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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-BUFN6
Latitude
42.87800 N
Longitude
78.89000 W
Elevation
-
Rank
1,352of 1,432 in New York, Oct 16
Observed
3:30 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
64.2F
Dew point
64.2F
Relative humidity
100%
Wind
18mph
Gust
20mph
Wind direction
170°

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 10 instruments in New York stand at one.

Station charts

Buffalo Report

Rank 1,352 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 score70.8of 100

New York median
96.1the median score of 1,432 stations
Scoring higher
1,351stations in New York
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
29.213.9 reports received, 6.6 arrival, 6.1 continuity, 1.9 accuracy, 0.8 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; New York median 92.5
Next above
NDBC-CXHN6rank 1,351; ahead on 247 score 71.4 against 70.8
Next below
EW8599rank 1,353; behind on 247 score 70.8 against 70.6

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 3560.421.1 of 35 pointsNew York median 99.4338 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1034.33.4 of 10 pointsNew York median 90.8half its reports arrived within 43 min
  3. Continuityweight 1038.83.9 of 10 pointsNew York median 100.0longest silence 6.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 18 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2090.518.1 of 20 pointsNew York median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KBUF, 8.9 miles away, over 193 readings: typical difference 3.0 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.8 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNew York median 100.00 of 193 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 (54 min), none for 72 (21.6 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.4 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.9 °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
1,352of 1,432 in New York, Oct 16
Schedule
every 18 minon the hour's :18, :30 and :48
Reports received, 24 hours
59 of 8073.7% of its schedule, 64 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
358 of 56063.9% of its schedule, 410 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
6 h 18 minfrom Oct 14, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 7:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
43 min9 in 10 within 52 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.8 °Fwarmer than the airport station KBUF, 8.9 miles away, on average over 205 readings; typical difference 3.1 °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 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. Buffalo received 60.3 per cent, 338 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 1,352 of 1,432.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW YORK, Oct 16THIS ONE: 60.3%, 338 OF 560, RANK 1,352 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 Buffalo's rank in New York by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 1,390 of 1,431; 2026-10-12 rank 1,352 of 1,434; 2026-10-13 rank 1,353 of 1,437; 2026-10-14 rank 1,353 of 1,427; 2026-10-15 rank 1,370 of 1,433; 2026-10-16 rank 1,352 of 1,432.ITS RANK IN NEW YORK, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 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, 20261,3521,43260.3%
Oct 15, 20261,3701,43350.1%
Oct 14, 20261,3531,42744.1%
Oct 13, 20261,3531,43733.7%
Oct 12, 20261,3521,43423.3%
Oct 11, 20261,3901,43111.7%

Station report

Buffalo, 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 38 degrees above the horizon at 42.88 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 Buffalo, 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 NDBC-BUFN6FIG. E THE SUN AT BUFFALOELEVATION 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 42.88 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEBuffalo, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-BUFN6TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCBUFN6-1DRAWN 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, Buffalo, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-BUFN6FIG. 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 SCALETITLEBuffalo, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-BUFN6TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCBUFN6-2DRAWN 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-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

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