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Identifier
102694
Latitude
44.96675 N
Longitude
67.64870 W
Elevation
-
Rank
275of 422 in Maine, Oct 16
Observed
4:24 PMEDT, 3 minutes ago
Air temperature
49.8F
Visibility
0.6mi
Wind
8mph
Pavement temperature
50.4F

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Rt. 9 EB WesleyReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

Beside a road

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 15 instruments in Maine stand at one.

Station charts

Rt. 9 EB Wesley Report

Rank 275 of 422 in Maine, 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 score87.1of 100

Maine median
94.7the median score of 422 stations
Scoring higher
274stations in Maine
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
12.99.0 reports received, 3.0 continuity, 0.9 forecast check, 0.1 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Maine median 99.4, 100.0, 91.1
Next above
ME-HN-68rank 274; ahead on 247 score 87.6 against 87.1
Next below
ME-OX-44rank 276; behind on 247 score 87.1 against 86.6

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 3574.426.0 of 35 pointsMaine median 97.6625 of 840 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMaine median 98.8half its reports arrived within 57 s
  3. Continuityweight 1070.57.1 of 10 pointsMaine median 100.0longest silence 1.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 12 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.9 of 20 points, at the medianMaine median 99.4-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMaine median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.1 of 10 points, at the medianMaine median 91.1-

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 (36 min), none for 72 (14.4 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °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
275of 422 in Maine, Oct 16
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
57 s9 in 10 within 7 min

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: 625 of 840 scheduled reports received, 74.4%.

Chart of the 422 ranked stations in Maine 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, 1; 20 to 29 per cent, 10; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 32; 50 to 59 per cent, 77; 60 to 69 per cent, 13; 70 to 79 per cent, 28; 80 to 89 per cent, 33; 90 to 99 per cent, 104; 100 per cent, 118. Rt. 9 EB Wesley received 74.4 per cent, 625 of 840 scheduled reports, rank 275 of 422.WHERE IT RANKS IN MAINE, Oct 16THIS ONE: 74.4%, 625 OF 840, RANK 275 OF 422PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9610 to 19120 to 291030 to 3940 to 493250 to 597760 to 691370 to 792880 to 893390 to 99104100118STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Rt. 9 EB Wesley's rank in Maine by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-06 rank 391 of 397; 2026-10-07 rank 394 of 401; 2026-10-08 rank 396 of 413; 2026-10-09 rank 386 of 410; 2026-10-10 rank 384 of 411; 2026-10-11 rank 286 of 412; 2026-10-12 rank 262 of 416; 2026-10-13 rank 256 of 423; 2026-10-14 rank 255 of 419; 2026-10-15 rank 251 of 424; 2026-10-16 rank 275 of 422.ITS RANK IN MAINE, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300400Oct 6Oct 8Oct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%118
90 to 99%104
80 to 89%33
70 to 79%28
60 to 69%13
50 to 59%77
40 to 49%32
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%10
10 to 19%1
0 to 9%6
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202627542274.4%
Oct 15, 202625142477.6%
Oct 14, 202625541975.0%
Oct 13, 202625642375.9%
Oct 12, 202626241669.4%
Oct 11, 202628641258.5%
Oct 10, 202638441149.6%
Oct 9, 202638641049.2%
Oct 8, 202639641328.2%
Oct 7, 202639440117.3%
Oct 6, 20263913975.2%

Station report

Rt. 9 EB Wesley, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 36 degrees above the horizon at 44.97 N, and the day is 10 h 47 min long. Level ground there takes 59 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rt. 9 EB Wesley, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 36 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 47 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 102694FIG. E THE SUN AT RT. 9 EB WESLEYELEVATION 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 68°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°OCT 16, 36°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 47 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 59 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.97 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLERt. 9 EB Wesley, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS 102694TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-102694-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A road weather station. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a road weather station, Rt. 9 EB Wesley, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 102694FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A ROAD WEATHER STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READTHE ROAD, IN SECTIONPAVEMENT SENSOR, SET IN THE ROAD-PROBE UNDER THE ROAD-AIR TEMPERATURE ON THE TOWER-WIND AT THE TOP OF THE TOWER-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLERt. 9 EB Wesley, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · RWIS 102694TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-102694-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001Stevenson screen and siting FB-INS-009

What it seesLapse rates and stability FB-ENG-005Water vapour as a gas FB-ENG-011Blizzard FB-EVT-081Ice storm FB-EVT-084Heat wave and heat dome FB-EVT-130Fire weather FB-EVT-139High wind FB-EVT-150Humidity variables FB-WAT-002Fog types FB-WAT-020

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