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Station charts
Northgate 5 ESE Report
Rank 208 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 score90.5of 100
North Dakota median
94.3the median score of 312 stations
Scoring higher
207stations in North Dakota
Sharing its score
3ranks 208 to 210
Points deducted
9.57.3 arrival, 1.8 forecast check, 0.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; North Dakota median 100.0, 100.0, 82.5
RABN8rank 209; behind on reports received 98.8% against 92.8%
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.
Reports receivedweight 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsNorth Dakota median 98.283 of 84 scheduled reports received in 7 days
Arrivalweight 1027.02.7 of 10 pointsNorth Dakota median 86.7half its reports arrived within 1.5 h
Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Dakota median 100.0longest silence 3.1 h, on a schedule of one report every 2 h
Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianNorth Dakota median 100.0-
Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianNorth Dakota median 100.0-
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 12 min, none at 2 h
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (6 h), none for 72 (144 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °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
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: 83 of 84 scheduled reports received, 98.8%.
Its schedule is one report every 5 min, 288 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 5 min count as one received.
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports received
Stations
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
Day
Rank
Stations ranked
Share received
Oct 16, 2026
208
312
98.8%
Oct 15, 2026
211
312
98.8%
Oct 14, 2026
201
305
98.8%
Oct 13, 2026
206
298
98.8%
Oct 12, 2026
202
295
98.8%
Oct 11, 2026
208
292
98.8%
Oct 10, 2026
198
294
100.0%
Oct 9, 2026
196
294
100.0%
Oct 8, 2026
193
301
100.0%
Oct 7, 2026
204
301
100.0%
Oct 6, 2026
191
298
100.0%
Oct 5, 2026
189
306
100.0%
Oct 4, 2026
196
295
100.0%
Oct 3, 2026
207
291
100.0%
Oct 2, 2026
207
291
100.0%
Oct 1, 2026
96
248
100.0%
Sep 30, 2026
112
244
100.0%
Sep 29, 2026
107
242
100.0%
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Hour
Temperature F
Dew point F
Wind mph
Reports
Thu 15, 8 PM
43.3
36.3
11
1
Thu 15, 7 PM
43.5
36.1
13
12
Thu 15, 6 PM
43.7
36.0
14
12
Thu 15, 5 PM
