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Identifier
GW0828
Latitude
40.53000 N
Longitude
104.96000 W
Elevation
4,905 ft
Rank
2,206of 2,688 in Colorado, Oct 17
Observed
11:10 PMMDT, 39 minutes ago
Air temperature
38F
Relative humidity
58%
Pressure
30.54inHg
Wind
1mph
Gust
4mph
Wind direction
15°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station GW0828ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Station charts

Citizen station GW0828 Report

Rank 2,206 of 2,688 in Colorado, 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 score79.4of 100

Colorado median
93.8the median score of 2,688 stations
Scoring higher
2,204stations in Colorado
Sharing its score
2ranks 2,205 to 2,206
Points deducted
20.616.2 reports received, 2.8 continuity, 1.4 forecast check, 0.2 accuracy
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Colorado median 86.3
Next above
CO066rank 2,205; ahead on reports received 78.8% against 53.5%
Next below
395448105453601rank 2,207; behind on 247 score 79.4 against 79.3

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 3553.618.8 of 35 pointsColorado median 98.8284 of 530 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsColorado median 90.1half its reports arrived within 18 s
  3. Continuityweight 1072.07.2 of 10 pointsColorado median 100.0longest silence 2.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 19 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2099.219.8 of 20 pointsColorado median 95.6its temperature against the airport station KFNL, 6.6 miles away, over 223 readings: typical difference 2.2 °F beyond a steady offset of -1.5 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsColorado median 100.00 of 223 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.6 of 10 points, at the medianColorado median 86.3-

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 (57 min), none for 72 (22.8 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
2,206of 2,688 in Colorado, Oct 17
Time to reach Storm Station
18 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-2.0 °Fcooler than the airport station KFNL, 6.6 miles away, on average over 374 readings; typical difference 3.3 °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: 284 of 530 scheduled reports received, 53.5%.

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 2,688 ranked stations in Colorado 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 35; 20 to 29 per cent, 10; 30 to 39 per cent, 12; 40 to 49 per cent, 150; 50 to 59 per cent, 225; 60 to 69 per cent, 169; 70 to 79 per cent, 171; 80 to 89 per cent, 229; 90 to 99 per cent, 830; 100 per cent, 856. Citizen station GW0828 received 53.5 per cent, 284 of 530 scheduled reports, rank 2,206 of 2,688.WHERE IT RANKS IN COLORADO, Oct 17THIS ONE: 53.5%, 284 OF 530, RANK 2,206 OF 2,688PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 193520 to 291030 to 391240 to 4915050 to 5922560 to 6916970 to 7917180 to 8922990 to 99830100856STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station GW0828's rank in Colorado by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-05 rank 2,347 of 2,564; 2026-10-06 rank 2,259 of 2,610; 2026-10-07 rank 2,152 of 2,582; 2026-10-08 rank 2,082 of 2,564; 2026-10-09 rank 2,124 of 2,531; 2026-10-10 rank 2,172 of 2,531; 2026-10-11 rank 2,163 of 2,540; 2026-10-12 rank 2,133 of 2,551; 2026-10-13 rank 2,100 of 2,546; 2026-10-14 rank 2,114 of 2,553; 2026-10-15 rank 2,227 of 2,597; 2026-10-16 rank 2,179 of 2,650; 2026-10-17 rank 2,206 of 2,688.ITS RANK IN COLORADO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 5Oct 8Oct 11Oct 14Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%856
90 to 99%830
80 to 89%229
70 to 79%171
60 to 69%169
50 to 59%225
40 to 49%150
30 to 39%12
20 to 29%10
10 to 19%35
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20262,2062,68853.5%
Oct 16, 20262,1792,65058.3%
Oct 15, 20262,2272,59757.5%
Oct 14, 20262,1142,55357.3%
Oct 13, 20262,1002,54655.7%
Oct 12, 20262,1332,55153.3%
Oct 11, 20262,1632,54051.5%
Oct 10, 20262,1722,53151.8%
Oct 9, 20262,1242,53153.0%
Oct 8, 20262,0822,56453.9%
Oct 7, 20262,1522,58253.3%
Oct 6, 20262,2592,61048.1%
Oct 5, 20262,3472,56439.0%

Station report

Citizen station GW0828, 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 (15 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 4 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW0828, north up: blowing from 15 degrees, the north northeast, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 4; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0828FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW0828PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 15°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW0828, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0828TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GW0828-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 4,905 ft above sea level, 16 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.98 inHg and the temperature at 41.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.54 inHg means its barometer reads 25.50 inHg; it reports 38.0 F, 3.5 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW0828 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,905 feet above sea level with 16 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.98 inches of mercury, and temperature, 41.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.54 and the station pressure it means, 25.50.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0828FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW0828 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 GW082816 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,905 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 HERE24.98 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE41.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.54 inHgITS BAROMETER READS25.50 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED38.0 FTITLECitizen station GW0828, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0828TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GW0828-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 40.53 N, and the day is 10 h 54 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW0828, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0828FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW0828ELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 17, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.53 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLECitizen station GW0828, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0828TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GW0828-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 4,905 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW0828, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 38.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0828FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE38.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station GW0828, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0828TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GW0828-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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