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On a farm or research station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
USBR-KFLW
Latitude
48.59500 N
Longitude
118.12416 W
Elevation
1,340 ft
Rank
884of 1,451 in Washington, Oct 16
Observed
2:00 AMPDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
38.5F
Dew point
36.7F
Relative humidity
93%
Wind
1mph
Gust
2mph
Wind direction
77°

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 21 instruments in Washington stand at one.

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Kettle Falls, Washington Weather Station Report

Rank 884 of 1,451 in Washington, 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 score91.1of 100

Washington median
93.9the median score of 1,451 stations
Scoring higher
882stations in Washington
Sharing its score
9ranks 883 to 891
Points deducted
8.94.6 arrival, 3.0 accuracy, 0.9 forecast check, 0.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Washington median 90.8
Next above
S2021rank 883; ahead on reports received 100% against 98.8%
Next below
OLMrank 885; behind on reports received 98.8% against 94.0%

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 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsWashington median 98.7166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1054.45.4 of 10 pointsWashington median 90.6half its reports arrived within 33 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWashington median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2085.017.0 of 20 pointsWashington median 95.0its temperature against the airport station K63S, 11.5 miles away, over 166 readings: typical difference 3.6 °F beyond a steady offset of +2.7 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsWashington median 100.00 of 166 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.1 of 10 points, at the medianWashington median 90.8-

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 2.7 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.2 °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
884of 1,451 in Washington, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
166 of 16898.8% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 12, 3:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 9:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 min9 in 10 within 33 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+2.6 °Fwarmer than the airport station K63S, 12 miles away, on average over 180 readings; typical difference 4.7 °F

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 1,451 ranked stations in Washington 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 10; 20 to 29 per cent, 26; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 73; 50 to 59 per cent, 180; 60 to 69 per cent, 35; 70 to 79 per cent, 53; 80 to 89 per cent, 106; 90 to 99 per cent, 580; 100 per cent, 377. Kettle Falls, Washington Weather Station received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 884 of 1,451.WHERE IT RANKS IN WASHINGTON, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 884 OF 1,451PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 191020 to 292630 to 391040 to 497350 to 5918060 to 693570 to 795380 to 8910690 to 99580100377STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Kettle Falls, Washington Weather Station's rank in Washington by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-09 rank 1,353 of 1,441; 2026-10-10 rank 1,350 of 1,441; 2026-10-11 rank 1,383 of 1,450; 2026-10-12 rank 1,369 of 1,461; 2026-10-13 rank 1,271 of 1,457; 2026-10-14 rank 1,151 of 1,444; 2026-10-15 rank 1,067 of 1,454; 2026-10-16 rank 884 of 1,451.ITS RANK IN WASHINGTON, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%377
90 to 99%580
80 to 89%106
70 to 79%53
60 to 69%35
50 to 59%180
40 to 49%73
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%26
10 to 19%10
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20268841,45198.8%
Oct 15, 20261,0671,45486.9%
Oct 14, 20261,1511,44472.6%
Oct 13, 20261,2711,45758.3%
Oct 12, 20261,3691,46144.6%
Oct 11, 20261,3831,45030.3%
Oct 10, 20261,3501,44116.0%
Oct 9, 20261,3531,44115.4%

Station report

Kettle Falls, Washington Weather Station, 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 1,340 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.50 inHg and the temperature at 54.2 F.

Section from sea level of where Kettle Falls, Washington Weather Station stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,340 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.50 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-KFLWFIG. D WHERE KETTLE FALLS, WASHINGTON WEATHER STATION 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 ATMOSPHEREKETTLE FALLS, WASHINGTON WEATHER STATION5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,340 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 HERE28.50 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.2 FTITLEKettle Falls, Washington Weather Station, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-KFLWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRKFLW-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 32 degrees above the horizon at 48.59 N, and the day is 10 h 36 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 Kettle Falls, Washington Weather Station, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 32 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 36 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-KFLWFIG. E THE SUN AT KETTLE FALLS, WASHINGTON WEATHER STATIONELEVATION 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 16, 32°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 36 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 53 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 48.59 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEKettle Falls, Washington Weather Station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-KFLWTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRKFLW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,340 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Kettle Falls, Washington Weather Station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-KFLWFIG. 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 SCALETITLEKettle Falls, Washington Weather Station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-KFLWTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRKFLW-3DRAWN 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-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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