43.5
37.2
17
12
Thu 15, 4 PM
43.2
36.6
20
12
Thu 15, 3 PM
43.6
35.5
22
12
Thu 15, 2 PM
43.3
35.0
22
12
Thu 15, 1 PM
42.5
35.4
22
12
Thu 15, 12 PM
42.5
35.5
21
12
Thu 15, 11 AM
42.4
36.1
22
12
Thu 15, 10 AM
41.3
36.1
21
12
Thu 15, 9 AM
41.1
34.4
19
12
Thu 15, 8 AM
41.7
33.2
18
12
Thu 15, 7 AM
40.9
32.7
15
12
Thu 15, 6 AM
39.2
32.1
13
12
Thu 15, 5 AM
40.5
33.1
14
12
Thu 15, 4 AM
42.5
36.3
15
12
Thu 15, 3 AM
42.5
37.5
10
12
Thu 15, 2 AM
43.3
38.2
8
12
Thu 15, 1 AM
43.6
39.4
6
12
Thu 15, 12 AM
42.6
39.8
5
12
Wed 14, 11 PM
37.6
35.2
3
12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Hour
Temperature F
Dew point F
Wind mph
Reports
Thu 15, 8 PM
43.3
36.3
11
1
Thu 15, 7 PM
43.5
36.1
13
12
Thu 15, 6 PM
43.7
36.0
14
12
Thu 15, 5 PM
43.5
37.2
17
12
Thu 15, 4 PM
43.2
36.6
20
12
Thu 15, 3 PM
43.6
35.5
22
12
Thu 15, 2 PM
43.3
35.0
22
12
Thu 15, 1 PM
42.5
35.4
22
12
Thu 15, 12 PM
42.5
35.5
21
12
Thu 15, 11 AM
42.4
36.1
22
12
Thu 15, 10 AM
41.3
36.1
21
12
Thu 15, 9 AM
41.1
34.4
19
12
Thu 15, 8 AM
41.7
33.2
18
12
Thu 15, 7 AM
40.9
32.7
15
12
Thu 15, 6 AM
39.2
32.1
13
12
Thu 15, 5 AM
40.5
33.1
14
12
Thu 15, 4 AM
42.5
36.3
15
12
Thu 15, 3 AM
42.5
37.5
10
12
Thu 15, 2 AM
43.3
38.2
8
12
Thu 15, 1 AM
43.6
39.4
6
12
Thu 15, 12 AM
42.6
39.8
5
12
Wed 14, 11 PM
37.6
35.2
3
12
Wed 14, 10 PM
37.4
34.6
3
12
Wed 14, 9 PM
39.6
36.1
2
12
Wed 14, 8 PM
41.2
37.1
3
12
Wed 14, 7 PM
44.7
38.9
2
12
Wed 14, 6 PM
50.2
40.1
5
12
Wed 14, 5 PM
53.2
40.4
7
12
Wed 14, 4 PM
53.2
40.3
6
12
Wed 14, 3 PM
52.1
39.2
6
12
Wed 14, 2 PM
50.9
38.7
6
12
Wed 14, 1 PM
49.4
38.2
6
12
Wed 14, 12 PM
47.7
37.2
4
12
Wed 14, 11 AM
45.4
35.8
3
12
Wed 14, 10 AM
44.1
37.5
3
12
Wed 14, 9 AM
39.8
37.4
4
12
Wed 14, 8 AM
36.0
34.2
3
12
Wed 14, 7 AM
36.2
34.7
2
12
Wed 14, 6 AM
34.0
32.1
1
12
Wed 14, 5 AM
35.2
32.5
1
12
Wed 14, 4 AM
38.9
34.7
1
12
Wed 14, 3 AM
40.0
35.1
2
12
Wed 14, 2 AM
40.2
34.9
4
12
Wed 14, 1 AM
40.3
35.4
6
12
Wed 14, 12 AM
40.3
35.4
6
12
Tue 13, 11 PM
40.1
35.6
6
12
Tue 13, 10 PM
40.1
35.3
5
12
Tue 13, 9 PM
40.1
35.3
6
12
Tue 13, 8 PM
40.2
35.3
6
12
Tue 13, 7 PM
41.2
36.0
8
12
Tue 13, 6 PM
41.5
36.0
7
12
Tue 13, 5 PM
41.6
35.7
9
12
Tue 13, 4 PM
42.8
36.6
10
12
Tue 13, 3 PM
43.3
36.9
9
12
Tue 13, 2 PM
42.9
37.2
9
12
Tue 13, 1 PM
42.0
36.9
10
12
Tue 13, 12 PM
41.7
37.4
10
12
Tue 13, 11 AM
39.5
36.5
8
12
Tue 13, 10 AM
38.7
36.0
7
12
Tue 13, 9 AM
37.7
35.4
6
12
Tue 13, 8 AM
36.7
34.6
5
12
Tue 13, 7 AM
36.5
34.6
7
12
Tue 13, 6 AM
37.0
35.1
7
12
Tue 13, 5 AM
