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CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
WB8FCY
Latitude
47.01000 N
Longitude
88.43000 W
Elevation
644 ft
Rank
830of 1,000 in Michigan, Oct 17

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,295 instruments in Michigan stand at one.

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Citizen station WB8FCY Report

Rank 830 of 1,000 in Michigan, Oct 17. 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 score80.5of 100

Michigan median
95.4the median score of 1,000 stations
Scoring higher
829stations in Michigan
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
19.516.2 reports received, 2.4 continuity, 0.8 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Michigan median 91.6
Next above
EW3852rank 829; ahead on 247 score 80.7 against 80.5
Next below
EW5660rank 831; behind on 247 score 80.5 against 80.4

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 3553.618.8 of 35 pointsMichigan median 98.890 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMichigan median 98.0half its reports arrived within 17 s
  3. Continuityweight 1075.77.6 of 10 pointsMichigan median 100.0longest silence 6.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsMichigan median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KCMX, 11.4 miles away, over 81 readings: typical difference 2.3 °F beyond a steady offset of +1.7 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsMichigan median 100.00 of 81 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.2 of 10 points, at the medianMichigan median 91.6-

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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.6 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.1 °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
830of 1,000 in Michigan, Oct 17
Time to reach Storm Station
17 s9 in 10 within 29 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.3 °Fwarmer than the airport station KCMX, 11 miles away, on average over 125 readings; typical difference 2.8 °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: 90 of 168 scheduled reports received, 53.5%.

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 1,000 ranked stations in Michigan on Oct 17 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 22; 20 to 29 per cent, 7; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 54; 50 to 59 per cent, 129; 60 to 69 per cent, 40; 70 to 79 per cent, 72; 80 to 89 per cent, 87; 90 to 99 per cent, 196; 100 per cent, 389. Citizen station WB8FCY received 53.5 per cent, 90 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 830 of 1,000.WHERE IT RANKS IN MICHIGAN, Oct 17THIS ONE: 53.5%, 90 OF 168, RANK 830 OF 1,000PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 192220 to 29730 to 39240 to 495450 to 5912960 to 694070 to 797280 to 898790 to 99196100389STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station WB8FCY's rank in Michigan by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-08 rank 953 of 982; 2026-10-09 rank 919 of 953; 2026-10-10 rank 919 of 953; 2026-10-11 rank 919 of 976; 2026-10-12 rank 906 of 964; 2026-10-13 rank 903 of 961; 2026-10-14 rank 925 of 975; 2026-10-15 rank 928 of 984; 2026-10-16 rank 854 of 979; 2026-10-17 rank 830 of 1,000.ITS RANK IN MICHIGAN, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 8Oct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%389
90 to 99%196
80 to 89%87
70 to 79%72
60 to 69%40
50 to 59%129
40 to 49%54
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%7
10 to 19%22
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20268301,00053.5%
Oct 16, 202685497948.2%
Oct 15, 202692898434.5%
Oct 14, 202692597534.5%
Oct 13, 202690396131.5%
Oct 12, 202690696426.1%
Oct 11, 202691997621.6%
Oct 10, 202691995317.1%
Oct 9, 202691995317.2%
Oct 8, 20269539829.2%

Station report

Citizen station WB8FCY, 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 644 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.23 inHg and the temperature at 56.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station WB8FCY stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 644 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.23 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WB8FCYFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION WB8FCY 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 WB8FCY2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT644 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 HERE29.23 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.7 FTITLECitizen station WB8FCY, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP WB8FCYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-WB8FCY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 34 degrees above the horizon at 47.01 N, and the day is 10 h 38 min long. Level ground there takes 55 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station WB8FCY, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 34 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 38 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WB8FCYFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION WB8FCYELEVATION 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 66°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°OCT 17, 34°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 38 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 55 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.01 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLECitizen station WB8FCY, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP WB8FCYTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-WB8FCY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 644 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station WB8FCY, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WB8FCYFIG. 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 WB8FCY, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP WB8FCYTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-WB8FCY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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