 818; 2026-10-12 rank 732 of 815; 2026-10-13 rank 742 of 804; 2026-10-14 rank 738 of 799; 2026-10-15 rank 738 of 798; 2026-10-16 rank 747 of 798; 2026-10-17 rank 681 of 781.ITS RANK IN ALABAMA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 5Oct 8Oct 11Oct 14Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%281
90 to 99%224
80 to 89%92
70 to 79%45
60 to 69%15
50 to 59%67
40 to 49%40
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%3
10 to 19%14
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 202668178156.7%
Oct 16, 202674779848.2%
Oct 15, 202673879850.0%
Oct 14, 202673879948.8%
Oct 13, 202674280447.6%
Oct 12, 202673281550.2%
Oct 11, 202673981850.0%
Oct 10, 202673280048.5%
Oct 9, 202673680048.3%
Oct 8, 202666880855.0%
Oct 7, 202658780069.1%
Oct 6, 202658576573.0%
Oct 5, 202665474656.6%

Station report

Citizen station KQ5S-13, 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 north northeast (23 degrees) at 3 mph, gusting 12 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station KQ5S-13, north up: blowing from 23 degrees, the north northeast, at 3 miles an hour, gusting 12; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KQ5S-13FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION KQ5S-13PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 23°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station KQ5S-13, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP KQ5S-13TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-KQ5S13-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 1,018 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.84 inHg and the temperature at 55.4 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.32 inHg means its barometer reads 29.22 inHg; it reports 60.0 F, 4.6 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KQ5S-13 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,018 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.84 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.32 and the station pressure it means, 29.22.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KQ5S-13FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KQ5S-13 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 KQ5S-134 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,018 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 HERE28.84 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.4 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.32 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.22 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED60.0 FTITLECitizen station KQ5S-13, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KQ5S-13TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-KQ5S13-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 46 degrees above the horizon at 34.24 N, and the day is 11 h 08 min long. Level ground there takes 72 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station KQ5S-13, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 08 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KQ5S-13FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KQ5S-13ELEVATION 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 79°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 17, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 08 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 72 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.24 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLECitizen station KQ5S-13, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KQ5S-13TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-KQ5S13-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,018 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station KQ5S-13, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 60.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KQ5S-13FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE60.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station KQ5S-13, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP KQ5S-13TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-KQ5S13-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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