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Identifier
AF5LA
Latitude
29.65000 N
Longitude
98.33000 W
Elevation
1,018 ft
Rank
3,845of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Observed
4:00 AMCDT, 1 hour ago
Pressure
30.15inHg
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Citizen station AF5LA Report

Rank 3,845 of 4,689 in Texas, 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 score80.0of 100

Texas median
95.4the median score of 4,689 stations
Scoring higher
3,844stations in Texas
Sharing its score
37ranks 3,845 to 3,881
Points deducted
20.015.8 reports received, 4.2 continuity
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0
Next above
HSMT2rank 3,844; ahead on 247 score 80.1 against 80.0
Next below
FW5354rank 3,846; behind on reports received 54.9% against 54.0%

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 3554.919.2 of 35 pointsTexas median 97.5123 of 224 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.0half its reports arrived within 17 s
  3. Continuityweight 1058.25.8 of 10 pointsTexas median 100.0longest silence 8.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 45 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsTexas median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KRND, 8.7 miles away, over 73 readings: typical difference 1.6 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.4 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsTexas median 100.00 of 73 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianTexas median 100.0-

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 2.4 °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
3,845of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
17 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.3 °Fcooler than the airport station KRND, 8.7 miles away, on average over 68 readings; typical difference 1.7 °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: 123 of 224 scheduled reports received, 54.9%.

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 4,689 ranked stations in Texas 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, 33; 10 to 19 per cent, 70; 20 to 29 per cent, 146; 30 to 39 per cent, 87; 40 to 49 per cent, 298; 50 to 59 per cent, 481; 60 to 69 per cent, 129; 70 to 79 per cent, 424; 80 to 89 per cent, 399; 90 to 99 per cent, 1,390; 100 per cent, 1,232. Citizen station AF5LA received 54.9 per cent, 123 of 224 scheduled reports, rank 3,845 of 4,689.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 54.9%, 123 OF 224, RANK 3,845 OF 4,689PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 93310 to 197020 to 2914630 to 398740 to 4929850 to 5948160 to 6912970 to 7942480 to 8939990 to 991,3901001,232STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station AF5LA's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-08 rank 4,886 of 5,212; 2026-10-09 rank 4,569 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 4,567 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 4,472 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 4,354 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 4,176 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 3,908 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 3,926 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 3,845 of 4,689.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 8Oct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,232
90 to 99%1,390
80 to 89%399
70 to 79%424
60 to 69%129
50 to 59%481
40 to 49%298
30 to 39%87
20 to 29%146
10 to 19%70
0 to 9%33
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20263,8454,68954.9%
Oct 15, 20263,9264,65852.2%
Oct 14, 20263,9084,65652.6%
Oct 13, 20264,1764,66643.3%
Oct 12, 20264,3544,69836.1%
Oct 11, 20264,4724,76429.3%
Oct 10, 20264,5674,90426.3%
Oct 9, 20264,5694,90225.9%
Oct 8, 20264,8865,21211.4%

Station report

Citizen station AF5LA, in 3 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 column

Contents

At 1,018 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.84 inHg and the temperature at 55.4 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.15 inHg means its barometer reads 29.06 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station AF5LA stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,018 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.84 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.15 and the station pressure it means, 29.06.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AF5LAFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION AF5LA 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 AF5LA4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,018 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 HERE28.84 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.4 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.15 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.06 inHgTITLECitizen station AF5LA, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP AF5LATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AF5LA-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 51 degrees above the horizon at 29.65 N, and the day is 11 h 18 min long. Level ground there takes 78 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station AF5LA, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 51 degrees above the horizon, against 84 at the June solstice, 60 at the equinoxes and 37 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 18 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AF5LAFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION AF5LAELEVATION 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 84°EQUINOXES 60°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 37°OCT 16, 51°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 18 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 78 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 29.65 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station AF5LA, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP AF5LATYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AF5LA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,018 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station AF5LA, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AF5LAFIG. 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 AF5LA, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP AF5LATYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AF5LA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

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