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At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-CMAN4
Latitude
38.96800 N
Longitude
74.96000 W
Elevation
-
Observed
4:24 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
63.9F
Wind
5mph
Gust
6mph
Wind direction
100°

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 9 instruments in New Jersey stand at one.

Station charts

Cape May Report

Rank 704 of 737 in New Jersey, 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 score67.0of 100

New Jersey median
95.7the median score of 737 stations
Scoring higher
703stations in New Jersey
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
33.014.8 reports received, 6.8 arrival, 6.1 continuity, 4.8 accuracy, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; New Jersey median 95.3
Next above
EW8839rank 703; ahead on 247 score 67.5 against 67.0
Next below
GW2630rank 705; behind on 247 score 67.0 against 63.4

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 3557.720.2 of 35 pointsNew Jersey median 98.8323 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1031.93.2 of 10 pointsNew Jersey median 99.5half its reports arrived within 44 min
  3. Continuityweight 1038.83.9 of 10 pointsNew Jersey median 100.0longest silence 6.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 18 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2075.915.2 of 20 pointsNew Jersey median 98.6its temperature against the airport station KWWD, 4.1 miles away, over 229 readings: typical difference 3.5 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.1 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNew Jersey median 100.00 of 229 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianNew Jersey median 95.3-

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
Schedule
every 18 minon the hour's :00, :18, :30 and :48
Reports received, 24 hours
57 of 8071.2% of its schedule, 64 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
342 of 56061.0% of its schedule, 407 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
6 h 18 minfrom Oct 14, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 6:48 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
44 min9 in 10 within 53 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.1 °Fcooler than the airport station KWWD, 4.1 miles away, on average over 245 readings; typical difference 3.4 °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 737 ranked stations in New Jersey 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, 6; 20 to 29 per cent, 24; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 45; 50 to 59 per cent, 90; 60 to 69 per cent, 16; 70 to 79 per cent, 41; 80 to 89 per cent, 70; 90 to 99 per cent, 169; 100 per cent, 271. Cape May received 57.6 per cent, 323 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 704 of 737.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW JERSEY, Oct 16THIS ONE: 57.6%, 323 OF 560, RANK 704 OF 737PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19620 to 292430 to 39440 to 494550 to 599060 to 691670 to 794180 to 897090 to 99169100271STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Cape May's rank in New Jersey by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 711 of 717; 2026-10-12 rank 703 of 721; 2026-10-13 rank 686 of 724; 2026-10-14 rank 689 of 727; 2026-10-15 rank 709 of 730; 2026-10-16 rank 704 of 737.ITS RANK IN NEW JERSEY, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%271
90 to 99%169
80 to 89%70
70 to 79%41
60 to 69%16
50 to 59%90
40 to 49%45
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%24
10 to 19%6
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202670473757.6%
Oct 15, 202670973047.6%
Oct 14, 202668972742.1%
Oct 13, 202668672432.6%
Oct 12, 202670372122.5%
Oct 11, 202671171711.6%

Station report

Cape May, 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 16 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 38.97 N, and the day is 11 h 01 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Cape May, angles true: on Oct 16 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 11 h 01 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-CMAN4FIG. E THE SUN AT CAPE MAYELEVATION 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 16, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 01 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.97 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECape May, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-CMAN4TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCCMAN4-1DRAWN 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, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-CMAN4FIG. 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, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-CMAN4TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCCMAN4-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Cape May