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Identifier
452041119321500
Latitude
45.34481 N
Longitude
119.53747 W
Elevation
2,025 ft
Rank
2of 1,637 in Oregon, Oct 18
Observed
6:00 AMPDT, 50 minutes ago
Air temperature
38.5F
Wind
5mph
Wind direction
64°

Ranking Statistics

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Willow Lake Met Station, At Heppner Report

Rank 2 of 1,637 in Oregon, Oct 18. 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 score97.9of 100

Oregon median
89.9the median score of 1,637 stations
Scoring higher
1stations in Oregon
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
2.11.5 forecast check, 0.5 arrival
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Oregon median 84.7
Next above
SYNO3rank 1; ahead on 247 score 98.4 against 97.9
Next below
MLFO3rank 3; behind on 247 score 97.9 against 97.5

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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsOregon median 97.6168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.69.5 of 10 pointsOregon median 86.0half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsOregon median 100.0longest silence 64 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsOregon median 83.0its temperature against the airport station K9S9, 10.5 miles away, over 134 readings: typical difference 2.0 °F beyond a steady offset of -1.2 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsOregon median 100.00 of 134 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.5 of 10 points, at the medianOregon median 84.7-

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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.1 °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
2of 1,637 in Oregon, Oct 18
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 11, 2:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 18, 1:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 13 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-1.7 °Fcooler than the airport station K9S9, 11 miles away, on average over 250 readings; typical difference 2.9 °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 hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 1,637 ranked stations in Oregon on Oct 18 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, 12; 20 to 29 per cent, 17; 30 to 39 per cent, 5; 40 to 49 per cent, 75; 50 to 59 per cent, 175; 60 to 69 per cent, 76; 70 to 79 per cent, 193; 80 to 89 per cent, 82; 90 to 99 per cent, 595; 100 per cent, 406. Willow Lake Met Station, At Heppner received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 2 of 1,637.WHERE IT RANKS IN OREGON, Oct 18THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 2 OF 1,637PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 191220 to 291730 to 39540 to 497550 to 5917560 to 697670 to 7919380 to 898290 to 99595100406STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Willow Lake Met Station, At Heppner's rank in Oregon by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-18: 2026-10-07 rank 1,460 of 1,543; 2026-10-08 rank 1,409 of 1,571; 2026-10-09 rank 1,012 of 1,646; 2026-10-10 rank 1,002 of 1,646; 2026-10-11 rank 924 of 1,649; 2026-10-12 rank 678 of 1,642; 2026-10-13 rank 3 of 1,642; 2026-10-14 rank 3 of 1,628; 2026-10-15 rank 3 of 1,632; 2026-10-16 rank 2 of 1,635; 2026-10-17 rank 2 of 1,639; 2026-10-18 rank 2 of 1,637.ITS RANK IN OREGON, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%406
90 to 99%595
80 to 89%82
70 to 79%193
60 to 69%76
50 to 59%175
40 to 49%75
30 to 39%5
20 to 29%17
10 to 19%12
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 18, 202621,637100.0%
Oct 17, 202621,639100.0%
Oct 16, 202621,635100.0%
Oct 15, 202631,632100.0%
Oct 14, 202631,628100.0%
Oct 13, 202631,642100.0%
Oct 12, 20266781,64285.7%
Oct 11, 20269241,64971.4%
Oct 10, 20261,0021,64657.1%
Oct 9, 20261,0121,64656.5%
Oct 8, 20261,4091,57128.5%
Oct 7, 20261,4601,54314.2%

Station report

Willow Lake Met Station, At Heppner, 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 2,025 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.80 inHg and the temperature at 51.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Willow Lake Met Station, At Heppner stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,025 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.80 inches of mercury, and temperature, 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 452041119321500FIG. D WHERE WILLOW LAKE MET STATION, AT HEPPNER 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 ATMOSPHEREWILLOW LAKE MET STATION, AT HEPPNER7 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,025 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 HERE27.80 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE51.8 FTITLEWillow Lake Met Station, At Heppner, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 452041119321500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-18IDSR-452041119321500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 18 the noon sun stands 35 degrees above the horizon at 45.34 N, and the day is 10 h 39 min long. Level ground there takes 57 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Willow Lake Met Station, At Heppner, angles true: on Oct 18 it stands 35 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 39 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 452041119321500FIG. E THE SUN AT WILLOW LAKE MET STATION, AT HEPPNERELEVATION 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 68°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21°OCT 18, 35°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 39 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 57 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.34 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.8°TITLEWillow Lake Met Station, At Heppner, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 452041119321500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-18IDSR-452041119321500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 2,025 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Willow Lake Met Station, At Heppner, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 452041119321500FIG. 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 SCALETITLEWillow Lake Met Station, At Heppner, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 452041119321500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-18IDSR-452041119321500-3DRAWN 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-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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