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CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
WX4TAZ
Latitude
41.42000 N
Longitude
95.77000 W
Elevation
1,219 ft
Rank
961of 1,055 in Iowa, Oct 17
Observed
10:40 AMCDT, 49 minutes ago
Air temperature
49F
Relative humidity
46%
Pressure
30.54inHg
Wind
9mph
Gust
17mph
Wind direction
215°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station WX4TAZReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Station charts

Citizen station WX4TAZ Report

Rank 961 of 1,055 in Iowa, 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 score78.8of 100

Iowa median
94.7the median score of 1,055 stations
Scoring higher
959stations in Iowa
Sharing its score
3ranks 960 to 962
Points deducted
21.216.5 reports received, 3.1 continuity, 1.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Iowa median 83.6
Next above
CW5749rank 960; ahead on reports received 54.1% against 52.8%
Next below
N0XUTrank 962; behind on reports received 52.8% against 52.3%

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 3552.918.5 of 35 pointsIowa median 99.1313 of 592 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIowa median 82.8half its reports arrived within 18 s
  3. Continuityweight 1069.16.9 of 10 pointsIowa median 100.0longest silence 2.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 17 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsIowa median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KOMA, 10.1 miles away, over 403 readings: typical difference 2.2 °F beyond a steady offset of -1.0 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsIowa median 100.00 of 403 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.4 of 10 points, at the medianIowa median 83.6-

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 (51 min), none for 72 (20.4 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
961of 1,055 in Iowa, Oct 17
Time to reach Storm Station
17 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.9 °Fcooler than the airport station KCBF, 11 miles away, on average over 397 readings; typical difference 2.1 °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: 313 of 592 scheduled reports received, 52.8%.

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 1,055 ranked stations in Iowa 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, 4; 10 to 19 per cent, 11; 20 to 29 per cent, 2; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 43; 50 to 59 per cent, 68; 60 to 69 per cent, 11; 70 to 79 per cent, 112; 80 to 89 per cent, 88; 90 to 99 per cent, 399; 100 per cent, 315. Citizen station WX4TAZ received 52.8 per cent, 313 of 592 scheduled reports, rank 961 of 1,055.WHERE IT RANKS IN IOWA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 52.8%, 313 OF 592, RANK 961 OF 1,055PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9410 to 191120 to 29230 to 39240 to 494350 to 596860 to 691170 to 7911280 to 898890 to 99399100315STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station WX4TAZ's rank in Iowa by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-05 rank 882 of 1,089; 2026-10-06 rank 875 of 1,100; 2026-10-07 rank 901 of 1,096; 2026-10-08 rank 900 of 1,054; 2026-10-09 rank 933 of 1,051; 2026-10-10 rank 933 of 1,051; 2026-10-11 rank 926 of 1,048; 2026-10-12 rank 930 of 1,040; 2026-10-13 rank 917 of 1,035; 2026-10-14 rank 928 of 1,036; 2026-10-15 rank 986 of 1,038; 2026-10-16 rank 962 of 1,060; 2026-10-17 rank 961 of 1,055.ITS RANK IN IOWA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 5Oct 8Oct 11Oct 14Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%315
90 to 99%399
80 to 89%88
70 to 79%112
60 to 69%11
50 to 59%68
40 to 49%43
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%2
10 to 19%11
0 to 9%4
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20269611,05552.8%
Oct 16, 20269621,06052.3%
Oct 15, 20269861,03847.6%
Oct 14, 20269281,03654.9%
Oct 13, 20269171,03556.5%
Oct 12, 20269301,04055.1%
Oct 11, 20269261,04856.5%
Oct 10, 20269331,05155.3%
Oct 9, 20269331,05155.0%
Oct 8, 20269001,05464.7%
Oct 7, 20269011,09667.6%
Oct 6, 20268751,10070.7%
Oct 5, 20268821,08971.4%

Station report

Citizen station WX4TAZ, 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 southwest (215 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station WX4TAZ, north up: blowing from 215 degrees, the southwest, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WX4TAZFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION WX4TAZPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 215°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station WX4TAZ, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP WX4TAZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-WX4TAZ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 1,219 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.63 inHg and the temperature at 54.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.54 inHg means its barometer reads 29.22 inHg; it reports 49.0 F, 5.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station WX4TAZ stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,219 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.63 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.54 and the station pressure it means, 29.22.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WX4TAZFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION WX4TAZ 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 WX4TAZ4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,219 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 HERE28.63 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.54 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.22 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED49.0 FTITLECitizen station WX4TAZ, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP WX4TAZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-WX4TAZ-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 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.42 N, and the day is 10 h 52 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 WX4TAZ, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 39 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 52 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WX4TAZFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION WX4TAZELEVATION 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 17, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 52 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.42 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLECitizen station WX4TAZ, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP WX4TAZTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-WX4TAZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,219 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station WX4TAZ, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 49.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WX4TAZFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE49.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station WX4TAZ, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP WX4TAZTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-WX4TAZ-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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