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Identifier
FW0518
Latitude
38.88000 N
Longitude
95.60000 W
Elevation
1,110 ft
Rank
901of 1,079 in Kansas, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

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Citizen station FW0518 Report

Rank 901 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 score81.0of 100

Kansas median
94.4the median score of 1,079 stations
Scoring higher
897stations in Kansas
Sharing its score
4ranks 898 to 901
Points deducted
19.015.3 reports received, 2.1 forecast check, 1.4 continuity, 0.2 accuracy
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Kansas median 78.8
Next above
KS-AN-7rank 900; ahead on reports received 57.1% against 56.2%
Next below
S2092rank 902; behind on 247 score 81.0 against 80.7

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 3556.319.7 of 35 pointsKansas median 99.4126 of 224 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsKansas median 99.9half its reports arrived within 19 s
  3. Continuityweight 1086.18.6 of 10 pointsKansas median 100.0longest silence 3.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 45 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2099.019.8 of 20 pointsKansas median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KFOE, 5.1 miles away, over 86 readings: typical difference 2.1 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.4 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsKansas median 100.00 of 86 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 (2.3 h), none for 72 (54 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.0 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.5 °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
901of 1,079 in Kansas, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
19 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.2 °Fwarmer than the airport station KFOE, 5.1 miles away, on average over 131 readings; typical difference 2.7 °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: 126 of 224 scheduled reports received, 56.2%.

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 FW0518 received 56.2 per cent, 126 of 224 scheduled reports, rank 901 of 1,079.WHERE IT RANKS IN KANSAS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 56.2%, 126 OF 224, RANK 901 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 FW0518's rank in Kansas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 863 of 1,470; 2026-10-06 rank 1,038 of 1,479; 2026-10-07 rank 967 of 1,462; 2026-10-08 rank 899 of 1,077; 2026-10-09 rank 809 of 1,005; 2026-10-10 rank 806 of 1,005; 2026-10-11 rank 809 of 1,001; 2026-10-12 rank 860 of 993; 2026-10-13 rank 854 of 989; 2026-10-14 rank 861 of 990; 2026-10-15 rank 887 of 1,027; 2026-10-16 rank 901 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, 20269011,07956.2%
Oct 15, 20268871,02755.8%
Oct 14, 202686199054.9%
Oct 13, 202685498955.3%
Oct 12, 202686099353.8%
Oct 11, 20268091,00161.5%
Oct 10, 20268061,00560.7%
Oct 9, 20268091,00561.1%
Oct 8, 20268991,07759.7%
Oct 7, 20269671,46257.3%
Oct 6, 20261,0381,47943.1%
Oct 5, 20268631,47063.6%

Station report

Citizen station FW0518, 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 1,110 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.74 inHg and the temperature at 55.0 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW0518 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,110 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.74 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0518FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW0518 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 FW05184 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,110 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 HERE28.74 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.0 FTITLECitizen station FW0518, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0518TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW0518-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 38.88 N, and the day is 11 h 01 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 FW0518, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 01 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0518FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW0518ELEVATION 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 75°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 16, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 01 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.88 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW0518, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0518TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW0518-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,110 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW0518, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0518FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW0518, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0518TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW0518-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

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