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At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-KWNW3
Latitude
44.46500 N
Longitude
87.49600 W
Elevation
-
Observed
12:18 AMCDT, 43 minutes ago
Wind
5mph
Gust
7mph
Wind direction
340°

Ranking Statistics

At a tide gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 2 instruments in Wisconsin stand at one.

Station charts

Kewaunee Report

Rank 1,272 of 1,313 in Wisconsin, 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 score70.2of 100

Wisconsin median
95.1the median score of 1,313 stations
Scoring higher
1,271stations in Wisconsin
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
29.814.0 reports received, 8.2 continuity, 6.6 arrival, 1.1 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Wisconsin median 100.0, 100.0, 89.0
Next above
CW1419rank 1,271; ahead on 247 score 70.3 against 70.2
Next below
GW4269rank 1,273; behind on 247 score 70.2 against 69.9

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 3560.021.0 of 35 pointsWisconsin median 98.8336 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1034.43.4 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0half its reports arrived within 43 min
  3. Continuityweight 1018.51.9 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0longest silence 12 h, on a schedule of one report every 18 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianWisconsin median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianWisconsin median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.9 of 10 points, at the medianWisconsin median 89.0-

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 (54 min), none for 72 (21.6 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °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
Schedule
every 18 minon the hour's :18, :30 and :48
Reports received, 24 hours
58 of 8072.5% of its schedule, 61 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
349 of 56062.3% of its schedule, 401 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
12 hoursfrom Oct 14, 3:18 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 5:18 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
43 min9 in 10 within 52 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 18 min, 80 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 18 min count as one received.

Chart of the 1,313 ranked stations in Wisconsin 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 5; 20 to 29 per cent, 26; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 82; 50 to 59 per cent, 132; 60 to 69 per cent, 13; 70 to 79 per cent, 116; 80 to 89 per cent, 171; 90 to 99 per cent, 213; 100 per cent, 549. Kewaunee received 60.0 per cent, 336 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 1,272 of 1,313.WHERE IT RANKS IN WISCONSIN, Oct 16THIS ONE: 60.0%, 336 OF 560, RANK 1,272 OF 1,313PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 19520 to 292630 to 39440 to 498250 to 5913260 to 691370 to 7911680 to 8917190 to 99213100549STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Kewaunee's rank in Wisconsin by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 1,298 of 1,323; 2026-10-12 rank 1,265 of 1,305; 2026-10-13 rank 1,256 of 1,307; 2026-10-14 rank 1,234 of 1,286; 2026-10-15 rank 1,269 of 1,304; 2026-10-16 rank 1,272 of 1,313.ITS RANK IN WISCONSIN, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%549
90 to 99%213
80 to 89%171
70 to 79%116
60 to 69%13
50 to 59%132
40 to 49%82
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%26
10 to 19%5
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20261,2721,31360.0%
Oct 15, 20261,2691,30449.8%
Oct 14, 20261,2341,28644.1%
Oct 13, 20261,2561,30733.7%
Oct 12, 20261,2651,30523.3%
Oct 11, 20261,2981,32311.7%

Station report

Kewaunee, 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 16 the noon sun stands 36 degrees above the horizon at 44.47 N, and the day is 10 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 59 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Kewaunee, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 36 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-KWNW3FIG. E THE SUN AT KEWAUNEEELEVATION 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 69°EQUINOXES 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°OCT 16, 36°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 59 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.47 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEKewaunee, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-KWNW3TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCKWNW3-1DRAWN 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, Kewaunee, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-KWNW3FIG. 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 SCALETITLEKewaunee, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-KWNW3TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCKWNW3-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Kewaunee