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Identifier
NDBC-PSBC1
Latitude
38.04000 N
Longitude
121.88700 W
Elevation
-
Rank
4,174of 4,461 in California, Oct 17
Observed
4:30 PMPDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
84F
Wind
5mph
Gust
6mph
Wind direction
110°

Ranking Statistics

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Pittsburg (Suisun Bay) Report

Rank 4,174 of 4,461 in California, 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 score67.0of 100

California median
90.9the median score of 4,461 stations
Scoring higher
4,171stations in California
Sharing its score
5ranks 4,172 to 4,176
Points deducted
33.011.9 reports received, 7.4 accuracy, 6.6 arrival, 6.1 continuity, 0.9 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; California median 90.8
Next above
OTHC1rank 4,173; ahead on reports received 98.8% against 65.8%
Next below
PIPC1rank 4,176; behind on reports received 65.8% against 45.2%
Sharing its rank
1other stations, equal on every measure

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 3565.923.1 of 35 pointsCalifornia median 98.8369 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1034.13.4 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 81.1half its reports arrived within 43 min
  3. Continuityweight 1038.83.9 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 100.0longest silence 6.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 18 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2062.812.6 of 20 pointsCalifornia median 83.2its temperature against the airport station KCCR, 9.6 miles away, over 286 readings: typical difference 4.9 °F beyond a steady offset of +1.9 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsCalifornia median 100.00 of 286 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.1 of 10 points, at the medianCalifornia median 90.8-

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 (54 min), none for 72 (21.6 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
4,174of 4,461 in California, Oct 17
Schedule
every 18 minon the hour's :00, :18, :30 and :48
Reports received, 24 hours
52 of 8065.0% of its schedule, 59 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
369 of 56065.8% of its schedule, 436 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
6 h 18 minfrom Oct 14, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 11:30 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
43 min9 in 10 within 53 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.7 °Fwarmer than the airport station KCCR, 9.6 miles away, on average over 293 readings; typical difference 5.2 °F

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

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.

Its schedule is one report every 18 min, 80 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 18 min count as one received.

Chart of the 4,461 ranked stations in California 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, 74; 10 to 19 per cent, 106; 20 to 29 per cent, 32; 30 to 39 per cent, 17; 40 to 49 per cent, 114; 50 to 59 per cent, 278; 60 to 69 per cent, 133; 70 to 79 per cent, 222; 80 to 89 per cent, 396; 90 to 99 per cent, 2,009; 100 per cent, 1,080. Pittsburg (Suisun Bay) received 65.8 per cent, 369 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 4,174 of 4,461.WHERE IT RANKS IN CALIFORNIA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 65.8%, 369 OF 560, RANK 4,174 OF 4,461PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 97410 to 1910620 to 293230 to 391740 to 4911450 to 5927860 to 6913370 to 7922280 to 8939690 to 992,0091001,080STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Pittsburg (Suisun Bay)'s rank in California by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-11 rank 4,332 of 4,428; 2026-10-12 rank 4,182 of 4,446; 2026-10-13 rank 4,169 of 4,464; 2026-10-14 rank 4,201 of 4,466; 2026-10-15 rank 4,224 of 4,462; 2026-10-16 rank 4,206 of 4,465; 2026-10-17 rank 4,174 of 4,461.ITS RANK IN CALIFORNIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,080
90 to 99%2,009
80 to 89%396
70 to 79%222
60 to 69%133
50 to 59%278
40 to 49%114
30 to 39%17
20 to 29%32
10 to 19%106
0 to 9%74
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20264,1744,46165.8%
Oct 16, 20264,2064,46558.2%
Oct 15, 20264,2244,46247.6%
Oct 14, 20264,2014,46642.3%
Oct 13, 20264,1694,46432.6%
Oct 12, 20264,1824,44622.5%
Oct 11, 20264,3324,42811.6%

Station report

Pittsburg (Suisun Bay), in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 38.04 N, and the day is 10 h 60 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Pittsburg (Suisun Bay), angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 60 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PSBC1FIG. E THE SUN AT PITTSBURG (SUISUN BAY)ELEVATION 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 29°OCT 17, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 60 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.04 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLEPittsburg (Suisun Bay), the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PSBC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NDBCPSBC1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Pittsburg (Suisun Bay), each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PSBC1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEPittsburg (Suisun Bay), the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PSBC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NDBCPSBC1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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