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Identifier
DW9948
Latitude
37.45000 N
Longitude
94.68000 W
Elevation
944 ft
Rank
928of 1,079 in Kansas, Oct 16
Observed
2:17 AMCDT, 35 minutes ago
Air temperature
53F
Relative humidity
79%
Pressure
30.32inHg
Wind
6mph
Gust
18mph
Wind direction
336°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station DW9948ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Station charts

Citizen station DW9948 Report

Rank 928 of 1,079 in Kansas, 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 score78.5of 100

Kansas median
94.4the median score of 1,079 stations
Scoring higher
927stations in Kansas
Sharing its score
3ranks 928 to 930
Points deducted
21.515.7 reports received, 2.9 continuity, 2.1 forecast check, 0.9 accuracy
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Kansas median 78.8
Next above
N0PJHrank 927; ahead on 247 score 78.6 against 78.5
Next below
KB0UOArank 929; behind on reports received 55.2% 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 3555.219.3 of 35 pointsKansas median 99.4111 of 201 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsKansas median 99.9half its reports arrived within 15 s
  3. Continuityweight 1071.57.2 of 10 pointsKansas median 100.0longest silence 6.2 h, on a schedule of one report every 50 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2095.619.1 of 20 pointsKansas median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KPTS, 2.9 miles away, over 128 readings: typical difference 2.1 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.8 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsKansas median 100.00 of 128 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-7.9 of 10 points, at the medianKansas median 78.8-

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 (2.5 h), none for 72 (60 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.8 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.3 °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
928of 1,079 in Kansas, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
13 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.9 °Fwarmer than the airport station KPTS, 2.9 miles away, on average over 230 readings; typical difference 2.2 °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: 111 of 201 scheduled reports received, 55.2%.

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 1,079 ranked stations in Kansas 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, 4; 20 to 29 per cent, 8; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 106; 50 to 59 per cent, 109; 60 to 69 per cent, 10; 70 to 79 per cent, 80; 80 to 89 per cent, 123; 90 to 99 per cent, 218; 100 per cent, 421. Citizen station DW9948 received 55.2 per cent, 111 of 201 scheduled reports, rank 928 of 1,079.WHERE IT RANKS IN KANSAS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 55.2%, 111 OF 201, RANK 928 OF 1,079PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19420 to 29830 to 3940 to 4910650 to 5910960 to 691070 to 798080 to 8912390 to 99218100421STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station DW9948's rank in Kansas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 858 of 1,470; 2026-10-06 rank 983 of 1,479; 2026-10-07 rank 1,001 of 1,462; 2026-10-08 rank 1,023 of 1,077; 2026-10-09 rank 915 of 1,005; 2026-10-10 rank 901 of 1,005; 2026-10-11 rank 909 of 1,001; 2026-10-12 rank 939 of 993; 2026-10-13 rank 917 of 989; 2026-10-14 rank 950 of 990; 2026-10-15 rank 940 of 1,027; 2026-10-16 rank 928 of 1,079.ITS RANK IN KANSAS, 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%421
90 to 99%218
80 to 89%123
70 to 79%80
60 to 69%10
50 to 59%109
40 to 49%106
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%8
10 to 19%4
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20269281,07955.2%
Oct 15, 20269401,02752.7%
Oct 14, 202695099049.2%
Oct 13, 202691798952.2%
Oct 12, 202693999347.7%
Oct 11, 20269091,00149.2%
Oct 10, 20269011,00550.0%
Oct 9, 20269151,00549.7%
Oct 8, 20261,0231,07749.0%
Oct 7, 20261,0011,46250.6%
Oct 6, 20269831,47952.2%
Oct 5, 20268581,47064.7%

Station report

Citizen station DW9948, 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 north northwest (336 degrees) at 6 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW9948, north up: blowing from 336 degrees, the north northwest, at 6 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW9948FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW9948PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 336°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW9948, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW9948TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW9948-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 944 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.91 inHg and the temperature at 55.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.32 inHg means its barometer reads 29.30 inHg; it reports 53.0 F, 2.6 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW9948 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 944 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.32 and the station pressure it means, 29.30.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW9948FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW9948 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 DW99483 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT944 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 HERE28.91 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.32 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.30 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED53.0 FTITLECitizen station DW9948, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW9948TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW9948-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 37.45 N, and the day is 11 h 04 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW9948, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 04 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW9948FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW9948ELEVATION 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 76°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°OCT 16, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 04 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.45 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW9948, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW9948TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW9948-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 944 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW9948, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 53.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW9948FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE53.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW9948, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW9948TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW9948-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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