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CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW2470
Latitude
47.83000 N
Longitude
90.43000 W
Elevation
1,660 ft
Rank
1,960of 1,965 in Minnesota, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

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Citizen station DW2470 Report

Rank 1,960 of 1,965 in Minnesota, 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 score58.4of 100

Minnesota median
93.3the median score of 1,965 stations
Scoring higher
1,959stations in Minnesota
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
41.629.9 reports received, 10.0 continuity, 1.7 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Minnesota median 83.2
Next above
GW4172rank 1,959; ahead on 247 score 58.5 against 58.4
Next below
FW7348rank 1,961; behind on 247 score 58.4 against 55.9

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 3514.65.1 of 35 pointsMinnesota median 96.432 of 219 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMinnesota median 96.8half its reports arrived within 16 s
  3. Continuityweight 100.00.0 of 10 pointsMinnesota median 100.0longest silence 5.4 days, on a schedule of one report every 46 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsMinnesota median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KCKC, 2.1 miles away, over 38 readings: typical difference 1.5 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.8 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsMinnesota median 100.00 of 38 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.3 of 10 points, at the medianMinnesota median 83.2-

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 (2.3 h), none for 72 (55.2 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.7 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.2 °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
1,960of 1,965 in Minnesota, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
16 s9 in 10 within 28 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.4 °Fwarmer than the airport station KCKC, 2.1 miles away, on average over 108 readings; typical difference 1.5 °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: 32 of 219 scheduled reports received, 14.6%.

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 1,965 ranked stations in Minnesota 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, 6; 20 to 29 per cent, 17; 30 to 39 per cent, 6; 40 to 49 per cent, 122; 50 to 59 per cent, 192; 60 to 69 per cent, 31; 70 to 79 per cent, 329; 80 to 89 per cent, 254; 90 to 99 per cent, 319; 100 per cent, 688. Citizen station DW2470 received 14.6 per cent, 32 of 219 scheduled reports, rank 1,960 of 1,965.WHERE IT RANKS IN MINNESOTA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 14.6%, 32 OF 219, RANK 1,960 OF 1,965PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19620 to 291730 to 39640 to 4912250 to 5919260 to 693170 to 7932980 to 8925490 to 99319100688STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station DW2470's rank in Minnesota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-06 rank 1,987 of 2,131; 2026-10-07 rank 1,879 of 2,115; 2026-10-08 rank 1,876 of 2,022; 2026-10-09 rank 1,804 of 1,977; 2026-10-10 rank 1,802 of 1,978; 2026-10-11 rank 1,892 of 1,963; 2026-10-12 rank 1,876 of 1,914; 2026-10-13 rank 1,874 of 1,906; 2026-10-14 rank 1,885 of 1,912; 2026-10-15 rank 1,929 of 1,936; 2026-10-16 rank 1,960 of 1,965.ITS RANK IN MINNESOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Oct 6Oct 8Oct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%688
90 to 99%319
80 to 89%254
70 to 79%329
60 to 69%31
50 to 59%192
40 to 49%122
30 to 39%6
20 to 29%17
10 to 19%6
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20261,9601,96514.6%
Oct 15, 20261,9291,93620.9%
Oct 14, 20261,8851,91225.8%
Oct 13, 20261,8741,90633.3%
Oct 12, 20261,8761,91438.8%
Oct 11, 20261,8921,96341.1%
Oct 10, 20261,8021,97847.8%
Oct 9, 20261,8041,97747.4%
Oct 8, 20261,8762,02243.9%
Oct 7, 20261,8792,11540.2%
Oct 6, 20261,9872,13131.0%

Station report

Citizen station DW2470, 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 1,660 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.17 inHg and the temperature at 53.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW2470 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,660 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.17 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW2470FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW2470 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 DW24706 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,660 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 HERE28.17 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.1 FTITLECitizen station DW2470, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW2470TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW2470-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 33 degrees above the horizon at 47.83 N, and the day is 10 h 39 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 DW2470, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 33 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 42 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 39 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW2470FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW2470ELEVATION 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 42°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°OCT 16, 33°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 39 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 55 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.83 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW2470, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW2470TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW2470-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,660 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW2470, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW2470FIG. 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 DW2470, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW2470TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW2470-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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