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Identifier
WX1PBD
Latitude
42.54000 N
Longitude
70.98000 W
Elevation
112 ft
Rank
598of 744 in Massachusetts, Oct 16
Observed
1:55 AMEDT, 46 minutes ago
Air temperature
49F
Relative humidity
72%
Pressure
30.16inHg
Wind
1mph
Gust
2mph
Wind direction
60°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station WX1PBDReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Station charts

Citizen station WX1PBD Report

Rank 598 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 score78.1of 100

Massachusetts median
92.1the median score of 744 stations
Scoring higher
597stations in Massachusetts
Sharing its score
4ranks 598 to 601
Points deducted
21.916.7 reports received, 3.7 continuity, 1.4 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Massachusetts median 85.6
Next above
GW6028rank 597; ahead on 247 score 78.2 against 78.1
Next below
N1BSOrank 599; behind on reports received 52.1% against 51.1%

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 3552.218.3 of 35 pointsMassachusetts median 85.7263 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMassachusetts median 100.0half its reports arrived within 19 s
  3. Continuityweight 1062.86.3 of 10 pointsMassachusetts median 100.0longest silence 3.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsMassachusetts median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KBVY, 4.5 miles away, over 182 readings: typical difference 1.4 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.8 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsMassachusetts median 100.00 of 182 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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.4 °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
598of 744 in Massachusetts, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
19 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.8 °Fwarmer than the airport station KBVY, 4.5 miles away, on average over 277 readings; typical difference 1.4 °F; also compared with 2 other reference stations

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: 263 of 504 scheduled reports received, 52.1%.

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 WX1PBD received 52.1 per cent, 263 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 598 of 744.WHERE IT RANKS IN MASSACHUSETTS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 52.1%, 263 OF 504, RANK 598 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 WX1PBD's rank in Massachusetts by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 460 of 697; 2026-10-06 rank 531 of 719; 2026-10-07 rank 477 of 722; 2026-10-08 rank 582 of 733; 2026-10-09 rank 485 of 725; 2026-10-10 rank 486 of 726; 2026-10-11 rank 488 of 729; 2026-10-12 rank 564 of 726; 2026-10-13 rank 591 of 730; 2026-10-14 rank 607 of 735; 2026-10-15 rank 614 of 741; 2026-10-16 rank 598 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, 202659874452.1%
Oct 15, 202661474150.7%
Oct 14, 202660773550.7%
Oct 13, 202659173050.1%
Oct 12, 202656472650.3%
Oct 11, 202648872957.8%
Oct 10, 202648672657.8%
Oct 9, 202648572557.6%
Oct 8, 202658273349.0%
Oct 7, 202647772259.1%
Oct 6, 202653171955.6%
Oct 5, 202646069765.3%

Station report

Citizen station WX1PBD, 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 east northeast (60 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 2 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station WX1PBD, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 2; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WX1PBDFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION WX1PBDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station WX1PBD, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP WX1PBDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WX1PBD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 112 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.80 inHg and the temperature at 58.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.16 inHg means its barometer reads 30.04 inHg; it reports 49.0 F, 9.6 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station WX1PBD stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 112 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.80 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.16 and the station pressure it means, 30.04.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WX1PBDFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION WX1PBD 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 WX1PBD0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT112 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 HERE29.80 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.16 inHgITS BAROMETER READS30.04 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED49.0 FTITLECitizen station WX1PBD, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP WX1PBDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WX1PBD-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 38 degrees above the horizon at 42.54 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 WX1PBD, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 47 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 WX1PBDFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION WX1PBDELEVATION 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 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 16, 38°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 42.54 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station WX1PBD, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP WX1PBDTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WX1PBD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 112 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station WX1PBD, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 49.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WX1PBDFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE49.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station WX1PBD, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP WX1PBDTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WX1PBD-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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