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Identifier
GW6254
Latitude
42.73000 N
Longitude
73.73000 W
Elevation
233 ft
Rank
1,086of 1,432 in New York, Oct 16
Observed
12:36 AMEDT, 5 minutes ago
Air temperature
47F
Pressure
30.06inHg

Ranking Statistics

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Citizen station GW6254 Report

Rank 1,086 of 1,432 in New York, 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 score83.5of 100

New York median
96.1the median score of 1,432 stations
Scoring higher
1,084stations in New York
Sharing its score
2ranks 1,085 to 1,086
Points deducted
16.512.3 reports received, 3.5 continuity, 0.8 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; New York median 92.5
Next above
SDCrank 1,085; ahead on reports received 76.3% against 64.8%
Next below
CW5437rank 1,087; behind on 247 score 83.5 against 83.4

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 3564.922.7 of 35 pointsNew York median 99.4327 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNew York median 90.8half its reports arrived within 18 s
  3. Continuityweight 1065.46.5 of 10 pointsNew York median 100.0longest silence 3 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsNew York median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KALB, 3.7 miles away, over 233 readings: typical difference 1.2 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.4 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNew York median 100.00 of 233 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.3 of 10 points, at the medianNew York median 92.5-

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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 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
1,086of 1,432 in New York, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
18 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.3 °Fcooler than the airport station KALB, 3.7 miles away, on average over 318 readings; typical difference 1.1 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

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: 327 of 504 scheduled reports received, 64.8%.

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 1,432 ranked stations in New York 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, 6; 10 to 19 per cent, 7; 20 to 29 per cent, 45; 30 to 39 per cent, 3; 40 to 49 per cent, 72; 50 to 59 per cent, 200; 60 to 69 per cent, 32; 70 to 79 per cent, 68; 80 to 89 per cent, 106; 90 to 99 per cent, 274; 100 per cent, 619. Citizen station GW6254 received 64.8 per cent, 327 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 1,086 of 1,432.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW YORK, Oct 16THIS ONE: 64.8%, 327 OF 504, RANK 1,086 OF 1,432PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9610 to 19720 to 294530 to 39340 to 497250 to 5920060 to 693270 to 796880 to 8910690 to 99274100619STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station GW6254's rank in New York by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-06 rank 1,287 of 1,376; 2026-10-07 rank 1,288 of 1,413; 2026-10-08 rank 1,247 of 1,426; 2026-10-09 rank 1,288 of 1,426; 2026-10-10 rank 1,288 of 1,426; 2026-10-11 rank 1,265 of 1,431; 2026-10-12 rank 1,187 of 1,434; 2026-10-13 rank 1,184 of 1,437; 2026-10-14 rank 1,157 of 1,427; 2026-10-15 rank 1,167 of 1,433; 2026-10-16 rank 1,086 of 1,432.ITS RANK IN NEW YORK, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 6Oct 8Oct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%619
90 to 99%274
80 to 89%106
70 to 79%68
60 to 69%32
50 to 59%200
40 to 49%72
30 to 39%3
20 to 29%45
10 to 19%7
0 to 9%6
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20261,0861,43264.8%
Oct 15, 20261,1671,43357.8%
Oct 14, 20261,1571,42758.6%
Oct 13, 20261,1841,43756.3%
Oct 12, 20261,1871,43454.6%
Oct 11, 20261,2651,43148.4%
Oct 10, 20261,2881,42643.9%
Oct 9, 20261,2881,42644.0%
Oct 8, 20261,2471,42644.4%
Oct 7, 20261,2881,41339.0%
Oct 6, 20261,2871,37630.0%

Station report

Citizen station GW6254, in 3 sheets

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

1The column

Contents

At 233 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.67 inHg and the temperature at 58.2 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.06 inHg means its barometer reads 29.81 inHg; it reports 47.0 F, 11.2 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW6254 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 233 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.67 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.2 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.06 and the station pressure it means, 29.81.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6254FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW6254 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 GW62541 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT233 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 HERE29.67 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.2 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.06 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.81 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED47.0 FTITLECitizen station GW6254, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6254TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW6254-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 42.73 N, and the day is 10 h 52 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW6254, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 52 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6254FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW6254ELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 16, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 52 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.73 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW6254, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6254TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW6254-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 233 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW6254, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 47.0 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6254FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE47.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station GW6254, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6254TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW6254-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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