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CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
EW9490
Latitude
39.24000 N
Longitude
81.53000 W
Elevation
624 ft
Rank
472of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 328 instruments in West Virginia stand at one.

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Citizen station EW9490 Report

Rank 472 of 711 in West Virginia, 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 score74.6of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
471stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
25.418.4 reports received, 6.3 continuity, 0.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; West Virginia median 93.9
Next above
PLVW2rank 471; ahead on 247 score 74.8 against 74.6
Next below
BRWW2rank 473; behind on 247 score 74.6 against 73.7

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 3547.316.6 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.9106 of 224 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 16 s
  3. Continuityweight 1036.83.7 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 16.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 45 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsWest Virginia median 95.6its temperature against the airport station KPKB, 8.3 miles away, over 80 readings: typical difference 1.5 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.9 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsWest Virginia median 100.00 of 80 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.4 of 10 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 93.9-

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 (2.3 h), none for 72 (54 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.3 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.8 °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
472of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
16 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.9 °Fwarmer than the airport station KPKB, 8.3 miles away, on average over 94 readings; typical difference 1.8 °F

The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 106 of 224 scheduled reports received, 47.3%.

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.

Chart of the 711 ranked stations in West Virginia 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, 14; 10 to 19 per cent, 140; 20 to 29 per cent, 65; 30 to 39 per cent, 11; 40 to 49 per cent, 23; 50 to 59 per cent, 38; 60 to 69 per cent, 8; 70 to 79 per cent, 17; 80 to 89 per cent, 40; 90 to 99 per cent, 194; 100 per cent, 161. Citizen station EW9490 received 47.3 per cent, 106 of 224 scheduled reports, rank 472 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 47.3%, 106 OF 224, RANK 472 OF 711PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91410 to 1914020 to 296530 to 391140 to 492350 to 593860 to 69870 to 791780 to 894090 to 99194100161STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station EW9490's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-08 rank 538 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 554 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 555 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 546 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 474 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 472 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 467 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 466 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 472 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Oct 8Oct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%161
90 to 99%194
80 to 89%40
70 to 79%17
60 to 69%8
50 to 59%38
40 to 49%23
30 to 39%11
20 to 29%65
10 to 19%140
0 to 9%14
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202647271147.3%
Oct 15, 202646670645.5%
Oct 14, 202646770746.8%
Oct 13, 202647270640.1%
Oct 12, 202647470334.3%
Oct 11, 202654670426.0%
Oct 10, 202655570421.3%
Oct 9, 202655470420.5%
Oct 8, 202653870312.1%

Station report

Citizen station EW9490, 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 624 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.25 inHg and the temperature at 56.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW9490 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 624 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.25 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW9490FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW9490 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION EW94902 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT624 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 HERE29.25 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.8 FTITLECitizen station EW9490, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW9490TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW9490-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 39.24 N, and the day is 11 h 00 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station EW9490, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 00 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW9490FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW9490ELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 00 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.24 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station EW9490, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW9490TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW9490-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 624 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station EW9490, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW9490FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station EW9490, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW9490TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW9490-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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