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A remote fire weather station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
RONI1
Latitude
46.53383 N
Longitude
114.59161 W
Elevation
6,560 ft
Rank
411of 833 in Idaho, Oct 16
Observed
2:16 AMMDT, 50 minutes ago
Dew point
19.5F
Relative humidity
40%
Wind
4mph
Gust
7mph
Wind direction
170°
Precipitation this hour
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over RoundtopReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

A remote fire weather station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 90 instruments in Idaho stand at one.

Station charts

Roundtop Report

Rank 411 of 833 in Idaho, 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 score91.1of 100

Idaho median
90.9the median score of 833 stations
Scoring higher
409stations in Idaho
Sharing its score
2ranks 410 to 411
Points deducted
8.94.5 arrival, 1.8 forecast check, 1.8 accuracy, 0.8 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Idaho median 91.0, 100.0, 81.9
Next above
SNTrank 410; ahead on reports received 98.8% against 97.6%
Next below
HOTI1rank 412; behind on 247 score 91.1 against 91.0

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 3597.634.2 of 35 pointsIdaho median 98.8164 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1055.05.5 of 10 pointsIdaho median 76.8half its reports arrived within 32 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIdaho median 100.0longest silence 3 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-18.2 of 20 points, at the medianIdaho median 91.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianIdaho median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.2 of 10 points, at the medianIdaho median 81.9-

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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °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
411of 833 in Idaho, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :16
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
164 of 16897.6% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
3 hoursfrom Oct 10, 3:16 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 8:16 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
32 min9 in 10 within 33 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 833 ranked stations in Idaho 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, 2; 20 to 29 per cent, 4; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 31; 50 to 59 per cent, 161; 60 to 69 per cent, 4; 70 to 79 per cent, 14; 80 to 89 per cent, 32; 90 to 99 per cent, 379; 100 per cent, 202. Roundtop received 97.6 per cent, 164 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 411 of 833.WHERE IT RANKS IN IDAHO, Oct 16THIS ONE: 97.6%, 164 OF 168, RANK 411 OF 833PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19220 to 29430 to 39440 to 493150 to 5916160 to 69470 to 791480 to 893290 to 99379100202STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Roundtop's rank in Idaho by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 749 of 768; 2026-10-06 rank 751 of 782; 2026-10-07 rank 626 of 783; 2026-10-08 rank 602 of 786; 2026-10-09 rank 444 of 833; 2026-10-10 rank 442 of 833; 2026-10-11 rank 420 of 834; 2026-10-12 rank 426 of 835; 2026-10-13 rank 508 of 835; 2026-10-14 rank 412 of 829; 2026-10-15 rank 425 of 833; 2026-10-16 rank 411 of 833.ITS RANK IN IDAHO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%202
90 to 99%379
80 to 89%32
70 to 79%14
60 to 69%4
50 to 59%161
40 to 49%31
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%4
10 to 19%2
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202641183397.6%
Oct 15, 202642583397.6%
Oct 14, 202641282996.4%
Oct 13, 202650883596.4%
Oct 12, 202642683596.4%
Oct 11, 202642083496.4%
Oct 10, 202644283385.1%
Oct 9, 202644483384.5%
Oct 8, 202660278656.5%
Oct 7, 202662678343.4%
Oct 6, 202675178229.1%
Oct 5, 202674976814.8%

Station report

Roundtop, 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 6,560 ft above sea level, 22 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.48 inHg and the temperature at 35.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Roundtop stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,560 feet above sea level with 22 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.48 inches of mercury, and temperature, 35.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RONI1FIG. D WHERE ROUNDTOP 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 ATMOSPHEREROUNDTOP22 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,560 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 HERE23.48 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE35.6 FTITLERoundtop, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP RONI1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RONI1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 34 degrees above the horizon at 46.53 N, and the day is 10 h 42 min long. Level ground there takes 56 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Roundtop, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 34 degrees above the horizon, against 67 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 42 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RONI1FIG. E THE SUN AT ROUNDTOPELEVATION 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 67°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°OCT 16, 34°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 42 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 56 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 46.53 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLERoundtop, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP RONI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RONI1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 6,560 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Roundtop, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RONI1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLERoundtop, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP RONI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RONI1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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