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CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW4623
Latitude
38.43000 N
Longitude
122.90000 W
Elevation
259 ft
Rank
3,331of 4,465 in California, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

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Citizen station DW4623 Report

Rank 3,331 of 4,465 in California, 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 score82.5of 100

California median
91.6the median score of 4,465 stations
Scoring higher
3,326stations in California
Sharing its score
5ranks 3,327 to 3,331
Points deducted
17.514.2 reports received, 2.5 continuity, 0.8 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; California median 92.4
Next above
CF108rank 3,330; ahead on reports received 68.0% against 59.4%
Next below
IWLC1rank 3,332; behind on 247 score 82.5 against 82.4

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 3559.420.8 of 35 pointsCalifornia median 98.5101 of 170 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 81.2half its reports arrived within 17 s
  3. Continuityweight 1075.17.5 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 100.0longest silence 6.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 59 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsCalifornia median 85.6its temperature against the airport station KSTS, 7.0 miles away, over 73 readings: typical difference 2.0 °F beyond a steady offset of -1.4 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsCalifornia median 100.00 of 73 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.2 of 10 points, at the medianCalifornia median 92.4-

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 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (3 h), none for 72 (70.8 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.2 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.7 °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
3,331of 4,465 in California, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
16 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.9 °Fcooler than the airport station KSTS, 7.0 miles away, on average over 112 readings; typical difference 2.5 °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: 101 of 170 scheduled reports received, 59.4%.

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 4,465 ranked stations in California 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, 78; 10 to 19 per cent, 83; 20 to 29 per cent, 45; 30 to 39 per cent, 22; 40 to 49 per cent, 118; 50 to 59 per cent, 285; 60 to 69 per cent, 120; 70 to 79 per cent, 209; 80 to 89 per cent, 391; 90 to 99 per cent, 2,034; 100 per cent, 1,080. Citizen station DW4623 received 59.4 per cent, 101 of 170 scheduled reports, rank 3,331 of 4,465.WHERE IT RANKS IN CALIFORNIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 59.4%, 101 OF 170, RANK 3,331 OF 4,465PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 97810 to 198320 to 294530 to 392240 to 4911850 to 5928560 to 6912070 to 7920980 to 8939190 to 992,0341001,080STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station DW4623's rank in California by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-06 rank 3,678 of 4,362; 2026-10-07 rank 3,559 of 4,381; 2026-10-08 rank 3,706 of 4,405; 2026-10-09 rank 3,793 of 4,400; 2026-10-10 rank 3,794 of 4,400; 2026-10-11 rank 4,005 of 4,428; 2026-10-12 rank 3,845 of 4,446; 2026-10-13 rank 3,840 of 4,464; 2026-10-14 rank 3,817 of 4,466; 2026-10-15 rank 3,806 of 4,462; 2026-10-16 rank 3,331 of 4,465.ITS RANK IN CALIFORNIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 6Oct 8Oct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,080
90 to 99%2,034
80 to 89%391
70 to 79%209
60 to 69%120
50 to 59%285
40 to 49%118
30 to 39%22
20 to 29%45
10 to 19%83
0 to 9%78
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20263,3314,46559.4%
Oct 15, 20263,8064,46249.1%
Oct 14, 20263,8174,46649.5%
Oct 13, 20263,8404,46446.8%
Oct 12, 20263,8454,44645.5%
Oct 11, 20264,0054,42842.4%
Oct 10, 20263,7944,40049.2%
Oct 9, 20263,7934,40048.9%
Oct 8, 20263,7064,40552.0%
Oct 7, 20263,5594,38160.5%
Oct 6, 20263,6784,36256.0%

Station report

Citizen station DW4623, 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 259 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.64 inHg and the temperature at 58.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW4623 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 259 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.64 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW4623FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW4623 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 DW46231 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT259 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 HERE29.64 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.1 FTITLECitizen station DW4623, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW4623TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW4623-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 38.43 N, and the day is 11 h 01 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 DW4623, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 01 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW4623FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW4623ELEVATION 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 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 16, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 01 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.43 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW4623, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW4623TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW4623-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 259 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW4623, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW4623FIG. 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 DW4623, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW4623TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW4623-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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