37.6
35.9
6
12
Tue 13, 4 AM
37.3
35.7
4
12
Tue 13, 3 AM
37.4
35.9
4
12
Tue 13, 2 AM
37.4
35.9
5
12
Tue 13, 1 AM
37.6
36.0
5
12
Tue 13, 12 AM
37.8
36.3
4
12
Mon 12, 11 PM
38.1
36.5
4
12
Mon 12, 10 PM
38.4
36.8
3
12
Mon 12, 9 PM
38.4
36.8
4
12
Mon 12, 8 PM
38.5
36.8
4
12
Mon 12, 7 PM
39.2
37.3
4
12
Mon 12, 6 PM
39.2
37.1
5
12
Mon 12, 5 PM
39.5
37.3
6
12
Mon 12, 4 PM
39.7
37.3
6
12
Mon 12, 3 PM
39.6
37.3
7
12
Mon 12, 2 PM
39.8
37.7
8
12
Mon 12, 1 PM
39.2
37.1
8
12
Mon 12, 12 PM
39.0
36.9
8
12
Mon 12, 11 AM
38.5
36.5
9
12
Mon 12, 10 AM
37.9
36.1
9
12
Mon 12, 9 AM
37.4
35.5
8
12
Mon 12, 8 AM
37.2
35.4
8
12
Mon 12, 7 AM
37.3
35.5
9
12
Mon 12, 6 AM
37.4
35.6
11
12
Mon 12, 5 AM
37.6
35.7
10
12
Mon 12, 4 AM
37.7
35.9
11
12
Mon 12, 3 AM
37.9
35.9
11
12
Mon 12, 2 AM
38.1
36.2
12
12
Mon 12, 1 AM
38.4
36.3
11
12
Mon 12, 12 AM
38.7
36.9
12
12
Sun 11, 11 PM
38.9
36.7
10
12
Sun 11, 10 PM
39.6
36.9
10
12
Sun 11, 9 PM
40.1
37.0
10
12
Sun 11, 8 PM
40.7
37.6
9
12
Sun 11, 7 PM
41.0
37.8
8
12
Sun 11, 6 PM
41.0
37.6
10
12
Sun 11, 5 PM
41.4
37.8
9
12
Sun 11, 4 PM
41.3
37.7
9
12
Sun 11, 3 PM
41.5
36.7
8
12
Sun 11, 2 PM
42.2
35.5
11
12
Sun 11, 1 PM
42.6
35.5
9
12
Sun 11, 12 PM
42.0
35.6
10
12
Sun 11, 11 AM
41.2
36.0
11
12
Sun 11, 10 AM
40.2
35.8
10
12
Sun 11, 9 AM
40.4
36.8
8
12
Sun 11, 8 AM
40.3
37.5
8
12
Sun 11, 7 AM
41.0
38.3
7
12
Sun 11, 6 AM
41.9
39.4
6
12
Sun 11, 5 AM
42.8
40.6
5
12
Sun 11, 4 AM
43.5
41.2
6
12
Sun 11, 3 AM
44.8
42.1
5
12
Sun 11, 2 AM
46.0
42.8
5
12
Sun 11, 1 AM
47.4
44.4
7
12
Sun 11, 12 AM
47.8
45.0
7
12
Sat 10, 11 PM
47.8
44.4
5
12
Sat 10, 10 PM
48.3
43.4
6
12
Sat 10, 9 PM
49.2
43.0
8
12
Sat 10, 8 PM
49.3
43.0
9
12
Sat 10, 7 PM
50.0
42.8
11
12
Sat 10, 6 PM
52.2
43.0
10
12
Sat 10, 5 PM
55.9
43.6
13
12
Sat 10, 4 PM
57.5
43.4
16
12
Sat 10, 3 PM
60.6
44.0
16
12
Sat 10, 2 PM
62.5
44.8
16
12
Sat 10, 1 PM
60.9
44.9
15
12
Sat 10, 12 PM
58.3
44.1
14
12
Sat 10, 11 AM
56.2
43.0
12
12
Sat 10, 10 AM
53.2
43.1
10
12
Sat 10, 9 AM
49.4
43.0
8
12
Sat 10, 8 AM
44.9
41.2
6
12
Sat 10, 7 AM
42.1
39.7
4
12
Sat 10, 6 AM
38.8
37.1
2
12
Sat 10, 5 AM
41.5
39.4
2
12
Sat 10, 4 AM
43.3
40.7
2
12
Sat 10, 3 AM
46.2
42.9
3
12
Sat 10, 2 AM
48.2
44.1
3
12
Sat 10, 1 AM
49.3
44.6
3
12
Sat 10, 12 AM
52.6
46.6
4
12
Fri 9, 11 PM
51.8
46.0
5
12
Fri 9, 10 PM
55.4
46.4
6
12
Fri 9, 9 PM
58.6
47.4
7
12
Fri 9, 8 PM
55.4
47.3
4
12
Fri 9, 7 PM
57.6
46.9
4
12
Fri 9, 6 PM
64.2
47.6
4
12
Fri 9, 5 PM
70.0
45.5
7
12
Fri 9, 4 PM
69.9
44.0
8
12
Fri 9, 3 PM
71.5
43.7
