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Identifier
385655074532601
Latitude
38.94861 N
Longitude
74.89056 W
Elevation
-
Rank
494of 756 in New Jersey, Oct 17
Observed
1:21 PMEDT, 25 minutes ago
Air temperature
51.8F
Dew point
40F
Relative humidity
64%
Wind
17mph
Gust
24mph
Wind direction
330°
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Cape May USGS weather stationReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Station charts

Cape May USGS weather station Report

Rank 494 of 756 in New Jersey, Oct 17. 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 score92.5of 100

New Jersey median
96.2the median score of 756 stations
Scoring higher
492stations in New Jersey
Sharing its score
2ranks 493 to 494
Points deducted
7.54.1 reports received, 3.2 accuracy, 0.2 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; New Jersey median 97.8
Next above
CAPN4rank 493; ahead on reports received 94.4% against 88.2%
Next below
391709074343201rank 495; behind on 247 score 92.5 against 92.4

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 3588.230.9 of 35 pointsNew Jersey median 98.8494 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNew Jersey median 99.8half its reports arrived within 10 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNew Jersey median 100.0longest silence 42 min, on a schedule of one report every 18 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2084.016.8 of 20 pointsNew Jersey median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KWWD, 4.4 miles away, over 362 readings: typical difference 3.0 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.3 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNew Jersey median 100.00 of 362 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.8 of 10 points, at the medianNew Jersey median 97.8-

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 (54 min), none for 72 (21.6 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
494of 756 in New Jersey, Oct 17
Schedule
every 18 minon the hour's :03, :21 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
61 of 8076.2% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
488 of 56087.1% of its schedule, 490 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
42 minfrom Oct 12, 4:03 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 5:21 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
10 min9 in 10 within 12 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.2 °Fwarmer than the airport station KWWD, 4.4 miles away, on average over 590 readings; typical difference 3.9 °F

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

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.

Its schedule is one report every 18 min, 80 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 18 min count as one received.

Chart of the 756 ranked stations in New Jersey on Oct 17 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, 3; 10 to 19 per cent, 28; 20 to 29 per cent, 2; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 61; 50 to 59 per cent, 83; 60 to 69 per cent, 17; 70 to 79 per cent, 40; 80 to 89 per cent, 64; 90 to 99 per cent, 167; 100 per cent, 290. Cape May USGS weather station received 88.2 per cent, 494 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 494 of 756.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW JERSEY, Oct 17THIS ONE: 88.2%, 494 OF 560, RANK 494 OF 756PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9310 to 192820 to 29230 to 39140 to 496150 to 598360 to 691770 to 794080 to 896490 to 99167100290STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Cape May USGS weather station's rank in New Jersey by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-07 rank 635 of 716; 2026-10-08 rank 691 of 725; 2026-10-09 rank 666 of 719; 2026-10-10 rank 664 of 719; 2026-10-11 rank 596 of 717; 2026-10-12 rank 527 of 721; 2026-10-13 rank 489 of 724; 2026-10-14 rank 506 of 727; 2026-10-15 rank 480 of 730; 2026-10-16 rank 492 of 737; 2026-10-17 rank 494 of 756.ITS RANK IN NEW JERSEY, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%290
90 to 99%167
80 to 89%64
70 to 79%40
60 to 69%17
50 to 59%83
40 to 49%61
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%2
10 to 19%28
0 to 9%3
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 202649475688.2%
Oct 16, 202649273789.2%
Oct 15, 202648073089.2%
Oct 14, 202650672789.2%
Oct 13, 202648972489.2%
Oct 12, 202652772176.6%
Oct 11, 202659671763.9%
Oct 10, 202666471951.0%
Oct 9, 202666671950.7%
Oct 8, 202669172525.5%
Oct 7, 202663571612.8%

Station report

Cape May USGS weather station, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 38.95 N, and the day is 10 h 58 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Cape May USGS weather station, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 58 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 385655074532601FIG. E THE SUN AT CAPE MAY USGS WEATHER STATIONELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 17, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 58 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.95 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLECape May USGS weather station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 385655074532601TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-385655074532601-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Cape May USGS weather station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 385655074532601FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECape May USGS weather station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 385655074532601TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-385655074532601-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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