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Identifier
GW5181
Latitude
39.50000 N
Longitude
85.19000 W
Elevation
730 ft
Rank
954of 1,111 in Indiana, Oct 16
Observed
10:44 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Pressure
30.03inHg
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Citizen station GW5181 Report

Rank 954 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 score82.7of 100

Indiana median
95.8the median score of 1,111 stations
Scoring higher
953stations in Indiana
Sharing its score
4ranks 954 to 957
Points deducted
17.313.9 reports received, 2.0 continuity, 1.1 accuracy, 0.4 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Indiana median 96.1
Next above
SOLI3rank 953; ahead on 247 score 83.0 against 82.7
Next below
FW9355rank 955; behind on reports received 60.4% against 59.4%

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 3560.421.1 of 35 pointsIndiana median 99.481 of 134 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIndiana median 95.3half its reports arrived within 15 s
  3. Continuityweight 1080.48.0 of 10 pointsIndiana median 100.0longest silence 7 h, on a schedule of one report every 75 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2094.518.9 of 20 pointsIndiana median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KHLB, 11.3 miles away, over 92 readings: typical difference 3.0 °F beyond a steady offset of -1.6 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsIndiana median 100.00 of 92 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 75 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (3.8 h), none for 72 (90 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
954of 1,111 in Indiana, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
16 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-1.3 °Fcooler than the airport station KHLB, 11 miles away, on average over 175 readings; typical difference 3.1 °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: 81 of 134 scheduled reports received, 60.4%.

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 GW5181 received 60.4 per cent, 81 of 134 scheduled reports, rank 954 of 1,111.WHERE IT RANKS IN INDIANA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 60.4%, 81 OF 134, RANK 954 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 GW5181's rank in Indiana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 912 of 1,012; 2026-10-06 rank 894 of 1,033; 2026-10-07 rank 842 of 1,119; 2026-10-08 rank 856 of 1,110; 2026-10-09 rank 841 of 1,073; 2026-10-10 rank 846 of 1,076; 2026-10-11 rank 915 of 1,077; 2026-10-12 rank 912 of 1,084; 2026-10-13 rank 912 of 1,089; 2026-10-14 rank 940 of 1,088; 2026-10-15 rank 902 of 1,103; 2026-10-16 rank 954 of 1,111.ITS RANK IN INDIANA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 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, 20269541,11160.4%
Oct 15, 20269021,10366.4%
Oct 14, 20269401,08857.3%
Oct 13, 20269121,08957.4%
Oct 12, 20269121,08457.5%
Oct 11, 20269151,07755.7%
Oct 10, 20268461,07656.7%
Oct 9, 20268411,07356.7%
Oct 8, 20268561,11053.4%
Oct 7, 20268421,11954.5%
Oct 6, 20268941,03351.4%
Oct 5, 20269121,01247.3%

Station report

Citizen station GW5181, 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 730 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.14 inHg and the temperature at 56.4 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.03 inHg means its barometer reads 29.25 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW5181 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 730 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.14 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.4 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.03 and the station pressure it means, 29.25.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5181FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW5181 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 GW51813 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT730 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 HERE29.14 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.4 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.03 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.25 inHgTITLECitizen station GW5181, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5181TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW5181-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.50 N, and the day is 10 h 59 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW5181, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 59 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5181FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW5181ELEVATION 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, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 59 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.50 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW5181, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5181TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW5181-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 730 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW5181, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: precipitation gauge, 0.04 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5181FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE0.04 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station GW5181, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5181TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW5181-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

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