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Identifier
CW8198
Latitude
41.32000 N
Longitude
96.11000 W
Elevation
1,086 ft
Rank
601of 681 in Nebraska, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 474 instruments in Nebraska stand at one.

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Citizen station CW8198 Report

Rank 601 of 681 in Nebraska, 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 score78.1of 100

Nebraska median
93.9the median score of 681 stations
Scoring higher
600stations in Nebraska
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
21.915.8 reports received, 3.3 forecast check, 2.9 continuity
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Nebraska median 67.4
Next above
FW0394rank 600; ahead on 247 score 78.3 against 78.1
Next below
FW9521rank 602; behind on 247 score 78.1 against 77.8

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.

  1. Reports receivedweight 3554.819.2 of 35 pointsNebraska median 99.4221 of 403 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNebraska median 80.2half its reports arrived within 15 s
  3. Continuityweight 1071.47.1 of 10 pointsNebraska median 100.0longest silence 3.1 h, on a schedule of one report every 25 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsNebraska median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KBTA, 6.6 miles away, over 301 readings: typical difference 1.6 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.7 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNebraska median 100.00 of 301 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-6.7 of 10 points, at the medianNebraska median 67.4-

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 (75 min), none for 72 (30 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.2 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.7 °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
601of 681 in Nebraska, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
15 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.4 °Fcooler than the airport station KBTA, 6.6 miles away, on average over 465 readings; typical difference 3.5 °F; also compared with 2 other reference stations

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: 221 of 403 scheduled reports received, 54.8%.

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 681 ranked stations in Nebraska 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 3; 20 to 29 per cent, 12; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 27; 50 to 59 per cent, 48; 60 to 69 per cent, 6; 70 to 79 per cent, 56; 80 to 89 per cent, 48; 90 to 99 per cent, 189; 100 per cent, 290. Citizen station CW8198 received 54.8 per cent, 221 of 403 scheduled reports, rank 601 of 681.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEBRASKA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 54.8%, 221 OF 403, RANK 601 OF 681PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19320 to 291230 to 39240 to 492750 to 594860 to 69670 to 795680 to 894890 to 99189100290STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station CW8198's rank in Nebraska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 671 of 684; 2026-10-06 rank 668 of 689; 2026-10-07 rank 651 of 697; 2026-10-08 rank 663 of 693; 2026-10-09 rank 657 of 680; 2026-10-10 rank 658 of 680; 2026-10-11 rank 652 of 680; 2026-10-12 rank 642 of 678; 2026-10-13 rank 628 of 676; 2026-10-14 rank 625 of 676; 2026-10-15 rank 631 of 674; 2026-10-16 rank 601 of 681.ITS RANK IN NEBRASKA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%290
90 to 99%189
80 to 89%48
70 to 79%56
60 to 69%6
50 to 59%48
40 to 49%27
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%12
10 to 19%3
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202660168154.8%
Oct 15, 202663167446.4%
Oct 14, 202662567652.1%
Oct 13, 202662867650.6%
Oct 12, 202664267850.8%
Oct 11, 202665268047.9%
Oct 10, 202665868047.1%
Oct 9, 202665768047.1%
Oct 8, 202666369351.6%
Oct 7, 202665169745.1%
Oct 6, 202666868947.1%
Oct 5, 202667168442.6%

Station report

Citizen station CW8198, 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 1,086 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.77 inHg and the temperature at 55.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW8198 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,086 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.77 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW8198FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW8198 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 CW81984 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,086 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 HERE28.77 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.1 FTITLECitizen station CW8198, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW8198TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW8198-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 41.32 N, and the day is 10 h 55 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station CW8198, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 55 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW8198FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW8198ELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 55 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.32 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station CW8198, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW8198TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW8198-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,086 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station CW8198, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW8198FIG. 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 CW8198, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW8198TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW8198-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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