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CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
GW0143
Latitude
38.01000 N
Longitude
105.36000 W
Elevation
8,306 ft
Rank
2,585of 2,650 in Colorado, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

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Citizen station GW0143 Report

Rank 2,585 of 2,650 in Colorado, 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 score63.6of 100

Colorado median
93.2the median score of 2,650 stations
Scoring higher
2,584stations in Colorado
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
36.425.0 reports received, 10.0 continuity, 1.3 forecast check, 0.1 accuracy
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Colorado median 86.8
Next above
CO153rank 2,584; ahead on 247 score 63.7 against 63.6
Next below
MGVC2rank 2,586; behind on 247 score 63.6 against 63.2

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 3528.610.0 of 35 pointsColorado median 98.872 of 252 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsColorado median 90.3half its reports arrived within 17 s
  3. Continuityweight 100.00.0 of 10 pointsColorado median 100.0longest silence 3.6 days, on a schedule of one report every 40 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2099.519.9 of 20 pointsColorado median 91.9its temperature against the airport station KC08, 0.8 miles away, over 97 readings: typical difference 1.6 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.5 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsColorado median 100.00 of 97 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.7 of 10 points, at the medianColorado median 86.8-

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 (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
2,585of 2,650 in Colorado, 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 KC08, 0.8 miles away, on average over 203 readings; typical difference 2.0 °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: 72 of 252 scheduled reports received, 28.5%.

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 2,650 ranked stations in Colorado 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 12; 20 to 29 per cent, 32; 30 to 39 per cent, 12; 40 to 49 per cent, 144; 50 to 59 per cent, 189; 60 to 69 per cent, 168; 70 to 79 per cent, 180; 80 to 89 per cent, 220; 90 to 99 per cent, 896; 100 per cent, 795. Citizen station GW0143 received 28.5 per cent, 72 of 252 scheduled reports, rank 2,585 of 2,650.WHERE IT RANKS IN COLORADO, Oct 16THIS ONE: 28.5%, 72 OF 252, RANK 2,585 OF 2,650PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 191220 to 293230 to 391240 to 4914450 to 5918960 to 6916870 to 7918080 to 8922090 to 99896100795STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station GW0143's rank in Colorado by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 1,806 of 2,564; 2026-10-06 rank 1,863 of 2,610; 2026-10-07 rank 1,950 of 2,582; 2026-10-08 rank 1,846 of 2,564; 2026-10-09 rank 1,886 of 2,531; 2026-10-10 rank 2,008 of 2,531; 2026-10-11 rank 2,030 of 2,540; 2026-10-12 rank 2,053 of 2,551; 2026-10-13 rank 2,266 of 2,546; 2026-10-14 rank 2,461 of 2,553; 2026-10-15 rank 2,520 of 2,597; 2026-10-16 rank 2,585 of 2,650.ITS RANK IN COLORADO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%795
90 to 99%896
80 to 89%220
70 to 79%180
60 to 69%168
50 to 59%189
40 to 49%144
30 to 39%12
20 to 29%32
10 to 19%12
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20262,5852,65028.5%
Oct 15, 20262,5202,59735.7%
Oct 14, 20262,4612,55342.0%
Oct 13, 20262,2662,54651.1%
Oct 12, 20262,0532,55153.5%
Oct 11, 20262,0302,54053.2%
Oct 10, 20262,0082,53154.4%
Oct 9, 20261,8862,53158.6%
Oct 8, 20261,8462,56465.2%
Oct 7, 20261,9502,58258.0%
Oct 6, 20261,8632,61059.4%
Oct 5, 20261,8062,56468.7%

Station report

Citizen station GW0143, 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 8,306 ft above sea level, 27 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 21.97 inHg and the temperature at 29.4 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW0143 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 8,306 feet above sea level with 27 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 21.97 inches of mercury, and temperature, 29.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0143FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW0143 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,00020,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION GW014327 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT8,306 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 FT50 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 17,970 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE21.97 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE29.4 FTITLECitizen station GW0143, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0143TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW0143-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 38.01 N, and the day is 11 h 02 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 Citizen station GW0143, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 02 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0143FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW0143ELEVATION 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 16, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 02 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.01 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW0143, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0143TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW0143-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 8,306 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW0143, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0143FIG. 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 GW0143, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0143TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW0143-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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