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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-PWAW3
Latitude
43.38800 N
Longitude
87.86700 W
Elevation
-
Rank
1,136of 1,353 in Wisconsin, Oct 17
Observed
8:55 AMCDT, 32 minutes ago
Air temperature
45.9F
Wind
11mph
Wind direction
270°

Ranking Statistics

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At a shore station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 3 instruments in Wisconsin stand at one.

Station charts

Port Washington Report

Rank 1,136 of 1,353 in Wisconsin, Oct 17. 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 score80.8of 100

Wisconsin median
94.4the median score of 1,353 stations
Scoring higher
1,135stations in Wisconsin
Sharing its score
3ranks 1,136 to 1,138
Points deducted
19.210.1 accuracy, 4.4 reports received, 1.6 continuity, 1.6 arrival, 1.4 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Wisconsin median 86.2
Next above
KE9LZrank 1,135; ahead on 247 score 80.9 against 80.8
Next below
EW6920rank 1,137; behind on reports received 87.3% against 61.3%

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 3587.330.6 of 35 pointsWisconsin median 98.8440 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.18.4 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 1083.98.4 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0longest silence 1.7 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2049.39.9 of 20 pointsWisconsin median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KETB, 13.5 miles away, over 472 readings: typical difference 6.2 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.3 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsWisconsin median 100.00 of 472 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.6 of 10 points, at the medianWisconsin median 86.2-

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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.3 °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
1,136of 1,353 in Wisconsin, Oct 17
Schedule
every 20 min
Reports received, 24 hours
59 of 7281.9% of its schedule, 61 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
439 of 50487.1% of its schedule, 471 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 40 minfrom Oct 14, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 1:55 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 23 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.7 °Fwarmer than the airport station KETB, 14 miles away, on average over 522 readings; typical difference 6.0 °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 20 min, 72 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 20 min count as one received.

Chart of the 1,353 ranked stations in Wisconsin on Oct 17 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, 16; 20 to 29 per cent, 10; 30 to 39 per cent, 7; 40 to 49 per cent, 99; 50 to 59 per cent, 136; 60 to 69 per cent, 14; 70 to 79 per cent, 116; 80 to 89 per cent, 185; 90 to 99 per cent, 200; 100 per cent, 569. Port Washington received 87.3 per cent, 440 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 1,136 of 1,353.WHERE IT RANKS IN WISCONSIN, Oct 17THIS ONE: 87.3%, 440 OF 504, RANK 1,136 OF 1,353PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 191620 to 291030 to 39740 to 499950 to 5913660 to 691470 to 7911680 to 8918590 to 99200100569STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Port Washington's rank in Wisconsin by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-11 rank 1,316 of 1,323; 2026-10-12 rank 1,294 of 1,305; 2026-10-13 rank 1,285 of 1,307; 2026-10-14 rank 1,251 of 1,286; 2026-10-15 rank 1,257 of 1,304; 2026-10-16 rank 1,226 of 1,313; 2026-10-17 rank 1,136 of 1,353.ITS RANK IN WISCONSIN, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%569
90 to 99%200
80 to 89%185
70 to 79%116
60 to 69%14
50 to 59%136
40 to 49%99
30 to 39%7
20 to 29%10
10 to 19%16
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20261,1361,35387.3%
Oct 16, 20261,2261,31376.7%
Oct 15, 20261,2571,30464.6%
Oct 14, 20261,2511,28652.1%
Oct 13, 20261,2851,30739.6%
Oct 12, 20261,2941,30526.9%
Oct 11, 20261,3161,32314.0%

Station report

Port Washington, 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 17 the noon sun stands 37 degrees above the horizon at 43.39 N, and the day is 10 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 60 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Port Washington, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 37 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PWAW3FIG. E THE SUN AT PORT WASHINGTONELEVATION 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 70°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23°OCT 17, 37°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 60 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 43.39 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLEPort Washington, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PWAW3TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NDBCPWAW3-1DRAWN 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 Washington, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PWAW3FIG. 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 Washington, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PWAW3TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NDBCPWAW3-2DRAWN 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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