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Sandstone 6 W Report
Rank 1,331 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 score87.9of 100
Minnesota median
93.3the median score of 1,965 stations
Scoring higher
1,330stations in Minnesota
Sharing its score
3ranks 1,331 to 1,333
Points deducted
12.110.0 arrival, 1.7 forecast check, 0.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Minnesota median 100.0, 100.0, 83.2
04994rank 1,332; behind on median arrival 150 min 32 s against 150 min 35 s
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.
Reports receivedweight 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsMinnesota median 96.483 of 84 scheduled reports received in 7 days
Arrivalweight 100.00.0 of 10 pointsMinnesota median 96.8half its reports arrived within 2.5 h
Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMinnesota median 100.0longest silence 3.1 h, on a schedule of one report every 2 h
Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianMinnesota median 100.0-
Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMinnesota median 100.0-
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 12 min, none at 2 h
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (6 h), none for 72 (144 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
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: 83 of 84 scheduled reports received, 98.8%.
Its schedule is one report every 5 min, 288 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 5 min count as one received.
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports received
Stations
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
Day
Rank
Stations ranked
Share received
Oct 16, 2026
1,331
1,965
98.8%
Oct 15, 2026
1,316
1,936
98.8%
Oct 14, 2026
1,304
1,912
98.8%
Oct 13, 2026
1,295
1,906
98.8%
Oct 12, 2026
1,282
1,914
98.8%
Oct 11, 2026
1,300
1,963
98.8%
Oct 10, 2026
1,200
1,978
100.0%
Oct 9, 2026
1,198
1,977
100.0%
Oct 8, 2026
1,333
2,022
98.8%
Oct 7, 2026
1,275
2,115
100.0%
Oct 6, 2026
1,317
2,131
98.8%
Oct 5, 2026
1,510
2,076
98.7%
Oct 4, 2026
1,362
1,863
98.5%
Oct 3, 2026
1,437
1,780
98.2%
Oct 2, 2026
1,438
1,780
98.1%
Oct 1, 2026
497
836
97.7%
Sep 30, 2026
520
834
96.8%
Sep 29, 2026
684
822
95.0%
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Hour
Temperature F
Dew point F
Wind mph
Reports
Thu 15, 9 PM
46.6
43.8
3
1
Thu 15, 8 PM
47.1
44.8