9
12
Fri 9, 2 PM
71.9
42.8
11
12
Fri 9, 1 PM
68.2
45.2
11
12
Fri 9, 12 PM
61.2
45.5
10
12
Fri 9, 11 AM
53.3
43.3
9
12
Fri 9, 10 AM
46.9
41.0
9
12
Fri 9, 9 AM
41.7
38.3
9
12
Fri 9, 8 AM
38.5
35.7
7
12
Fri 9, 7 AM
37.0
34.2
5
12
Fri 9, 6 AM
37.4
33.8
3
12
Fri 9, 5 AM
39.7
34.4
5
12
Fri 9, 4 AM
41.7
35.4
7
12
Fri 9, 3 AM
41.8
35.9
6
12
Fri 9, 2 AM
39.4
35.3
4
12
Fri 9, 1 AM
37.2
33.3
3
12
Fri 9, 12 AM
38.3
34.0
3
12
Thu 8, 11 PM
40.3
34.6
3
12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Day
High F
Low F
Highest dew point F
Lowest dew point F
Highest humidity %
Lowest humidity %
Precipitation in
Oct 15
44.8
38.8
40.4
31.6
91
70
0.00
Oct 14
53.8
33.3
40.8
30.9
94
60
0.00
Oct 13
43.7
36.3
38.5
34.2
94
78
0.00
Oct 12
39.9
37.2
37.8
35.4
94
91
0.71
Oct 11
48.0
38.8
45.2
35.2
93
75
0.21
Oct 10
63.0
36.9
48.1
35.3
94
52
0.06
Oct 9
72.1
36.3
50.4
32.7
90
34
0.00
Oct 8
61.9
36.5
41.3
31.2
87
37
0.00
Oct 7
63.0
39.0
41.2
30.3
84
30
0.00
Oct 6
67.3
41.9
46.4
37.2
90
35
0.00
Oct 5
72.0
38.3
49.2
33.3
83
39
0.00
Oct 4
63.1
35.2
39.0
31.5
87
32
0.00
Oct 3
64.0
41.4
43.8
31.0
82
33
0.00
Oct 2
64.2
32.5
38.8
28.5
85
36
0.00
Oct 1
58.5
36.0
35.9
30.3
82
36
0.00
Sep 30
60.8
39.2
45.9
33.4
90
36
0.00
Sep 29
72.0
40.6
55.2
37.8
97
33
0.00
Sep 28
59.0
49.5
55.4
40.2
96
66
0.38
Sep 27
60.4
41.0
45.5
32.4
85
38
0.00
Sep 26
70.9
48.9
60.7
39.2
93
34
0.00
Sep 25
71.4
44.8
58.2
43.1
95
61
0.00
Sep 24
78.1
53.1
61.5
49.0
96
46
0.00
Sep 23
59.7
50.9
56.9
47.6
95
83
0.24
Sep 22
67.3
38.1
52.1
35.7
92
50
0.00
Sep 21
67.8
41.5
53.6
40.7
97
48
0.00
Sep 20
59.5
48.9
50.6
46.3
95
62
0.00
Sep 19
65.3
49.8
58.6
45.2
96
63
0.00
Sep 18
75.2
56.1
63.8
53.0
95
56
0.17
Sep 17
67.5
33.6
52.8
32.8
97
47
0.00
Station report
Northgate 5 ESE, in 5 sheets
Drawn from its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:00 PM local time, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.
43.3 F with a dew point of 36.3 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.
At 1,842 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.98 inHg and the temperature at 52.4 F; it reports 43.3 F, 9.1 F colder than standard.
On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 32 degrees above the horizon at 48.96 N, and the day is 10 h 35 min long. Level ground there takes 53 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.
FB-WAT-002, Fig. CHumidity variables
FB-ENG-011, Fig. AWater vapour as a gas
FB-ENG-005, Fig. ALapse rates and stability
