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Identifier
GW5267
Latitude
39.65000 N
Longitude
79.61000 W
Elevation
1,858 ft
Rank
552of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16
Observed
6:18 AMEDT, 43 minutes ago
Air temperature
70F
Relative humidity
84%
Pressure
29.97inHg
Wind
5mph
Gust
11mph
Wind direction
277°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

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 GW5267 Report

Rank 552 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 score62.3of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
551stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
37.727.8 reports received, 8.4 continuity, 0.9 accuracy, 0.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; West Virginia median 95.6, 100.0, 93.9
Next above
HUKW2rank 551; ahead on 247 score 62.4 against 62.3
Next below
GW5275rank 553; behind on 247 score 62.3 against 62.2

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 3520.57.2 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.9414 of 2,016 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 17 s
  3. Continuityweight 1015.81.6 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 3.6 h, on a schedule of one report every 5 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.1 of 20 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 95.6-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 100.0-
  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 (15 min), none for 72 (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
Rank
552of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 16
Time to reach Storm Station
17 s9 in 10 within 31 s

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: 414 of 2,016 scheduled reports received, 20.5%.

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 GW5267 received 20.5 per cent, 414 of 2,016 scheduled reports, rank 552 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 20.5%, 414 OF 2,016, RANK 552 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 GW5267's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 578 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 598 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 635 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 634 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 621 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 621 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 620 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 555 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 555 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 547 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 545 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 552 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 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, 202655271120.5%
Oct 15, 202654570620.8%
Oct 14, 202654770720.3%
Oct 13, 202655570619.9%
Oct 12, 202655570319.1%
Oct 11, 202662070418.7%
Oct 10, 202662170418.6%
Oct 9, 202662170418.5%
Oct 8, 202663470316.0%
Oct 7, 202663570315.3%
Oct 6, 202659865616.3%
Oct 5, 202657865315.4%

Station report

Citizen station GW5267, in 4 sheets

Drawn from its report of undefined, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The wind

Contents

From the west (277 degrees) at 5 mph, gusting 11 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW5267, north up: blowing from 277 degrees, the west, at 5 miles an hour, gusting 11; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5267FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW5267PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 277°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 11 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW5267, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5267TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW5267-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 1,858 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.97 inHg and the temperature at 52.4 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.97 inHg means its barometer reads 28.01 inHg; it reports 70.0 F, 17.6 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW5267 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,858 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.97 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.4 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.97 and the station pressure it means, 28.01.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5267FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW5267 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 GW52677 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,858 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 HERE27.97 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.4 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.97 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.01 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED70.0 FTITLECitizen station GW5267, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5267TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW5267-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.65 N, and the day is 10 h 59 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW5267, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 59 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5267FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW5267ELEVATION 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 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 59 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.65 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW5267, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5267TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW5267-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,858 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW5267, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 70.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5267FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE70.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station GW5267, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5267TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW5267-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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