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At a shore station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-MKGM4
Latitude
43.22800 N
Longitude
86.33900 W
Elevation
-
Observed
12:20 AMEDT, 24 minutes ago
Air temperature
57F
Dew point
57F
Relative humidity
100%
Wind
3mph
Gust
5mph
Wind direction
150°

Ranking Statistics

At a shore station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 4 instruments in Michigan stand at one.

Station charts

Muskegon CG Station, Muskegon Report

Rank 888 of 979 in Michigan, 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 score77.3of 100

Michigan median
95.5the median score of 979 stations
Scoring higher
887stations in Michigan
Sharing its score
2ranks 888 to 889
Points deducted
22.79.0 accuracy, 8.8 reports received, 2.6 arrival, 1.6 continuity, 0.8 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Michigan median 92.3
Next above
FW8793rank 887; ahead on 247 score 77.4 against 77.3
Next below
GW7078rank 889; behind on reports received 75.0% against 49.5%

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 3575.026.3 of 35 pointsMichigan median 98.2378 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsMichigan median 96.9half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 1083.98.4 of 10 pointsMichigan median 100.0longest silence 1.7 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2054.811.0 of 20 pointsMichigan median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KMKG, 6.5 miles away, over 287 readings: typical difference 5.1 °F beyond a steady offset of -1.2 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsMichigan median 100.00 of 287 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.2 of 10 points, at the medianMichigan median 92.3-

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 2.1 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.7 °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
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :00, :10, :30 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
61 of 7284.7% of its schedule, 65 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
391 of 50477.5% of its schedule, 423 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 40 minfrom Oct 14, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 4:20 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 23 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-1.1 °Fcooler than the airport station KMKG, 6.5 miles away, on average over 301 readings; typical difference 5.1 °F

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

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.

Its schedule is one report every 20 min, 72 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 20 min count as one received.

Chart of the 979 ranked stations in Michigan 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 7; 20 to 29 per cent, 23; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 51; 50 to 59 per cent, 128; 60 to 69 per cent, 37; 70 to 79 per cent, 64; 80 to 89 per cent, 94; 90 to 99 per cent, 242; 100 per cent, 331. Muskegon CG Station, Muskegon received 75.0 per cent, 378 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 888 of 979.WHERE IT RANKS IN MICHIGAN, Oct 16THIS ONE: 75.0%, 378 OF 504, RANK 888 OF 979PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19720 to 292330 to 39140 to 495150 to 5912860 to 693770 to 796480 to 899490 to 99242100331STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Muskegon CG Station, Muskegon's rank in Michigan by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 972 of 976; 2026-10-12 rank 958 of 964; 2026-10-13 rank 939 of 961; 2026-10-14 rank 936 of 975; 2026-10-15 rank 924 of 984; 2026-10-16 rank 888 of 979.ITS RANK IN MICHIGAN, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%331
90 to 99%242
80 to 89%94
70 to 79%64
60 to 69%37
50 to 59%128
40 to 49%51
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%23
10 to 19%7
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202688897975.0%
Oct 15, 202692498462.6%
Oct 14, 202693697550.5%
Oct 13, 202693996138.0%
Oct 12, 202695896425.7%
Oct 11, 202697297614.0%

Station report

Muskegon CG Station, Muskegon, 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 38 degrees above the horizon at 43.23 N, and the day is 10 h 51 min long. Level ground there takes 61 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Muskegon CG Station, Muskegon, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 51 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-MKGM4FIG. E THE SUN AT MUSKEGON CG STATION, MUSKEGONELEVATION 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 70°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23°OCT 16, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 51 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 43.23 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEMuskegon CG Station, Muskegon, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-MKGM4TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCMKGM4-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Muskegon CG Station, Muskegon, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-MKGM4FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEMuskegon CG Station, Muskegon, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-MKGM4TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCMKGM4-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

Near Muskegon CG Station, Muskegon