3
12
Thu 15, 7 PM
46.9
44.8
1
12
Thu 15, 6 PM
47.2
44.7
1
12
Thu 15, 5 PM
47.3
44.8
1
12
Thu 15, 4 PM
47.8
45.1
2
12
Thu 15, 3 PM
47.9
45.3
1
12
Thu 15, 2 PM
47.7
44.8
2
12
Thu 15, 1 PM
47.4
44.1
2
12
Thu 15, 12 PM
46.4
43.5
1
12
Thu 15, 11 AM
45.9
43.2
1
12
Thu 15, 10 AM
44.7
42.3
0
12
Thu 15, 9 AM
44.2
41.4
0
12
Thu 15, 8 AM
43.9
41.0
1
12
Thu 15, 7 AM
43.7
40.6
0
12
Thu 15, 6 AM
43.5
40.0
0
12
Thu 15, 5 AM
43.2
39.4
0
12
Thu 15, 4 AM
42.7
39.2
1
12
Thu 15, 3 AM
42.8
39.3
1
12
Thu 15, 2 AM
41.7
39.2
0
12
Thu 15, 1 AM
38.8
36.7
0
12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Hour
Temperature F
Dew point F
Wind mph
Reports
Thu 15, 9 PM
46.6
43.8
3
1
Thu 15, 8 PM
47.1
44.8
3
12
Thu 15, 7 PM
46.9
44.8
1
12
Thu 15, 6 PM
47.2
44.7
1
12
Thu 15, 5 PM
47.3
44.8
1
12
Thu 15, 4 PM
47.8
45.1
2
12
Thu 15, 3 PM
47.9
45.3
1
12
Thu 15, 2 PM
47.7
44.8
2
12
Thu 15, 1 PM
47.4
44.1
2
12
Thu 15, 12 PM
46.4
43.5
1
12
Thu 15, 11 AM
45.9
43.2
1
12
Thu 15, 10 AM
44.7
42.3
0
12
Thu 15, 9 AM
44.2
41.4
0
12
Thu 15, 8 AM
43.9
41.0
1
12
Thu 15, 7 AM
43.7
40.6
0
12
Thu 15, 6 AM
43.5
40.0
0
12
Thu 15, 5 AM
43.2
39.4
0
12
Thu 15, 4 AM
42.7
39.2
1
12
Thu 15, 3 AM
42.8
39.3
1
12
Thu 15, 2 AM
41.7
39.2
0
12
Thu 15, 1 AM
38.8
36.7
0
12
Thu 15, 12 AM
35.9
33.5
1
12
Wed 14, 11 PM
37.1
34.8
0
12
Wed 14, 10 PM
39.1
36.3
0
12
Wed 14, 9 PM
41.3
37.7
0
12
Wed 14, 8 PM
45.0
39.2
1
12
Wed 14, 7 PM
49.8
39.7
0
12
Wed 14, 6 PM
51.7
38.4
1
12
Wed 14, 5 PM
53.0
37.9
1
12
Wed 14, 4 PM
53.4
37.8
2
12
Wed 14, 3 PM
53.0
37.5
2
12
Wed 14, 2 PM
52.6
37.6
2
12
Wed 14, 1 PM
51.3
37.8
2
12
Wed 14, 12 PM
50.5
37.5
3
12
Wed 14, 11 AM
49.5
37.3
4
12
Wed 14, 10 AM
47.9
37.5
5
12
Wed 14, 9 AM
45.8
39.3
3
12
Wed 14, 8 AM
43.4
39.0
2
12
Wed 14, 7 AM
42.0
38.4
2
12
Wed 14, 6 AM
42.8
39.1
2
12
Wed 14, 5 AM
44.2
40.3
2
12
Wed 14, 4 AM
44.8
41.1
3
12
Wed 14, 3 AM
46.3
39.9
3
12
Wed 14, 2 AM
46.4
40.5
3
12
Wed 14, 1 AM
47.0
40.9
3
12
Wed 14, 12 AM
47.8
42.2
3
12
Tue 13, 11 PM
48.0
43.7
2
12
Tue 13, 10 PM
47.4
43.7
2
12
Tue 13, 9 PM
47.5
44.0
2
12
Tue 13, 8 PM
48.8
45.1
3
12
Tue 13, 7 PM
50.5
44.4
3
12
Tue 13, 6 PM
51.5
43.9
2
12
Tue 13, 5 PM
52.5
44.0
3
12
Tue 13, 4 PM
53.5
44.1
3
12
Tue 13, 3 PM
53.5
44.3
4
12
Tue 13, 2 PM
53.3
44.9
4
12
Tue 13, 1 PM
53.1
45.9
3
12
Tue 13, 12 PM
51.7
47.4
3
12
Tue 13, 11 AM
51.0
45.5
2
12
Tue 13, 10 AM
49.3
44.5
3
12
Tue 13, 9 AM
48.2
43.0
2
12
Tue 13, 8 AM
46.9
43.0
1
