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Identifier
DW0251
Latitude
39.20000 N
Longitude
86.80000 W
Elevation
631 ft
Rank
977of 1,111 in Indiana, Oct 16
Observed
1:30 AMEDT, 3 minutes ago
Air temperature
71F
Relative humidity
98%
Pressure
29.86inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
0mph
Wind direction
220°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station DW0251ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Station charts

Citizen station DW0251 Report

Rank 977 of 1,111 in Indiana, 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 score80.9of 100

Indiana median
95.8the median score of 1,111 stations
Scoring higher
975stations in Indiana
Sharing its score
3ranks 976 to 978
Points deducted
19.115.5 reports received, 3.2 continuity, 0.4 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Indiana median 96.1
Next above
IN-OR-9rank 976; ahead on reports received 57.1% against 55.7%
Next below
EW5179rank 978; behind on reports received 55.7% against 54.4%

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 3555.719.5 of 35 pointsIndiana median 99.41,123 of 2,016 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIndiana median 95.3half its reports arrived within 16 s
  3. Continuityweight 1067.66.8 of 10 pointsIndiana median 100.0longest silence 42 min, on a schedule of one report every 5 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsIndiana median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KBMG, 10.6 miles away, over 770 readings: typical difference 2.4 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.5 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsIndiana median 100.00 of 770 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.6 of 10 points, at the medianIndiana median 96.1-

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 (15 min), none for 72 (6 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
977of 1,111 in Indiana, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
16 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.3 °Fwarmer than the airport station KBMG, 11 miles away, on average over 1,202 readings; typical difference 2.7 °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: 1,123 of 2,016 scheduled reports received, 55.7%.

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 1,111 ranked stations in Indiana 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 3; 20 to 29 per cent, 14; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 52; 50 to 59 per cent, 106; 60 to 69 per cent, 21; 70 to 79 per cent, 75; 80 to 89 per cent, 137; 90 to 99 per cent, 221; 100 per cent, 478. Citizen station DW0251 received 55.7 per cent, 1,123 of 2,016 scheduled reports, rank 977 of 1,111.WHERE IT RANKS IN INDIANA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 55.7%, 1,123 OF 2,016, RANK 977 OF 1,111PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 19320 to 291430 to 39240 to 495250 to 5910660 to 692170 to 797580 to 8913790 to 99221100478STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station DW0251's rank in Indiana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 938 of 1,012; 2026-10-06 rank 984 of 1,033; 2026-10-07 rank 987 of 1,119; 2026-10-08 rank 995 of 1,110; 2026-10-09 rank 1,037 of 1,073; 2026-10-10 rank 1,039 of 1,076; 2026-10-11 rank 1,023 of 1,077; 2026-10-12 rank 1,022 of 1,084; 2026-10-13 rank 1,027 of 1,089; 2026-10-14 rank 1,027 of 1,088; 2026-10-15 rank 1,021 of 1,103; 2026-10-16 rank 977 of 1,111.ITS RANK IN INDIANA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%478
90 to 99%221
80 to 89%137
70 to 79%75
60 to 69%21
50 to 59%106
40 to 49%52
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%14
10 to 19%3
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20269771,11155.7%
Oct 15, 20261,0211,10355.3%
Oct 14, 20261,0271,08853.0%
Oct 13, 20261,0271,08951.2%
Oct 12, 20261,0221,08449.7%
Oct 11, 20261,0231,07747.9%
Oct 10, 20261,0391,07647.0%
Oct 9, 20261,0371,07347.0%
Oct 8, 20269951,11045.3%
Oct 7, 20269871,11946.1%
Oct 6, 20269841,03345.1%
Oct 5, 20269381,01247.1%

Station report

Citizen station DW0251, 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW0251, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW0251FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW0251PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW0251, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW0251TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW0251-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 631 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.25 inHg and the temperature at 56.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.86 inHg means its barometer reads 29.19 inHg; it reports 71.0 F, 14.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW0251 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 631 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.25 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.86 and the station pressure it means, 29.19.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW0251FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW0251 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 DW02512 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT631 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 HERE29.25 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.86 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.19 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED71.0 FTITLECitizen station DW0251, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW0251TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW0251-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 39.20 N, and the day is 11 h 00 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW0251, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 00 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW0251FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW0251ELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 00 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.20 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW0251, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW0251TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW0251-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 631 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW0251, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 71.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.01 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW0251FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE71.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.01 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW0251, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW0251TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW0251-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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