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Identifier
GW0848
Latitude
42.27000 N
Longitude
71.81000 W
Elevation
550 ft
Rank
716of 744 in Massachusetts, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

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Citizen station GW0848 Report

Rank 716 of 744 in Massachusetts, 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 score67.0of 100

Massachusetts median
92.1the median score of 744 stations
Scoring higher
715stations in Massachusetts
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
33.021.6 reports received, 10.0 continuity, 1.4 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Massachusetts median 85.6
Next above
DW6903rank 715; ahead on 247 score 67.2 against 67.0
Next below
CW2404rank 717; behind on 247 score 67.0 against 65.6

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 3538.413.4 of 35 pointsMassachusetts median 85.784 of 219 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMassachusetts median 100.0half its reports arrived within 16 s
  3. Continuityweight 100.00.0 of 10 pointsMassachusetts median 100.0longest silence 2.4 days, on a schedule of one report every 46 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsMassachusetts median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KORH, 3.2 miles away, over 54 readings: typical difference 1.6 °F beyond a steady offset of +1.1 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsMassachusetts median 100.00 of 54 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.6 of 10 points, at the medianMassachusetts median 85.6-

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 (55.2 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
716of 744 in Massachusetts, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
16 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.3 °Fwarmer than the airport station KORH, 3.2 miles away, on average over 92 readings; typical difference 2.1 °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: 84 of 219 scheduled reports received, 38.3%.

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 744 ranked stations in Massachusetts 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, 3; 10 to 19 per cent, 5; 20 to 29 per cent, 13; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 60; 50 to 59 per cent, 170; 60 to 69 per cent, 22; 70 to 79 per cent, 51; 80 to 89 per cent, 93; 90 to 99 per cent, 112; 100 per cent, 211. Citizen station GW0848 received 38.3 per cent, 84 of 219 scheduled reports, rank 716 of 744.WHERE IT RANKS IN MASSACHUSETTS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 38.3%, 84 OF 219, RANK 716 OF 744PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9310 to 19520 to 291330 to 39440 to 496050 to 5917060 to 692270 to 795180 to 899390 to 99112100211STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station GW0848's rank in Massachusetts by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 546 of 697; 2026-10-06 rank 622 of 719; 2026-10-07 rank 640 of 722; 2026-10-08 rank 660 of 733; 2026-10-09 rank 584 of 725; 2026-10-10 rank 587 of 726; 2026-10-11 rank 617 of 729; 2026-10-12 rank 612 of 726; 2026-10-13 rank 606 of 730; 2026-10-14 rank 635 of 735; 2026-10-15 rank 701 of 741; 2026-10-16 rank 716 of 744.ITS RANK IN MASSACHUSETTS, 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%211
90 to 99%112
80 to 89%93
70 to 79%51
60 to 69%22
50 to 59%170
40 to 49%60
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%13
10 to 19%5
0 to 9%3
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202671674438.3%
Oct 15, 202670174145.9%
Oct 14, 202663573550.6%
Oct 13, 202660673048.8%
Oct 12, 202661272645.5%
Oct 11, 202661772946.4%
Oct 10, 202658772650.0%
Oct 9, 202658472550.3%
Oct 8, 202666073341.1%
Oct 7, 202664072244.7%
Oct 6, 202662271947.7%
Oct 5, 202654669755.0%

Station report

Citizen station GW0848, 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 550 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.33 inHg and the temperature at 57.0 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW0848 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 550 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.33 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0848FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW0848 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 GW08482 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT550 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 HERE29.33 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.0 FTITLECitizen station GW0848, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0848TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW0848-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 42.27 N, and the day is 10 h 53 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW0848, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 53 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0848FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW0848ELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 53 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.27 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW0848, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0848TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW0848-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 550 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW0848, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0848FIG. 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 GW0848, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0848TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW0848-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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