12
Tue 13, 7 AM
46.4
42.9
0
12
Tue 13, 6 AM
46.6
43.4
2
12
Tue 13, 5 AM
46.9
43.4
1
12
Tue 13, 4 AM
46.9
43.5
1
12
Tue 13, 3 AM
46.7
43.7
2
12
Tue 13, 2 AM
46.9
44.2
3
12
Tue 13, 1 AM
47.1
44.8
3
12
Tue 13, 12 AM
47.7
44.2
3
12
Mon 12, 11 PM
47.6
43.8
3
12
Mon 12, 10 PM
47.5
43.8
3
12
Mon 12, 9 PM
47.5
43.9
4
12
Mon 12, 8 PM
47.3
44.1
4
12
Mon 12, 7 PM
47.6
44.1
4
12
Mon 12, 6 PM
48.1
44.6
4
12
Mon 12, 5 PM
50.1
44.8
5
12
Mon 12, 4 PM
52.1
45.2
6
12
Mon 12, 3 PM
54.2
45.5
7
12
Mon 12, 2 PM
55.4
46.4
7
12
Mon 12, 1 PM
55.9
46.7
5
12
Mon 12, 12 PM
54.4
46.7
4
12
Mon 12, 11 AM
52.2
47.1
5
12
Mon 12, 10 AM
51.5
47.6
5
12
Mon 12, 9 AM
50.8
47.6
5
12
Mon 12, 8 AM
51.5
47.8
5
12
Mon 12, 7 AM
52.4
48.2
5
12
Mon 12, 6 AM
53.3
48.6
5
12
Mon 12, 5 AM
53.9
48.8
4
12
Mon 12, 4 AM
55.5
49.5
4
12
Mon 12, 3 AM
56.9
50.3
4
12
Mon 12, 2 AM
59.8
51.3
5
12
Mon 12, 1 AM
63.2
52.9
4
12
Mon 12, 12 AM
64.3
53.5
3
12
Sun 11, 11 PM
67.3
54.3
4
12
Sun 11, 10 PM
69.1
54.3
3
12
Sun 11, 9 PM
68.2
54.2
1
12
Sun 11, 8 PM
68.0
54.8
1
12
Sun 11, 7 PM
68.0
56.4
0
12
Sun 11, 6 PM
74.0
55.1
0
12
Sun 11, 5 PM
80.5
52.5
2
12
Sun 11, 4 PM
81.5
52.4
3
12
Sun 11, 3 PM
82.0
52.4
4
12
Sun 11, 2 PM
80.1
52.6
4
12
Sun 11, 1 PM
77.9
52.2
5
12
Sun 11, 12 PM
77.8
52.5
5
12
Sun 11, 11 AM
75.6
52.3
6
12
Sun 11, 10 AM
72.5
53.0
5
12
Sun 11, 9 AM
68.2
53.3
4
12
Sun 11, 8 AM
64.4
53.1
2
12
Sun 11, 7 AM
63.2
52.7
2
12
Sun 11, 6 AM
64.7
52.7
2
12
Sun 11, 5 AM
66.0
52.8
3
12
Sun 11, 4 AM
67.7
52.8
3
12
Sun 11, 3 AM
69.0
52.7
4
12
Sun 11, 2 AM
70.1
52.6
4
12
Sun 11, 1 AM
71.5
52.2
4
12
Sun 11, 12 AM
73.2
50.9
5
12
Sat 10, 11 PM
74.2
49.6
5
12
Sat 10, 10 PM
75.3
48.5
5
12
Sat 10, 9 PM
76.7
47.9
5
12
Sat 10, 8 PM
78.3
47.4
5
12
Sat 10, 7 PM
79.8
46.9
4
12
Sat 10, 6 PM
82.6
45.8
5
12
Sat 10, 5 PM
86.0
45.0
6
12
Sat 10, 4 PM
87.6
45.4
7
12
Sat 10, 3 PM
87.6
46.5
8
12
Sat 10, 2 PM
86.4
47.9
7
12
Sat 10, 1 PM
83.3
48.3
8
12
Sat 10, 12 PM
80.6
48.3
7
12
Sat 10, 11 AM
76.0
49.3
7
12
Sat 10, 10 AM
70.5
51.4
6
12
Sat 10, 9 AM
65.1
52.5
5
12
Sat 10, 8 AM
60.0
52.1
4
12
Sat 10, 7 AM
57.9
51.7
3
12
Sat 10, 6 AM
57.2
51.4
3
12
Sat 10, 5 AM
56.1
50.6
3
12
Sat 10, 4 AM
56.1
49.9
4
12
Sat 10, 3 AM
56.0
48.6
4
12
Sat 10, 2 AM
56.5
47.0
3
12
Sat 10, 1 AM
56.9
45.0
3
12
Sat 10, 12 AM
57.1
43.1
3
12
Fri 9, 11 PM
57.3
41.7
2
12
Fri 9, 10 PM
58.3
40.8
2
12
Fri 9, 9 PM
58.4
39.5
1
12
Fri 9, 8 PM
59.0
38.8
0
12
Fri 9, 7 PM
61.9
36.8
