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Identifier
C4984
Latitude
36.05000 N
Longitude
78.55000 W
Elevation
485 ft
Rank
1,814of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

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Citizen station C4984 Report

Rank 1,814 of 2,255 in North Carolina, 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 score81.7of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,255 stations
Scoring higher
1,809stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
7ranks 1,810 to 1,816
Points deducted
18.315.5 reports received, 2.8 continuity
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; North Carolina median 100.0
Next above
DW1869rank 1,813; ahead on reports received 56.5% against 55.7%
Next below
FW8132rank 1,815; behind on reports received 55.7% against 54.7%

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 3555.819.5 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 92.692 of 165 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 95.2half its reports arrived within 16 s
  3. Continuityweight 1071.87.2 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 7.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 61 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KLHZ, 12.2 miles away, over 118 readings: typical difference 2.1 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.2 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.00 of 118 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianNorth Carolina median 100.0-

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 61 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (3.1 h), none for 72 (73.2 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.7 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.2 °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
1,814of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
16 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.1 °Fwarmer than the airport station KLHZ, 12 miles away, on average over 217 readings; typical difference 2.7 °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: 92 of 165 scheduled reports received, 55.7%.

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 2,255 ranked stations in North Carolina 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, 12; 10 to 19 per cent, 26; 20 to 29 per cent, 46; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 178; 50 to 59 per cent, 286; 60 to 69 per cent, 199; 70 to 79 per cent, 156; 80 to 89 per cent, 200; 90 to 99 per cent, 591; 100 per cent, 551. Citizen station C4984 received 55.7 per cent, 92 of 165 scheduled reports, rank 1,814 of 2,255.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 55.7%, 92 OF 165, RANK 1,814 OF 2,255PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91210 to 192620 to 294630 to 391040 to 4917850 to 5928660 to 6919970 to 7915680 to 8920090 to 99591100551STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station C4984's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-06 rank 1,843 of 1,980; 2026-10-07 rank 1,824 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 1,850 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 1,970 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 1,970 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 1,998 of 2,229; 2026-10-12 rank 1,854 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 1,963 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 1,832 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 1,942 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 1,814 of 2,255.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, 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%551
90 to 99%591
80 to 89%200
70 to 79%156
60 to 69%199
50 to 59%286
40 to 49%178
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%46
10 to 19%26
0 to 9%12
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20261,8142,25555.7%
Oct 15, 20261,9422,25351.3%
Oct 14, 20261,8322,25155.9%
Oct 13, 20261,9632,25551.2%
Oct 12, 20261,8542,23554.2%
Oct 11, 20261,9982,22947.8%
Oct 10, 20261,9702,18147.5%
Oct 9, 20261,9702,18147.2%
Oct 8, 20261,8502,20246.9%
Oct 7, 20261,8242,18047.0%
Oct 6, 20261,8431,98043.5%

Station report

Citizen station C4984, 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 485 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.40 inHg and the temperature at 57.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station C4984 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 485 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.40 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT C4984FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION C4984 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 C49842 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT485 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 HERE29.40 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.3 FTITLECitizen station C4984, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP C4984TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-C4984-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 36.05 N, and the day is 11 h 07 min long. Level ground there takes 71 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station C4984, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 07 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT C4984FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION C4984ELEVATION 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 77°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 16, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 07 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.05 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station C4984, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP C4984TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-C4984-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 485 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station C4984, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT C4984FIG. 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 C4984, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP C4984TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-C4984-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

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