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At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-FRDW1
Latitude
48.54500 N
Longitude
123.01200 W
Elevation
-
Rank
1,159of 1,432 in Washington, Oct 19
Observed
1:36 PMPDT, 2 hours ago
Air temperature
54.3F
Wind
5mph
Gust
6mph
Wind direction
40°

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Friday HarborReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a tide gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 10 instruments in Washington stand at one.

Station charts

Friday Harbor Report

Rank 1,159 of 1,432 in Washington, Oct 19. 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 score80.2of 100

Washington median
92.1the median score of 1,432 stations
Scoring higher
1,157stations in Washington
Sharing its score
5ranks 1,158 to 1,162
Points deducted
19.86.5 arrival, 5.0 continuity, 4.9 reports received, 2.1 accuracy, 1.3 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Washington median 86.6
Next above
TCLAYrank 1,158; ahead on reports received 93.7% against 86.0%
Next below
FW2477rank 1,161; behind on reports received 86.0% against 57.3%
Sharing its rank
1other stations, equal on every measure

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 3586.030.1 of 35 pointsWashington median 98.8160 of 186 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1035.23.5 of 10 pointsWashington median 87.2half its reports arrived within 42 min
  3. Continuityweight 1050.55.1 of 10 pointsWashington median 100.0longest silence 13 h, on a schedule of one report every 54 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2089.517.9 of 20 pointsWashington median 89.3its temperature against the airport station KFHR, 1.8 miles away, over 201 readings: typical difference 2.4 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.4 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsWashington median 100.00 of 201 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.7 of 10 points, at the medianWashington median 86.6-

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 (2.7 h), none for 72 (64.8 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.7 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.2 °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
1,159of 1,432 in Washington, Oct 19
Schedule
every 54 minon the hour's :30 and :36
Reports received, 24 hours
26 of 26100% of its schedule, 40 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
162 of 18687.0% of its schedule, 220 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
13 hoursfrom Oct 14, 2:36 AM
Latest report
Oct 19, 8:36 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
42 min9 in 10 within 57 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.3 °Fwarmer than the airport station KFHR, 1.8 miles away, on average over 286 readings; typical difference 2.2 °F; also compared with 2 other reference stations

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

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.

Its schedule is one report every 54 min, 26 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 54 min count as one received.

Chart of the 1,432 ranked stations in Washington on Oct 19 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, 8; 20 to 29 per cent, 26; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 73; 50 to 59 per cent, 173; 60 to 69 per cent, 41; 70 to 79 per cent, 47; 80 to 89 per cent, 111; 90 to 99 per cent, 581; 100 per cent, 368. Friday Harbor received 86.0 per cent, 160 of 186 scheduled reports, rank 1,159 of 1,432.WHERE IT RANKS IN WASHINGTON, Oct 19THIS ONE: 86.0%, 160 OF 186, RANK 1,159 OF 1,432PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19820 to 292630 to 39440 to 497350 to 5917360 to 694170 to 794780 to 8911190 to 99581100368STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Friday Harbor's rank in Washington by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-19: 2026-10-11 rank 1,388 of 1,450; 2026-10-12 rank 1,389 of 1,461; 2026-10-13 rank 1,383 of 1,457; 2026-10-14 rank 1,287 of 1,444; 2026-10-15 rank 1,360 of 1,454; 2026-10-16 rank 1,208 of 1,451; 2026-10-17 rank 1,073 of 1,444; 2026-10-18 rank 1,073 of 1,440; 2026-10-19 rank 1,159 of 1,432.ITS RANK IN WASHINGTON, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%368
90 to 99%581
80 to 89%111
70 to 79%47
60 to 69%41
50 to 59%173
40 to 49%73
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%26
10 to 19%8
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 19, 20261,1591,43286.0%
Oct 18, 20261,0731,44091.6%
Oct 17, 20261,0731,44491.6%
Oct 16, 20261,2081,45179.7%
Oct 15, 20261,3601,45466.0%
Oct 14, 20261,2871,44458.3%
Oct 13, 20261,3831,45744.6%
Oct 12, 20261,3891,46130.9%
Oct 11, 20261,3881,45016.6%

Station report

Friday Harbor, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 19 the noon sun stands 31 degrees above the horizon at 48.55 N, and the day is 10 h 26 min long. Level ground there takes 52 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Friday Harbor, angles true: on Oct 19 it stands 31 degrees above the horizon, against 65 at the June solstice, 41 at the equinoxes and 18 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 26 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-FRDW1FIG. E THE SUN AT FRIDAY HARBORELEVATION 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 65°EQUINOXES 41°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 18°OCT 19, 31°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 26 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 52 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 48.55 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -10.2°TITLEFriday Harbor, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-FRDW1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-19IDSR-NDBCFRDW1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Friday Harbor, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-FRDW1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEFriday Harbor, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-FRDW1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-19IDSR-NDBCFRDW1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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