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Identifier
FW2020
Latitude
41.73000 N
Longitude
71.52000 W
Elevation
257 ft
Rank
125of 154 in Rhode Island, Oct 16
Observed
10:15 PMEDT, 31 minutes ago
Pressure
30.24inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
0mph
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station FW2020ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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

Station charts

Citizen station FW2020 Report

Rank 125 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 score79.6of 100

Rhode Island median
94.7the median score of 154 stations
Scoring higher
124stations in Rhode Island
Sharing its score
6ranks 125 to 130
Points deducted
20.412.2 reports received, 5.4 accuracy, 2.6 continuity, 0.3 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Rhode Island median 96.8
Next above
FW0152rank 124; ahead on 247 score 80.4 against 79.6
Next below
RI-PR-77rank 126; behind on reports received 65.0% 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 3565.122.8 of 35 pointsRhode Island median 98.2164 of 252 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsRhode Island median 100.0half its reports arrived within 17 s
  3. Continuityweight 1074.57.5 of 10 pointsRhode Island median 100.0longest silence 4.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 40 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2073.214.6 of 20 pointsRhode Island median 99.4its temperature against the airport station KPVD, 4.5 miles away, over 157 readings: typical difference 3.7 °F beyond a steady offset of -1.7 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsRhode Island median 100.00 of 157 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 h), none for 72 (48 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
125of 154 in Rhode Island, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
17 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.8 °Fcooler than the airport station KPVD, 4.5 miles away, on average over 161 readings; typical difference 3.9 °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: 164 of 252 scheduled reports received, 65.0%.

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 FW2020 received 65.0 per cent, 164 of 252 scheduled reports, rank 125 of 154.WHERE IT RANKS IN RHODE ISLAND, Oct 16THIS ONE: 65.0%, 164 OF 252, RANK 125 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 FW2020's rank in Rhode Island by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 126 of 149; 2026-10-06 rank 130 of 151; 2026-10-07 rank 128 of 149; 2026-10-08 rank 137 of 148; 2026-10-09 rank 134 of 144; 2026-10-10 rank 134 of 144; 2026-10-11 rank 129 of 147; 2026-10-12 rank 129 of 148; 2026-10-13 rank 130 of 148; 2026-10-14 rank 131 of 152; 2026-10-15 rank 131 of 152; 2026-10-16 rank 125 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, 202612515465.0%
Oct 15, 202613115262.3%
Oct 14, 202613115263.0%
Oct 13, 202613014861.9%
Oct 12, 202612914858.7%
Oct 11, 202612914757.7%
Oct 10, 202613414452.8%
Oct 9, 202613414452.6%
Oct 8, 202613714856.3%
Oct 7, 202612814961.7%
Oct 6, 202613015154.7%
Oct 5, 202612614946.6%

Station report

Citizen station FW2020, 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW2020, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW2020FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW2020PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW2020, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW2020TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW2020-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 257 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.64 inHg and the temperature at 58.1 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.24 inHg means its barometer reads 29.96 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW2020 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 257 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.64 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.1 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.24 and the station pressure it means, 29.96.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW2020FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW2020 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 FW20201 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT257 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 HERE29.64 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.1 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.24 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.96 inHgTITLECitizen station FW2020, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW2020TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW2020-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.73 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 FW2020, 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 FW2020FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW2020ELEVATION 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 41.73 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW2020, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW2020TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW2020-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 257 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW2020, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW2020FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW2020, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW2020TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW2020-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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