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Identifier
FW1409
Latitude
41.17000 N
Longitude
73.33000 W
Elevation
256 ft
Rank
305of 375 in Connecticut, Oct 16
Observed
4:30 AMEDT, 2 hours ago
Pressure
30.03inHg
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

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 FW1409 Report

Rank 305 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 score78.1of 100

Connecticut median
90.9the median score of 375 stations
Scoring higher
302stations in Connecticut
Sharing its score
3ranks 303 to 305
Points deducted
21.918.0 reports received, 3.3 continuity, 0.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Connecticut median 100.0, 100.0, 94.0
Next above
EW1210rank 304; ahead on reports received 52.6% against 48.6%
Next below
EW3099rank 306; behind on 247 score 78.1 against 78.0

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 3548.717.0 of 35 pointsConnecticut median 85.7109 of 224 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsConnecticut median 100.0half its reports arrived within 15 s
  3. Continuityweight 1066.66.7 of 10 pointsConnecticut median 100.0longest silence 6.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 45 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianConnecticut median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianConnecticut median 100.0-
  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 2.6 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.1 °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
305of 375 in Connecticut, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
16 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-3.2 °Fcooler than the airport station KBDR, 11 miles away, on average over 21 readings; typical difference 3.9 °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: 109 of 224 scheduled reports received, 48.6%.

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 FW1409 received 48.6 per cent, 109 of 224 scheduled reports, rank 305 of 375.WHERE IT RANKS IN CONNECTICUT, Oct 16THIS ONE: 48.6%, 109 OF 224, RANK 305 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 FW1409's rank in Connecticut by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-08 rank 346 of 369; 2026-10-09 rank 336 of 365; 2026-10-10 rank 339 of 366; 2026-10-11 rank 334 of 362; 2026-10-12 rank 306 of 364; 2026-10-13 rank 304 of 366; 2026-10-14 rank 277 of 369; 2026-10-15 rank 296 of 372; 2026-10-16 rank 305 of 375.ITS RANK IN CONNECTICUT, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300400Oct 8Oct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 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, 202630537548.6%
Oct 15, 202629637249.5%
Oct 14, 202627736948.4%
Oct 13, 202630436642.0%
Oct 12, 202630636433.4%
Oct 11, 202633436226.4%
Oct 10, 202633936624.0%
Oct 9, 202633636528.0%
Oct 8, 202634636915.0%

Station report

Citizen station FW1409, in 3 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 column

Contents

At 256 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.65 inHg and the temperature at 58.1 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.03 inHg means its barometer reads 29.75 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW1409 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 256 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.65 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.1 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.03 and the station pressure it means, 29.75.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW1409FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW1409 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 FW14091 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT256 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 HERE29.65 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.1 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.03 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.75 inHgTITLECitizen station FW1409, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW1409TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW1409-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 41.17 N, and the day is 10 h 56 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 FW1409, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 56 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW1409FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW1409ELEVATION 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 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 56 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.17 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW1409, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW1409TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW1409-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 256 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW1409, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW1409FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW1409, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW1409TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW1409-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

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