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Identifier
DW0501
Latitude
39.13000 N
Longitude
76.84000 W
Elevation
280 ft
Rank
519of 736 in Maryland, Oct 16
Observed
9:20 PMEDT, 2 hours ago
Pressure
30.11inHg
Wind
0mph
Wind direction
104°
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station DW0501ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 571 instruments in Maryland stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station DW0501 Report

Rank 519 of 736 in Maryland, 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 score81.6of 100

Maryland median
89.0the median score of 736 stations
Scoring higher
516stations in Maryland
Sharing its score
5ranks 517 to 521
Points deducted
18.414.7 reports received, 2.2 continuity, 0.8 forecast check, 0.7 accuracy
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Maryland median 92.1
Next above
FW6627rank 518; ahead on reports received 58.3% against 57.9%
Next below
EW5391rank 520; behind on reports received 57.9% against 55.5%

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 3557.920.3 of 35 pointsMaryland median 82.1292 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMaryland median 94.0half its reports arrived within 17 s
  3. Continuityweight 1078.27.8 of 10 pointsMaryland median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2096.519.3 of 20 pointsMaryland median 99.0its temperature against the airport station KFME, 5.4 miles away, over 310 readings: typical difference 2.3 °F beyond a steady offset of +2.4 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsMaryland median 100.00 of 310 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.2 of 10 points, at the medianMaryland median 92.1-

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 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
519of 736 in Maryland, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
17 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+2.8 °Fwarmer than the airport station KFME, 5.4 miles away, on average over 499 readings; typical difference 3.6 °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: 292 of 504 scheduled reports received, 57.9%.

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 736 ranked stations in Maryland 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, 4; 10 to 19 per cent, 20; 20 to 29 per cent, 27; 30 to 39 per cent, 11; 40 to 49 per cent, 62; 50 to 59 per cent, 96; 60 to 69 per cent, 107; 70 to 79 per cent, 36; 80 to 89 per cent, 35; 90 to 99 per cent, 183; 100 per cent, 155. Citizen station DW0501 received 57.9 per cent, 292 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 519 of 736.WHERE IT RANKS IN MARYLAND, Oct 16THIS ONE: 57.9%, 292 OF 504, RANK 519 OF 736PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9410 to 192020 to 292730 to 391140 to 496250 to 599660 to 6910770 to 793680 to 893590 to 99183100155STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station DW0501's rank in Maryland by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 560 of 686; 2026-10-06 rank 547 of 702; 2026-10-07 rank 592 of 729; 2026-10-08 rank 577 of 731; 2026-10-09 rank 566 of 733; 2026-10-10 rank 562 of 733; 2026-10-11 rank 543 of 725; 2026-10-12 rank 534 of 728; 2026-10-13 rank 612 of 726; 2026-10-14 rank 593 of 727; 2026-10-15 rank 431 of 723; 2026-10-16 rank 519 of 736.ITS RANK IN MARYLAND, 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%155
90 to 99%183
80 to 89%35
70 to 79%36
60 to 69%107
50 to 59%96
40 to 49%62
30 to 39%11
20 to 29%27
10 to 19%20
0 to 9%4
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202651973657.9%
Oct 15, 202643172358.7%
Oct 14, 202659372751.5%
Oct 13, 202661272647.1%
Oct 12, 202653472855.3%
Oct 11, 202654372555.3%
Oct 10, 202656273353.9%
Oct 9, 202656673353.6%
Oct 8, 202657773151.6%
Oct 7, 202659272951.2%
Oct 6, 202654770258.4%
Oct 5, 202656068655.7%

Station report

Citizen station DW0501, 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW0501, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW0501FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW0501PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW0501, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW0501TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW0501-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 280 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.62 inHg and the temperature at 58.0 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.11 inHg means its barometer reads 29.81 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW0501 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 280 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.62 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.11 and the station pressure it means, 29.81.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW0501FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW0501 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 DW05011 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT280 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 HERE29.62 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.0 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.11 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.81 inHgTITLECitizen station DW0501, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW0501TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW0501-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 39.13 N, and the day is 11 h 00 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 DW0501, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 00 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW0501FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW0501ELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 00 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.13 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW0501, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW0501TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW0501-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 280 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW0501, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW0501FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW0501, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW0501TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW0501-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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