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Identifier
DW5459
Latitude
48.10000 N
Longitude
98.90000 W
Elevation
1,428 ft
Rank
277of 312 in North Dakota, Oct 16
Observed
3:50 AMCDT, 15 minutes ago
Air temperature
38F
Relative humidity
86%
Wind
15mph
Gust
20mph
Wind direction
309°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station DW5459ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 336 instruments in North Dakota stand at one.

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Citizen station DW5459 Report

Rank 277 of 312 in North Dakota, 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 score81.6of 100

North Dakota median
94.3the median score of 312 stations
Scoring higher
276stations in North Dakota
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
18.414.4 reports received, 2.2 continuity, 1.8 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; North Dakota median 82.5
Next above
CW2059rank 276; ahead on 247 score 82.2 against 81.6
Next below
NWSN8rank 278; behind on 247 score 81.6 against 81.5

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 3558.820.6 of 35 pointsNorth Dakota median 98.2395 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Dakota median 86.7half its reports arrived within 17 s
  3. Continuityweight 1077.87.8 of 10 pointsNorth Dakota median 100.0longest silence 1.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsNorth Dakota median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KDVL, 1.0 miles away, over 300 readings: typical difference 1.0 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.0 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNorth Dakota median 100.00 of 300 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.3 of 10 points, at the medianNorth Dakota median 82.5-

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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.6 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.1 °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
277of 312 in North Dakota, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
17 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.3 °Fwarmer than the airport station KDVL, 1.0 mile away, on average over 473 readings; typical difference 1.3 °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: 395 of 672 scheduled reports received, 58.7%.

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 312 ranked stations in North Dakota 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, 1; 20 to 29 per cent, 2; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 13; 50 to 59 per cent, 21; 60 to 69 per cent, 4; 70 to 79 per cent, 26; 80 to 89 per cent, 46; 90 to 99 per cent, 73; 100 per cent, 123. Citizen station DW5459 received 58.7 per cent, 395 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 277 of 312.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH DAKOTA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 58.7%, 395 OF 672, RANK 277 OF 312PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19120 to 29230 to 39240 to 491350 to 592160 to 69470 to 792680 to 894690 to 9973100123STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station DW5459's rank in North Dakota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 279 of 306; 2026-10-06 rank 279 of 298; 2026-10-07 rank 279 of 301; 2026-10-08 rank 273 of 301; 2026-10-09 rank 267 of 294; 2026-10-10 rank 267 of 294; 2026-10-11 rank 263 of 292; 2026-10-12 rank 264 of 295; 2026-10-13 rank 269 of 298; 2026-10-14 rank 278 of 305; 2026-10-15 rank 278 of 312; 2026-10-16 rank 277 of 312.ITS RANK IN NORTH DAKOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%123
90 to 99%73
80 to 89%46
70 to 79%26
60 to 69%4
50 to 59%21
40 to 49%13
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%2
10 to 19%1
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202627731258.7%
Oct 15, 202627831258.3%
Oct 14, 202627830556.5%
Oct 13, 202626929854.1%
Oct 12, 202626429551.7%
Oct 11, 202626329250.3%
Oct 10, 202626729447.7%
Oct 9, 202626729447.8%
Oct 8, 202627330145.2%
Oct 7, 202627930145.7%
Oct 6, 202627929844.6%
Oct 5, 202627930646.9%

Station report

Citizen station DW5459, in 4 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 wind

Contents

From the northwest (309 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW5459, north up: blowing from 309 degrees, the northwest, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW5459FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW5459PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 309°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW5459, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW5459TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW5459-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 1,428 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.41 inHg and the temperature at 53.9 F; it reports 38.0 F, 15.9 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW5459 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,428 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.41 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW5459FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW5459 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 DW54595 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,428 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 HERE28.41 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED38.0 FTITLECitizen station DW5459, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW5459TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW5459-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 33 degrees above the horizon at 48.10 N, and the day is 10 h 38 min long. Level ground there takes 54 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW5459, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 33 degrees above the horizon, against 65 at the June solstice, 42 at the equinoxes and 18 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 38 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW5459FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW5459ELEVATION 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 65°EQUINOXES 42°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 18°OCT 16, 33°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 38 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 54 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 48.10 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW5459, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW5459TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW5459-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,428 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW5459, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 38.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW5459FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE38.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW5459, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW5459TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW5459-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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