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CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
WX4F
Latitude
36.37000 N
Longitude
80.47000 W
Elevation
1,066 ft
Rank
2,174of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

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Citizen station WX4F Report

Rank 2,174 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 score67.3of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,255 stations
Scoring higher
2,173stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
32.720.9 reports received, 10.0 continuity, 1.8 accuracy
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; North Carolina median 100.0
Next above
EW5593rank 2,173; ahead on 247 score 67.4 against 67.3
Next below
TRAN7rank 2,175; behind on 247 score 67.3 against 67.2

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 3540.314.1 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 92.6203 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 95.2half its reports arrived within 19 s
  3. Continuityweight 100.00.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 33.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2091.018.2 of 20 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KMWK, 7.6 miles away, over 204 readings: typical difference 2.8 °F beyond a steady offset of -2.1 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.00 of 204 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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.3 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.8 °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
2,174of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
20 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-1.8 °Fcooler than the airport station KMWK, 7.6 miles away, on average over 388 readings; typical difference 3.4 °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: 203 of 504 scheduled reports received, 40.2%.

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 WX4F received 40.2 per cent, 203 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 2,174 of 2,255.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 40.2%, 203 OF 504, RANK 2,174 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 WX4F's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 1,773 of 1,917; 2026-10-06 rank 1,818 of 1,980; 2026-10-07 rank 1,856 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 1,862 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 1,938 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 1,945 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 2,055 of 2,229; 2026-10-12 rank 2,039 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 2,099 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 2,099 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 2,138 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 2,174 of 2,255.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 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, 20262,1742,25540.2%
Oct 15, 20262,1382,25348.3%
Oct 14, 20262,0992,25149.4%
Oct 13, 20262,0992,25551.1%
Oct 12, 20262,0392,23550.0%
Oct 11, 20262,0552,22948.6%
Oct 10, 20261,9452,18154.4%
Oct 9, 20261,9382,18154.6%
Oct 8, 20261,8622,20250.2%
Oct 7, 20261,8562,18048.4%
Oct 6, 20261,8181,98043.1%
Oct 5, 20261,7731,91740.4%

Station report

Citizen station WX4F, 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 1,066 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.79 inHg and the temperature at 55.2 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station WX4F stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,066 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.79 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WX4FFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION WX4F 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 WX4F4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,066 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 HERE28.79 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.2 FTITLECitizen station WX4F, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP WX4FTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WX4F-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 36.37 N, and the day is 11 h 06 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station WX4F, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 06 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WX4FFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION WX4FELEVATION 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 30°OCT 16, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 06 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.37 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station WX4F, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP WX4FTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WX4F-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,066 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station WX4F, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WX4FFIG. 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 WX4F, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP WX4FTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WX4F-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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