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Identifier
CW6451
Latitude
41.53000 N
Longitude
71.30000 W
Elevation
78 ft
Rank
136of 154 in Rhode Island, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 299 instruments in Rhode Island stand at one.

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Citizen station CW6451 Report

Rank 136 of 154 in Rhode Island, 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 score78.3of 100

Rhode Island median
94.7the median score of 154 stations
Scoring higher
134stations in Rhode Island
Sharing its score
4ranks 135 to 138
Points deducted
21.717.4 reports received, 3.0 continuity, 1.1 accuracy, 0.3 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Rhode Island median 96.8
Next above
NDBC-PRUR1rank 135; ahead on reports received 75.0% against 50.4%
Next below
RI-KN-30rank 137; behind on reports received 50.4% against 42.8%

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 3550.417.6 of 35 pointsRhode Island median 98.2113 of 224 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsRhode Island median 100.0half its reports arrived within 16 s
  3. Continuityweight 1070.57.1 of 10 pointsRhode Island median 100.0longest silence 5.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 45 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2094.718.9 of 20 pointsRhode Island median 99.4its temperature against the airport station KOQU, 7.5 miles away, over 103 readings: typical difference 2.6 °F beyond a steady offset of -1.1 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsRhode Island median 100.00 of 103 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.7 of 10 points, at the medianRhode Island median 96.8-

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 2.3 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.8 °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
136of 154 in Rhode Island, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
17 s9 in 10 within 29 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-1.4 °Fcooler than the airport station KOQU, 7.5 miles away, on average over 128 readings; typical difference 2.8 °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: 113 of 224 scheduled reports received, 50.4%.

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 154 ranked stations in Rhode Island 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 1; 20 to 29 per cent, 3; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 13; 50 to 59 per cent, 17; 60 to 69 per cent, 6; 70 to 79 per cent, 12; 80 to 89 per cent, 18; 90 to 99 per cent, 23; 100 per cent, 61. Citizen station CW6451 received 50.4 per cent, 113 of 224 scheduled reports, rank 136 of 154.WHERE IT RANKS IN RHODE ISLAND, Oct 16THIS ONE: 50.4%, 113 OF 224, RANK 136 OF 154PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1100 to 910 to 19120 to 29330 to 3940 to 491350 to 591760 to 69670 to 791280 to 891890 to 992310061STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station CW6451's rank in Rhode Island by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 141 of 149; 2026-10-06 rank 132 of 151; 2026-10-07 rank 122 of 149; 2026-10-08 rank 120 of 148; 2026-10-09 rank 117 of 144; 2026-10-10 rank 110 of 144; 2026-10-11 rank 117 of 147; 2026-10-12 rank 116 of 148; 2026-10-13 rank 122 of 148; 2026-10-14 rank 126 of 152; 2026-10-15 rank 133 of 152; 2026-10-16 rank 136 of 154.ITS RANK IN RHODE ISLAND, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP150100150Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%61
90 to 99%23
80 to 89%18
70 to 79%12
60 to 69%6
50 to 59%17
40 to 49%13
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%3
10 to 19%1
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202613615450.4%
Oct 15, 202613315249.1%
Oct 14, 202612615250.4%
Oct 13, 202612214852.2%
Oct 12, 202611614856.5%
Oct 11, 202611714753.3%
Oct 10, 202611014460.3%
Oct 9, 202611714458.5%
Oct 8, 202612014857.5%
Oct 7, 202612214955.5%
Oct 6, 202613215148.5%
Oct 5, 202614114931.7%

Station report

Citizen station CW6451, 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 78 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.84 inHg and the temperature at 58.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW6451 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 78 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.84 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW6451FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW6451 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 CW64510 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT78 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 HERE29.84 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.7 FTITLECitizen station CW6451, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW6451TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW6451-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.53 N, and the day is 10 h 55 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station CW6451, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 55 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW6451FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW6451ELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 55 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.53 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station CW6451, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW6451TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW6451-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 78 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station CW6451, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW6451FIG. 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 CW6451, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW6451TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW6451-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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