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CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW9498
Latitude
41.19000 N
Longitude
96.06000 W
Elevation
1,162 ft
Rank
657of 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 DW9498 Report

Rank 657 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 score70.2of 100

Nebraska median
93.9the median score of 681 stations
Scoring higher
656stations in Nebraska
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
29.821.1 reports received, 5.4 continuity, 3.3 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Nebraska median 67.4
Next above
MDAN1rank 656; ahead on 247 score 70.3 against 70.2
Next below
EW9032rank 658; behind on 247 score 70.2 against 69.8

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 3539.613.9 of 35 pointsNebraska median 99.478 of 197 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNebraska median 80.2half its reports arrived within 22 s
  3. Continuityweight 1045.74.6 of 10 pointsNebraska median 100.0longest silence 14.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 51 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsNebraska median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KMLE, 2.8 miles away, over 103 readings: typical difference 1.1 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.9 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNebraska median 100.00 of 103 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 (2.6 h), none for 72 (61.2 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.8 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.3 °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
657of 681 in Nebraska, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
22 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.9 °Fwarmer than the airport station KMLE, 2.8 miles away, on average over 199 readings; typical difference 1.7 °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: 78 of 197 scheduled reports received, 39.5%.

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 DW9498 received 39.5 per cent, 78 of 197 scheduled reports, rank 657 of 681.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEBRASKA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 39.5%, 78 OF 197, RANK 657 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 DW9498's rank in Nebraska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 601 of 684; 2026-10-06 rank 619 of 689; 2026-10-07 rank 640 of 697; 2026-10-08 rank 669 of 693; 2026-10-09 rank 643 of 680; 2026-10-10 rank 641 of 680; 2026-10-11 rank 644 of 680; 2026-10-12 rank 645 of 678; 2026-10-13 rank 635 of 676; 2026-10-14 rank 627 of 676; 2026-10-15 rank 648 of 674; 2026-10-16 rank 657 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, 202665768139.5%
Oct 15, 202664867439.3%
Oct 14, 202662767645.8%
Oct 13, 202663567642.8%
Oct 12, 202664567835.7%
Oct 11, 202664468038.6%
Oct 10, 202664168040.0%
Oct 9, 202664368039.7%
Oct 8, 202666969333.1%
Oct 7, 202664069732.8%
Oct 6, 202661968946.0%
Oct 5, 202660168450.0%

Station report

Citizen station DW9498, 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 1,162 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.69 inHg and the temperature at 54.9 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW9498 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,162 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.69 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW9498FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW9498 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 DW94984 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,162 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 HERE28.69 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.9 FTITLECitizen station DW9498, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW9498TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW9498-1DRAWN 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 41.19 N, and the day is 10 h 56 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 DW9498, 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 56 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW9498FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW9498ELEVATION 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 56 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.19 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW9498, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW9498TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW9498-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,162 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW9498, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW9498FIG. 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 DW9498, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW9498TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW9498-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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