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Identifier
FW4518
Latitude
44.39000 N
Longitude
121.20000 W
Elevation
2,744 ft
Rank
1,427of 1,635 in Oregon, Oct 16
Observed
9:06 PMPDT, 30 minutes ago
Air temperature
55F
Relative humidity
64%
Pressure
30.43inHg
Wind
4mph
Gust
7mph
Wind direction
14°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station FW4518ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,237 instruments in Oregon stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW4518 Report

Rank 1,427 of 1,635 in Oregon, 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 score77.0of 100

Oregon median
92.2the median score of 1,635 stations
Scoring higher
1,423stations in Oregon
Sharing its score
5ranks 1,424 to 1,428
Points deducted
23.017.2 reports received, 3.3 continuity, 1.4 accuracy, 1.1 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Oregon median 89.5
Next above
GW1267rank 1,426; ahead on reports received 51.3% against 50.8%
Next below
FW4834rank 1,428; behind on reports received 50.8% against 49.4%

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 3550.917.8 of 35 pointsOregon median 98.2171 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsOregon median 84.9half its reports arrived within 18 s
  3. Continuityweight 1067.26.7 of 10 pointsOregon median 100.0longest silence 4.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 30 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2092.818.6 of 20 pointsOregon median 89.1its temperature against the airport station KRDM, 9.7 miles away, over 113 readings: typical difference 2.9 °F beyond a steady offset of +1.5 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsOregon median 100.00 of 113 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.0 of 10 points, at the medianOregon median 89.5-

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 (1.5 h), none for 72 (36 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.0 °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
1,427of 1,635 in Oregon, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
18 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.1 °Fwarmer than the airport station KRDM, 9.7 miles away, on average over 155 readings; typical difference 3.2 °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: 171 of 336 scheduled reports received, 50.8%.

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 1,635 ranked stations in Oregon 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, 26; 30 to 39 per cent, 6; 40 to 49 per cent, 64; 50 to 59 per cent, 181; 60 to 69 per cent, 85; 70 to 79 per cent, 178; 80 to 89 per cent, 81; 90 to 99 per cent, 619; 100 per cent, 388. Citizen station FW4518 received 50.8 per cent, 171 of 336 scheduled reports, rank 1,427 of 1,635.WHERE IT RANKS IN OREGON, Oct 16THIS ONE: 50.8%, 171 OF 336, RANK 1,427 OF 1,635PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19620 to 292630 to 39640 to 496450 to 5918160 to 698570 to 7917880 to 898190 to 99619100388STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station FW4518's rank in Oregon by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 1,281 of 1,493; 2026-10-06 rank 1,208 of 1,523; 2026-10-07 rank 1,302 of 1,543; 2026-10-08 rank 1,246 of 1,571; 2026-10-09 rank 1,291 of 1,646; 2026-10-10 rank 1,288 of 1,646; 2026-10-11 rank 1,304 of 1,649; 2026-10-12 rank 1,335 of 1,642; 2026-10-13 rank 1,479 of 1,642; 2026-10-14 rank 1,460 of 1,628; 2026-10-15 rank 1,462 of 1,632; 2026-10-16 rank 1,427 of 1,635.ITS RANK IN OREGON, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%388
90 to 99%619
80 to 89%81
70 to 79%178
60 to 69%85
50 to 59%181
40 to 49%64
30 to 39%6
20 to 29%26
10 to 19%6
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20261,4271,63550.8%
Oct 15, 20261,4621,63248.8%
Oct 14, 20261,4601,62850.4%
Oct 13, 20261,4791,64248.6%
Oct 12, 20261,3351,64252.3%
Oct 11, 20261,3041,64950.8%
Oct 10, 20261,2881,64649.0%
Oct 9, 20261,2911,64648.8%
Oct 8, 20261,2461,57153.6%
Oct 7, 20261,3021,54351.8%
Oct 6, 20261,2081,52359.0%
Oct 5, 20261,2811,49353.3%

Station report

Citizen station FW4518, in 4 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 wind

Contents

From the north northeast (14 degrees) at 4 mph, gusting 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW4518, north up: blowing from 14 degrees, the north northeast, at 4 miles an hour, gusting 7; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW4518FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW4518PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 14°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW4518, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW4518TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW4518-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 2,744 ft above sea level, 10 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.07 inHg and the temperature at 49.2 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.43 inHg means its barometer reads 27.53 inHg; it reports 55.0 F, 5.8 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW4518 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,744 feet above sea level with 10 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.07 inches of mercury, and temperature, 49.2 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.43 and the station pressure it means, 27.53.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW4518FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW4518 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 FW451810 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,744 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 HERE27.07 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE49.2 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.43 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.53 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED55.0 FTITLECitizen station FW4518, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW4518TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW4518-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 36 degrees above the horizon at 44.39 N, and the day is 10 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 59 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW4518, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 36 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW4518FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW4518ELEVATION 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 69°EQUINOXES 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°OCT 16, 36°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 59 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.39 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW4518, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW4518TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW4518-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 2,744 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW4518, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 55.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW4518FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE55.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW4518, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW4518TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW4518-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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