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CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
CW2972
Latitude
36.89000 N
Longitude
86.52000 W
Elevation
589 ft
Rank
664of 692 in Kentucky, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

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Citizen station CW2972 Report

Rank 664 of 692 in Kentucky, 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 score71.7of 100

Kentucky median
96.4the median score of 692 stations
Scoring higher
663stations in Kentucky
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
28.317.7 reports received, 9.5 continuity, 1.0 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Kentucky median 89.8
Next above
KY-WR-56rank 663; ahead on 247 score 73.0 against 71.7
Next below
SYMrank 665; behind on 247 score 71.7 against 67.3

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 3549.417.3 of 35 pointsKentucky median 99.4622 of 1,260 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsKentucky median 91.6half its reports arrived within 18 s
  3. Continuityweight 104.60.5 of 10 pointsKentucky median 100.0longest silence 8.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 8 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsKentucky median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KBWG, 7.4 miles away, over 406 readings: typical difference 2.1 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.4 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsKentucky median 100.00 of 406 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.0 of 10 points, at the medianKentucky median 89.8-

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 (24 min), none for 72 (9.6 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.2 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.7 °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
664of 692 in Kentucky, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
18 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.3 °Fcooler than the airport station KBWG, 7.4 miles away, on average over 639 readings; typical difference 2.0 °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: 622 of 1,260 scheduled reports received, 49.3%.

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 692 ranked stations in Kentucky 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, 6; 10 to 19 per cent, 7; 20 to 29 per cent, 12; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 35; 50 to 59 per cent, 62; 60 to 69 per cent, 14; 70 to 79 per cent, 37; 80 to 89 per cent, 52; 90 to 99 per cent, 219; 100 per cent, 247. Citizen station CW2972 received 49.3 per cent, 622 of 1,260 scheduled reports, rank 664 of 692.WHERE IT RANKS IN KENTUCKY, Oct 16THIS ONE: 49.3%, 622 OF 1,260, RANK 664 OF 692PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9610 to 19720 to 291230 to 39140 to 493550 to 596260 to 691470 to 793780 to 895290 to 99219100247STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station CW2972's rank in Kentucky by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 583 of 602; 2026-10-06 rank 583 of 608; 2026-10-07 rank 603 of 687; 2026-10-08 rank 662 of 690; 2026-10-09 rank 650 of 674; 2026-10-10 rank 650 of 674; 2026-10-11 rank 635 of 663; 2026-10-12 rank 639 of 669; 2026-10-13 rank 642 of 673; 2026-10-14 rank 643 of 672; 2026-10-15 rank 647 of 676; 2026-10-16 rank 664 of 692.ITS RANK IN KENTUCKY, 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%247
90 to 99%219
80 to 89%52
70 to 79%37
60 to 69%14
50 to 59%62
40 to 49%35
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%12
10 to 19%7
0 to 9%6
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202666469249.3%
Oct 15, 202664767645.3%
Oct 14, 202664367244.2%
Oct 13, 202664267341.1%
Oct 12, 202663966933.6%
Oct 11, 202663566333.6%
Oct 10, 202665067433.5%
Oct 9, 202665067433.3%
Oct 8, 202666269035.4%
Oct 7, 202660368733.8%
Oct 6, 202658360832.8%
Oct 5, 202658360220.0%

Station report

Citizen station CW2972, 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 589 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.29 inHg and the temperature at 56.9 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW2972 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 589 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.29 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW2972FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW2972 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 CW29722 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT589 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 HERE29.29 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.9 FTITLECitizen station CW2972, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW2972TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW2972-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 36.89 N, and the day is 11 h 05 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station CW2972, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 05 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW2972FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW2972ELEVATION 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 77°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°OCT 16, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 05 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.89 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station CW2972, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW2972TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW2972-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 589 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station CW2972, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW2972FIG. 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 CW2972, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW2972TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW2972-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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