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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-PTAW1
Latitude
48.12500 N
Longitude
123.44100 W
Elevation
-
Rank
1,072of 1,440 in Washington, Oct 18
Observed
8:36 PMPDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
52.3F
Wind
7mph
Gust
11mph
Wind direction
230°

Ranking Statistics

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Station charts

Port Angeles Report

Rank 1,072 of 1,440 in Washington, Oct 18. 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 score83.7of 100

Washington median
92.6the median score of 1,440 stations
Scoring higher
1,070stations in Washington
Sharing its score
2ranks 1,071 to 1,072
Points deducted
16.35.4 arrival, 4.6 continuity, 2.9 reports received, 2.1 accuracy, 1.3 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Washington median 86.9
Next above
TLITTrank 1,071; ahead on reports received 92.5% against 91.6%
Next below
NDBC-FRDW1rank 1,073; behind on 247 score 83.7 against 83.6

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 3591.732.1 of 35 pointsWashington median 98.8154 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1046.14.6 of 10 pointsWashington median 88.7half its reports arrived within 37 min
  3. Continuityweight 1053.95.4 of 10 pointsWashington median 100.0longest silence 13 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2089.517.9 of 20 pointsWashington median 89.4its temperature against the airport station KNOW, 2.0 miles away, over 196 readings: typical difference 2.4 °F beyond a steady offset of +1.1 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsWashington median 100.00 of 196 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.7 of 10 points, at the medianWashington median 86.9-

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 (72 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
1,072of 1,440 in Washington, Oct 18
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30 and :36
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule, 31 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
154 of 16891.6% of its schedule, 201 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
13 hoursfrom Oct 14, 2:36 AM
Latest report
Oct 18, 3:36 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
42 min9 in 10 within 57 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.7 °Fwarmer than the airport station KNOW, 2.0 miles away, on average over 173 readings; typical difference 1.9 °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 hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 1,440 ranked stations in Washington on Oct 18 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 7; 20 to 29 per cent, 26; 30 to 39 per cent, 9; 40 to 49 per cent, 70; 50 to 59 per cent, 172; 60 to 69 per cent, 41; 70 to 79 per cent, 47; 80 to 89 per cent, 98; 90 to 99 per cent, 565; 100 per cent, 403. Port Angeles received 91.6 per cent, 154 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 1,072 of 1,440.WHERE IT RANKS IN WASHINGTON, Oct 18THIS ONE: 91.6%, 154 OF 168, RANK 1,072 OF 1,440PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 19720 to 292630 to 39940 to 497050 to 5917260 to 694170 to 794780 to 899890 to 99565100403STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Port Angeles's rank in Washington by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-18: 2026-10-11 rank 1,391 of 1,450; 2026-10-12 rank 1,393 of 1,461; 2026-10-13 rank 1,368 of 1,457; 2026-10-14 rank 1,240 of 1,444; 2026-10-15 rank 1,332 of 1,454; 2026-10-16 rank 1,188 of 1,451; 2026-10-17 rank 1,070 of 1,444; 2026-10-18 rank 1,072 of 1,440.ITS RANK IN WASHINGTON, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%403
90 to 99%565
80 to 89%98
70 to 79%47
60 to 69%41
50 to 59%172
40 to 49%70
30 to 39%9
20 to 29%26
10 to 19%7
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 18, 20261,0721,44091.6%
Oct 17, 20261,0701,44491.6%
Oct 16, 20261,1881,45179.7%
Oct 15, 20261,3321,45466.0%
Oct 14, 20261,2401,44458.3%
Oct 13, 20261,3681,45744.6%
Oct 12, 20261,3931,46130.9%
Oct 11, 20261,3911,45016.6%

Station report

Port Angeles, 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 18 the noon sun stands 32 degrees above the horizon at 48.13 N, and the day is 10 h 31 min long. Level ground there takes 53 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Port Angeles, angles true: on Oct 18 it stands 32 degrees above the horizon, against 65 at the June solstice, 42 at the equinoxes and 18 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 31 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PTAW1FIG. E THE SUN AT PORT ANGELESELEVATION 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 42°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 18°OCT 18, 32°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 31 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 53 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 48.13 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.8°TITLEPort Angeles, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PTAW1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-18IDSR-NDBCPTAW1-1DRAWN 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, Port Angeles, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PTAW1FIG. 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 SCALETITLEPort Angeles, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PTAW1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-18IDSR-NDBCPTAW1-2DRAWN 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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