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CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW8241
Latitude
47.89000 N
Longitude
97.16000 W
Elevation
848 ft
Rank
263of 312 in North Dakota, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

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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 DW8241 Report

Rank 263 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 score83.2of 100

North Dakota median
94.3the median score of 312 stations
Scoring higher
262stations in North Dakota
Sharing its score
7ranks 263 to 269
Points deducted
16.813.5 reports received, 1.8 forecast check, 1.5 continuity
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; North Dakota median 82.5
Next above
D55rank 262; ahead on 247 score 83.3 against 83.2
Next below
LMRN8rank 264; behind on reports received 61.3% against 57.1%

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 3561.321.5 of 35 pointsNorth Dakota median 98.2103 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Dakota median 86.7half its reports arrived within 19 s
  3. Continuityweight 1084.98.5 of 10 pointsNorth Dakota median 100.0longest silence 4.9 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsNorth Dakota median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KGFK, 3.8 miles away, over 83 readings: typical difference 0.9 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.5 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNorth Dakota median 100.00 of 83 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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.4 °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
263of 312 in North Dakota, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
20 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.4 °Fcooler than the airport station KGFK, 3.8 miles away, on average over 115 readings; typical difference 1.2 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

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: 103 of 168 scheduled reports received, 61.3%.

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 DW8241 received 61.3 per cent, 103 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 263 of 312.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH DAKOTA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 61.3%, 103 OF 168, RANK 263 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 DW8241's rank in North Dakota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 261 of 306; 2026-10-06 rank 255 of 298; 2026-10-07 rank 240 of 301; 2026-10-08 rank 247 of 301; 2026-10-09 rank 246 of 294; 2026-10-10 rank 244 of 294; 2026-10-11 rank 244 of 292; 2026-10-12 rank 253 of 295; 2026-10-13 rank 250 of 298; 2026-10-14 rank 241 of 305; 2026-10-15 rank 261 of 312; 2026-10-16 rank 263 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, 202626331261.3%
Oct 15, 202626131262.5%
Oct 14, 202624130565.4%
Oct 13, 202625029860.1%
Oct 12, 202625329558.3%
Oct 11, 202624429259.1%
Oct 10, 202624429457.1%
Oct 9, 202624629456.8%
Oct 8, 202624730156.4%
Oct 7, 202624030161.1%
Oct 6, 202625529861.1%
Oct 5, 202626130653.8%

Station report

Citizen station DW8241, 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 848 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.02 inHg and the temperature at 56.0 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW8241 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 848 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.02 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8241FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW8241 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 DW82413 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT848 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 HERE29.02 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.0 FTITLECitizen station DW8241, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8241TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW8241-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 33 degrees above the horizon at 47.89 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 DW8241, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 33 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 42 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 38 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8241FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW8241ELEVATION 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 66°EQUINOXES 42°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°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 47.89 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW8241, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8241TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW8241-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 848 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW8241, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8241FIG. 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 DW8241, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8241TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW8241-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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2 places read it as one of the nearest to it.

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