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Identifier
DW8578
Latitude
31.08000 N
Longitude
98.05000 W
Elevation
998 ft
Rank
3,591of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Observed
12:15 AMCDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
70F
Relative humidity
86%
Pressure
30.1inHg
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station DW8578ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Citizen station DW8578 Report

Rank 3,591 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 score83.5of 100

Texas median
95.4the median score of 4,689 stations
Scoring higher
3,589stations in Texas
Sharing its score
3ranks 3,590 to 3,592
Points deducted
16.514.4 reports received, 2.1 continuity
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0
Next above
FW7515rank 3,590; ahead on reports received 60.5% against 58.8%
Next below
EW7341rank 3,592; behind on reports received 58.8% against 58.3%

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 3558.820.6 of 35 pointsTexas median 97.5100 of 170 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.0half its reports arrived within 18 s
  3. Continuityweight 1079.07.9 of 10 pointsTexas median 100.0longest silence 5.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 59 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsTexas median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KLZZ, 8.9 miles away, over 110 readings: typical difference 2.3 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.4 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsTexas median 100.00 of 110 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 (3 h), none for 72 (70.8 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
3,591of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
18 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.8 °Fwarmer than the airport station KLZZ, 8.9 miles away, on average over 168 readings; typical difference 2.2 °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: 100 of 170 scheduled reports received, 58.8%.

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 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 DW8578 received 58.8 per cent, 100 of 170 scheduled reports, rank 3,591 of 4,689.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 58.8%, 100 OF 170, RANK 3,591 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 DW8578's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 3,441 of 4,757; 2026-10-06 rank 3,803 of 4,690; 2026-10-07 rank 3,283 of 5,124; 2026-10-08 rank 2,954 of 5,212; 2026-10-09 rank 3,017 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 3,012 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 3,646 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 3,718 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 3,570 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 3,492 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 3,509 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 3,591 of 4,689.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,0004,000Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 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, 20263,5914,68958.8%
Oct 15, 20263,5094,65861.3%
Oct 14, 20263,4924,65660.1%
Oct 13, 20263,5704,66658.3%
Oct 12, 20263,7184,69856.5%
Oct 11, 20263,6464,76456.7%
Oct 10, 20263,0124,90461.2%
Oct 9, 20263,0174,90261.2%
Oct 8, 20262,9545,21264.3%
Oct 7, 20263,2835,12459.2%
Oct 6, 20263,8034,69052.0%
Oct 5, 20263,4414,75765.0%

Station report

Citizen station DW8578, 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 998 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.86 inHg and the temperature at 55.4 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.10 inHg means its barometer reads 29.03 inHg; it reports 70.0 F, 14.6 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW8578 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 998 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.86 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.10 and the station pressure it means, 29.03.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8578FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW8578 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 DW85784 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT998 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 HERE28.86 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.4 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.10 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.03 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED70.0 FTITLECitizen station DW8578, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8578TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW8578-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 31.08 N, and the day is 11 h 16 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW8578, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 82 at the June solstice, 59 at the equinoxes and 35 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 16 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8578FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW8578ELEVATION 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 82°EQUINOXES 59°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 35°OCT 16, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 16 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 31.08 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW8578, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8578TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW8578-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 998 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW8578, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 70.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8578FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE70.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW8578, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8578TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW8578-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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