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CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW7456
Latitude
35.58000 N
Longitude
81.56000 W
Elevation
1,284 ft
Rank
1,891of 2,243 in North Carolina, Oct 17

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 3,237 instruments in North Carolina stand at one.

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Citizen station FW7456 Report

Rank 1,891 of 2,243 in North Carolina, Oct 17. 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 score79.7of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,243 stations
Scoring higher
1,889stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
3ranks 1,890 to 1,892
Points deducted
20.317.1 reports received, 3.2 continuity
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; North Carolina median 100.0
Next above
KD4TJGrank 1,890; ahead on reports received 58.9% against 51.1%
Next below
FW7353rank 1,892; behind on reports received 51.1% against 50.4%

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 3551.117.9 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 91.1112 of 219 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 96.8half its reports arrived within 15 s
  3. Continuityweight 1068.56.9 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 6.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 46 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KHKY, 15.0 miles away, over 77 readings: typical difference 2.7 °F beyond a steady offset of -1.4 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.00 of 77 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 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 3.0 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.5 °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
1,891of 2,243 in North Carolina, Oct 17
Time to reach Storm Station
15 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-1.4 °Fcooler than the airport station KHKY, 15 miles away, on average over 82 readings; typical difference 3.0 °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: 112 of 219 scheduled reports received, 51.1%.

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 2,243 ranked stations in North Carolina on Oct 17 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, 13; 10 to 19 per cent, 51; 20 to 29 per cent, 20; 30 to 39 per cent, 19; 40 to 49 per cent, 197; 50 to 59 per cent, 249; 60 to 69 per cent, 214; 70 to 79 per cent, 146; 80 to 89 per cent, 202; 90 to 99 per cent, 582; 100 per cent, 550. Citizen station FW7456 received 51.1 per cent, 112 of 219 scheduled reports, rank 1,891 of 2,243.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 51.1%, 112 OF 219, RANK 1,891 OF 2,243PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91310 to 195120 to 292030 to 391940 to 4919750 to 5924960 to 6921470 to 7914680 to 8920290 to 99582100550STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station FW7456's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-11 rank 2,141 of 2,229; 2026-10-12 rank 2,137 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 2,144 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 2,133 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 2,128 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 2,067 of 2,255; 2026-10-17 rank 1,891 of 2,243.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%550
90 to 99%582
80 to 89%202
70 to 79%146
60 to 69%214
50 to 59%249
40 to 49%197
30 to 39%19
20 to 29%20
10 to 19%51
0 to 9%13
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20261,8912,24351.1%
Oct 16, 20262,0672,25543.8%
Oct 15, 20262,1282,25336.1%
Oct 14, 20262,1332,25132.1%
Oct 13, 20262,1442,25524.5%
Oct 12, 20262,1372,23516.5%
Oct 11, 20262,1412,22910.5%

Station report

Citizen station FW7456, 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 1,284 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.56 inHg and the temperature at 54.4 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW7456 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,284 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.56 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7456FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW7456 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 FW74565 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,284 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 HERE28.56 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.4 FTITLECitizen station FW7456, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7456TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FW7456-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 35.58 N, and the day is 11 h 05 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 FW7456, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 78 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 05 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7456FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW7456ELEVATION 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 78°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 17, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 05 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.58 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLECitizen station FW7456, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7456TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FW7456-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,284 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW7456, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7456FIG. 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 FW7456, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7456TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FW7456-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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