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Identifier
DW2487
Latitude
45.58000 N
Longitude
93.29000 W
Elevation
927 ft
Rank
1,686of 1,965 in Minnesota, Oct 16
Observed
5:15 AMCDT, 3 minutes ago
Pressure
30.11inHg
Precipitation today
0.1in

Ranking Statistics

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Citizen station DW2487 Report

Rank 1,686 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 score80.7of 100

Minnesota median
93.3the median score of 1,965 stations
Scoring higher
1,685stations in Minnesota
Sharing its score
2ranks 1,686 to 1,687
Points deducted
19.314.8 reports received, 2.8 continuity, 1.7 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Minnesota median 83.2
Next above
MN-SL-367rank 1,685; ahead on 247 score 81.0 against 80.7
Next below
DW1520rank 1,687; behind on reports received 57.6% against 56.3%

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 3557.620.2 of 35 pointsMinnesota median 96.498 of 170 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMinnesota median 96.8half its reports arrived within 19 s
  3. Continuityweight 1071.77.2 of 10 pointsMinnesota median 100.0longest silence 7.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 59 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsMinnesota median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KCBG, 2.0 miles away, over 111 readings: typical difference 0.9 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.5 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsMinnesota median 100.00 of 111 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 (3 h), none for 72 (70.8 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
1,686of 1,965 in Minnesota, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
18 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.7 °Fcooler than the airport station KCBG, 2.0 miles away, on average over 191 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: 98 of 170 scheduled reports received, 57.6%.

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 DW2487 received 57.6 per cent, 98 of 170 scheduled reports, rank 1,686 of 1,965.WHERE IT RANKS IN MINNESOTA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 57.6%, 98 OF 170, RANK 1,686 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 DW2487's rank in Minnesota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 1,628 of 2,076; 2026-10-06 rank 1,527 of 2,131; 2026-10-07 rank 1,534 of 2,115; 2026-10-08 rank 1,481 of 2,022; 2026-10-09 rank 1,334 of 1,977; 2026-10-10 rank 1,337 of 1,978; 2026-10-11 rank 1,616 of 1,963; 2026-10-12 rank 1,586 of 1,914; 2026-10-13 rank 1,623 of 1,906; 2026-10-14 rank 1,607 of 1,912; 2026-10-15 rank 1,645 of 1,936; 2026-10-16 rank 1,686 of 1,965.ITS RANK IN MINNESOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 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, 20261,6861,96557.6%
Oct 15, 20261,6451,93658.9%
Oct 14, 20261,6071,91259.5%
Oct 13, 20261,6231,90655.9%
Oct 12, 20261,5861,91457.1%
Oct 11, 20261,6161,96356.7%
Oct 10, 20261,3371,97867.5%
Oct 9, 20261,3341,97767.5%
Oct 8, 20261,4812,02265.7%
Oct 7, 20261,5342,11566.6%
Oct 6, 20261,5272,13162.8%
Oct 5, 20261,6282,07662.5%

Station report

Citizen station DW2487, in 3 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 column

Contents

At 927 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.93 inHg and the temperature at 55.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.11 inHg means its barometer reads 29.11 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW2487 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 927 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.93 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.11 and the station pressure it means, 29.11.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW2487FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW2487 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 DW24873 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT927 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 HERE28.93 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.11 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.11 inHgTITLECitizen station DW2487, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW2487TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW2487-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 35 degrees above the horizon at 45.58 N, and the day is 10 h 45 min long. Level ground there takes 58 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW2487, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 35 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 44 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 45 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW2487FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW2487ELEVATION 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 44°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21°OCT 16, 35°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 45 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 58 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.58 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW2487, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW2487TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW2487-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 927 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW2487, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: precipitation gauge, 0.05 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW2487FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE0.05 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW2487, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW2487TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW2487-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

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