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CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
CW8680
Latitude
41.62000 N
Longitude
72.96000 W
Elevation
991 ft
Rank
301of 375 in Connecticut, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 491 instruments in Connecticut stand at one.

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Citizen station CW8680 Report

Rank 301 of 375 in Connecticut, 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 score78.2of 100

Connecticut median
90.9the median score of 375 stations
Scoring higher
300stations in Connecticut
Sharing its score
2ranks 301 to 302
Points deducted
21.814.4 reports received, 4.3 accuracy, 2.6 continuity, 0.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Connecticut median 94.0
Next above
GW8051rank 300; ahead on 247 score 78.4 against 78.2
Next below
FW8443rank 302; behind on reports received 58.9% against 50.0%

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 3558.920.6 of 35 pointsConnecticut median 85.7132 of 224 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsConnecticut median 100.0half its reports arrived within 19 s
  3. Continuityweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsConnecticut median 100.0longest silence 5.1 h, on a schedule of one report every 45 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2078.715.7 of 20 pointsConnecticut median 100.0its temperature against the airport station K4B8, 6.9 miles away, over 151 readings: typical difference 3.6 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.9 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsConnecticut median 100.00 of 151 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.4 of 10 points, at the medianConnecticut median 94.0-

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 (2.3 h), none for 72 (54 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
301of 375 in Connecticut, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
19 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-1.3 °Fcooler than the airport station K4B8, 6.9 miles away, on average over 231 readings; typical difference 3.7 °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: 132 of 224 scheduled reports received, 58.9%.

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 375 ranked stations in Connecticut 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 3; 20 to 29 per cent, 35; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 28; 50 to 59 per cent, 69; 60 to 69 per cent, 11; 70 to 79 per cent, 23; 80 to 89 per cent, 35; 90 to 99 per cent, 76; 100 per cent, 95. Citizen station CW8680 received 58.9 per cent, 132 of 224 scheduled reports, rank 301 of 375.WHERE IT RANKS IN CONNECTICUT, Oct 16THIS ONE: 58.9%, 132 OF 224, RANK 301 OF 375PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1100 to 910 to 19320 to 293530 to 3940 to 492850 to 596960 to 691170 to 792380 to 893590 to 997610095STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station CW8680's rank in Connecticut by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 221 of 356; 2026-10-06 rank 224 of 368; 2026-10-07 rank 238 of 369; 2026-10-08 rank 260 of 369; 2026-10-09 rank 318 of 365; 2026-10-10 rank 320 of 366; 2026-10-11 rank 332 of 362; 2026-10-12 rank 304 of 364; 2026-10-13 rank 307 of 366; 2026-10-14 rank 303 of 369; 2026-10-15 rank 302 of 372; 2026-10-16 rank 301 of 375.ITS RANK IN CONNECTICUT, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300400Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%95
90 to 99%76
80 to 89%35
70 to 79%23
60 to 69%11
50 to 59%69
40 to 49%28
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%35
10 to 19%3
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202630137558.9%
Oct 15, 202630237258.0%
Oct 14, 202630336958.4%
Oct 13, 202630736656.2%
Oct 12, 202630436451.7%
Oct 11, 202633236247.2%
Oct 10, 202632036653.9%
Oct 9, 202631836553.9%
Oct 8, 202626036958.9%
Oct 7, 202623836962.9%
Oct 6, 202622436865.5%
Oct 5, 202622135666.6%

Station report

Citizen station CW8680, 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 991 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.87 inHg and the temperature at 55.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW8680 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 991 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.87 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW8680FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW8680 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 CW86804 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT991 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 HERE28.87 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.5 FTITLECitizen station CW8680, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW8680TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW8680-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.62 N, and the day is 10 h 55 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station CW8680, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 55 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW8680FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW8680ELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 55 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.62 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station CW8680, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW8680TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW8680-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 991 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station CW8680, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW8680FIG. 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 CW8680, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW8680TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW8680-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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