1
12
Fri 9, 6 PM
64.6
35.1
2
12
Fri 9, 5 PM
67.7
32.6
4
12
Fri 9, 4 PM
70.0
31.7
5
12
Fri 9, 3 PM
70.7
31.8
5
12
Fri 9, 2 PM
69.5
32.9
5
12
Fri 9, 1 PM
67.4
35.8
5
12
Fri 9, 12 PM
64.0
37.7
5
12
Fri 9, 11 AM
60.9
37.0
4
12
Fri 9, 10 AM
57.1
37.3
4
12
Fri 9, 9 AM
49.0
38.8
2
12
Fri 9, 8 AM
39.0
36.2
0
12
Fri 9, 7 AM
34.7
33.1
0
12
Fri 9, 6 AM
36.3
34.7
0
12
Fri 9, 5 AM
36.9
35.3
0
12
Fri 9, 4 AM
38.3
36.4
0
12
Fri 9, 3 AM
39.7
37.7
0
12
Fri 9, 2 AM
42.5
39.1
0
12
Fri 9, 1 AM
46.3
40.6
0
12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Day
High F
Low F
Highest dew point F
Lowest dew point F
Highest humidity %
Lowest humidity %
Precipitation in
Oct 15
48.0
35.4
45.5
33.0
93
85
0.23
Oct 14
53.8
36.7
43.1
34.5
92
55
0.00
Oct 13
54.3
46.2
48.3
42.6
92
68
0.00
Oct 12
65.1
47.1
53.9
43.7
89
67
0.00
Oct 11
82.4
63.0
57.0
50.3
70
35
0.00
Oct 10
88.0
55.8
52.8
42.2
82
23
0.00
Oct 9
71.6
34.0
42.4
30.8
94
23
0.00
Oct 8
64.4
41.2
41.5
30.2
86
29
0.00
Oct 7
68.4
44.6
47.1
29.7
89
25
0.00
Oct 6
78.8
51.1
50.6
40.2
77
29
0.00
Oct 5
63.5
31.3
43.0
30.3
97
34
0.00
Oct 4
65.8
41.5
49.4
36.9
96
36
0.00
Oct 3
64.2
43.2
51.3
35.9
94
37
0.63
Oct 2
62.1
35.8
42.1
24.9
95
27
0.00
Oct 1
65.8
41.2
60.4
27.5
95
25
0.00
Sep 30
77.9
58.6
63.2
50.0
96
41
0.00
Sep 29
64.6
59.9
59.2
53.4
94
67
0.26
Sep 28
71.6
43.9
58.3
42.5
96
51
0.00
Sep 27
68.4
50.4
59.4
49.0
96
71
0.01
Sep 26
66.7
53.6
55.9
42.4
94
42
0.01
Sep 25
68.7
47.8
56.3
46.7
96
56
0.00
Sep 24
64.8
49.1
57.6
44.8
94
61
0.04
Sep 23
67.8
39.2
48.8
37.6
95
37
0.00
Sep 22
64.2
34.5
45.4
33.2
96
38
0.00
Sep 21
62.1
37.9
46.8
36.2
94
51
0.00
Sep 20
64.0
45.1
52.6
35.9
95
54
0.00
Sep 19
60.4
50.2
55.2
48.8
95
82
0.07
Sep 18
60.1
50.2
57.1
48.2
95
89
0.29
Sep 17
70.5
52.3
55.7
49.2
95
48
0.00
Station report
Sandstone 6 W, in 5 sheets
Drawn from its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:00 PM local time, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.
46.6 F with a dew point of 43.8 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 600 ft up.
At 1,130 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.72 inHg and the temperature at 55.0 F; it reports 46.6 F, 8.4 F colder than standard.
On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 35 degrees above the horizon at 46.11 N, and the day is 10 h 43 min long. Level ground there takes 57 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.