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Identifier
N5MCB
Latitude
33.19000 N
Longitude
96.69000 W
Elevation
712 ft
Rank
4,508of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

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Citizen station N5MCB Report

Rank 4,508 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 score65.8of 100

Texas median
95.4the median score of 4,689 stations
Scoring higher
4,506stations in Texas
Sharing its score
4ranks 4,507 to 4,510
Points deducted
34.225.5 reports received, 8.0 continuity, 0.6 accuracy
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0
Next above
WD9GETrank 4,507; ahead on reports received 31.1% against 27.0%
Next below
FLNT2rank 4,509; behind on reports received 27.0% against 18.8%

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 3527.19.5 of 35 pointsTexas median 97.5130 of 480 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.0half its reports arrived within 20 s
  3. Continuityweight 1020.02.0 of 10 pointsTexas median 100.0longest silence 13.4 h, on a schedule of one report every 21 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2096.819.4 of 20 pointsTexas median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KTKI, 5.8 miles away, over 87 readings: typical difference 2.3 °F beyond a steady offset of +1.7 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsTexas median 100.00 of 87 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 (63 min), none for 72 (25.2 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.1 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.6 °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
4,508of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
20 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.5 °Fwarmer than the airport station KTKI, 5.8 miles away, on average over 136 readings; typical difference 2.9 °F

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: 130 of 480 scheduled reports received, 27.0%.

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 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 N5MCB received 27.0 per cent, 130 of 480 scheduled reports, rank 4,508 of 4,689.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 27.0%, 130 OF 480, RANK 4,508 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 N5MCB's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 4,263 of 4,757; 2026-10-06 rank 4,387 of 4,690; 2026-10-07 rank 4,666 of 5,124; 2026-10-08 rank 4,878 of 5,212; 2026-10-09 rank 4,733 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 4,737 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 4,623 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 4,571 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 4,519 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 4,495 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 4,478 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 4,508 of 4,689.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 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, 20264,5084,68927.0%
Oct 15, 20264,4784,65828.1%
Oct 14, 20264,4954,65626.6%
Oct 13, 20264,5194,66626.0%
Oct 12, 20264,5714,69825.4%
Oct 11, 20264,6234,76425.5%
Oct 10, 20264,7374,90429.0%
Oct 9, 20264,7334,90228.8%
Oct 8, 20264,8785,21230.3%
Oct 7, 20264,6665,12433.0%
Oct 6, 20264,3874,69032.2%
Oct 5, 20264,2634,75732.5%

Station report

Citizen station N5MCB, 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 712 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.16 inHg and the temperature at 56.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station N5MCB stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 712 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.16 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N5MCBFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION N5MCB 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 N5MCB3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT712 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 HERE29.16 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.5 FTITLECitizen station N5MCB, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP N5MCBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N5MCB-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 48 degrees above the horizon at 33.19 N, and the day is 11 h 12 min long. Level ground there takes 74 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station N5MCB, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 57 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 12 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N5MCBFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION N5MCBELEVATION 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 80°EQUINOXES 57°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 16, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 12 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 74 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.19 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station N5MCB, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP N5MCBTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N5MCB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 712 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station N5MCB, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N5MCBFIG. 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 N5MCB, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP N5MCBTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N5MCB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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