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Identifier
DW8450
Latitude
35.50000 N
Longitude
105.87000 W
Elevation
6,881 ft
Rank
856of 956 in New Mexico, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

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Citizen station DW8450 Report

Rank 856 of 956 in New Mexico, 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 score79.0of 100

New Mexico median
94.1the median score of 956 stations
Scoring higher
855stations in New Mexico
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
21.017.0 reports received, 4.0 continuity
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; New Mexico median 100.0
Next above
NM-DA-285rank 855; ahead on 247 score 79.1 against 79.0
Next below
NM-OT-52rank 857; behind on 247 score 79.0 against 78.7

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 3551.318.0 of 35 pointsNew Mexico median 98.8115 of 224 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNew Mexico median 94.1half its reports arrived within 17 s
  3. Continuityweight 1060.26.0 of 10 pointsNew Mexico median 100.0longest silence 8 h, on a schedule of one report every 45 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsNew Mexico median 95.4its temperature against the airport station KSAF, 14.8 miles away, over 79 readings: typical difference 2.6 °F beyond a steady offset of -1.5 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNew Mexico median 100.00 of 79 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianNew Mexico median 100.0-

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 (2.3 h), none for 72 (54 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 3.0 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.5 °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
856of 956 in New Mexico, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
17 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-1.0 °Fcooler than the airport station KSAF, 15 miles away, on average over 109 readings; typical difference 3.1 °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: 115 of 224 scheduled reports received, 51.3%.

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 956 ranked stations in New Mexico 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, 3; 10 to 19 per cent, 3; 20 to 29 per cent, 7; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 81; 50 to 59 per cent, 72; 60 to 69 per cent, 9; 70 to 79 per cent, 139; 80 to 89 per cent, 114; 90 to 99 per cent, 131; 100 per cent, 395. Citizen station DW8450 received 51.3 per cent, 115 of 224 scheduled reports, rank 856 of 956.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW MEXICO, Oct 16THIS ONE: 51.3%, 115 OF 224, RANK 856 OF 956PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9310 to 19320 to 29730 to 39240 to 498150 to 597260 to 69970 to 7913980 to 8911490 to 99131100395STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station DW8450's rank in New Mexico by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-06 rank 627 of 1,044; 2026-10-07 rank 845 of 999; 2026-10-08 rank 768 of 962; 2026-10-09 rank 759 of 940; 2026-10-10 rank 759 of 942; 2026-10-11 rank 788 of 936; 2026-10-12 rank 851 of 937; 2026-10-13 rank 857 of 960; 2026-10-14 rank 800 of 953; 2026-10-15 rank 869 of 955; 2026-10-16 rank 856 of 956.ITS RANK IN NEW MEXICO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 6Oct 8Oct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%395
90 to 99%131
80 to 89%114
70 to 79%139
60 to 69%9
50 to 59%72
40 to 49%81
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%7
10 to 19%3
0 to 9%3
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202685695651.3%
Oct 15, 202686995548.6%
Oct 14, 202680095357.1%
Oct 13, 202685796047.7%
Oct 12, 202685193746.8%
Oct 11, 202678893652.4%
Oct 10, 202675994250.0%
Oct 9, 202675994049.6%
Oct 8, 202676896247.9%
Oct 7, 202684599938.8%
Oct 6, 20266271,04468.0%

Station report

Citizen station DW8450, 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 6,881 ft above sea level, 22 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.19 inHg and the temperature at 34.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW8450 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,881 feet above sea level with 22 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.19 inches of mercury, and temperature, 34.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8450FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW8450 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 DW845022 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,881 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 HERE23.19 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE34.5 FTITLECitizen station DW8450, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8450TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW8450-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 35.50 N, and the day is 11 h 08 min long. Level ground there takes 71 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW8450, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 78 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 08 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8450FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW8450ELEVATION 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 78°EQUINOXES 55°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 16, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 08 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.50 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW8450, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8450TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW8450-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 6,881 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW8450, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8450FIG. 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 DW8450, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8450TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW8450-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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