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Identifier
KD8AZC-13
Latitude
39.17000 N
Longitude
78.98000 W
Elevation
1,046 ft
Rank
446of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 17

Ranking Statistics

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Citizen station KD8AZC-13 Report

Rank 446 of 711 in West Virginia, 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 score79.3of 100

West Virginia median
93.2the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
445stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
20.717.8 reports received, 2.4 continuity, 0.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; West Virginia median 94.2
Next above
CW9485rank 445; ahead on 247 score 79.6 against 79.3
Next below
MOUW2rank 447; behind on 247 score 79.3 against 79.1

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 3549.117.2 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 88.5110 of 224 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 22 s
  3. Continuityweight 1076.57.7 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 4.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 45 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsWest Virginia median 98.5its temperature against the airport station KW99, 14.9 miles away, over 125 readings: typical difference 2.4 °F beyond a steady offset of -1.2 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsWest Virginia median 100.00 of 125 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.4 of 10 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 94.2-

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 (2.3 h), none for 72 (54 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 3.0 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.5 °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
446of 711 in West Virginia, Oct 17
Time to reach Storm Station
21 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.8 °Fcooler than the airport station KW99, 15 miles away, on average over 231 readings; typical difference 2.4 °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: 110 of 224 scheduled reports received, 49.1%.

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 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, 12; 10 to 19 per cent, 150; 20 to 29 per cent, 54; 30 to 39 per cent, 16; 40 to 49 per cent, 19; 50 to 59 per cent, 39; 60 to 69 per cent, 9; 70 to 79 per cent, 20; 80 to 89 per cent, 41; 90 to 99 per cent, 185; 100 per cent, 166. Citizen station KD8AZC-13 received 49.1 per cent, 110 of 224 scheduled reports, rank 446 of 711.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 49.1%, 110 OF 224, RANK 446 OF 711PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91210 to 1915020 to 295430 to 391640 to 491950 to 593960 to 69970 to 792080 to 894190 to 99185100166STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station KD8AZC-13's rank in West Virginia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-05 rank 387 of 653; 2026-10-06 rank 417 of 656; 2026-10-07 rank 443 of 703; 2026-10-08 rank 433 of 703; 2026-10-09 rank 462 of 704; 2026-10-10 rank 465 of 704; 2026-10-11 rank 480 of 704; 2026-10-12 rank 436 of 703; 2026-10-13 rank 442 of 706; 2026-10-14 rank 418 of 707; 2026-10-15 rank 438 of 706; 2026-10-16 rank 440 of 711; 2026-10-17 rank 446 of 711.ITS RANK IN WEST VIRGINIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Oct 5Oct 8Oct 11Oct 14Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%166
90 to 99%185
80 to 89%41
70 to 79%20
60 to 69%9
50 to 59%39
40 to 49%19
30 to 39%16
20 to 29%54
10 to 19%150
0 to 9%12
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 202644671149.1%
Oct 16, 202644071150.4%
Oct 15, 202643870650.4%
Oct 14, 202641870757.1%
Oct 13, 202644270648.6%
Oct 12, 202643670351.3%
Oct 11, 202648070450.6%
Oct 10, 202646570448.6%
Oct 9, 202646270448.3%
Oct 8, 202643370347.9%
Oct 7, 202644370347.2%
Oct 6, 202641765652.2%
Oct 5, 202638765360.0%

Station report

Citizen station KD8AZC-13, 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 1,046 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.81 inHg and the temperature at 55.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KD8AZC-13 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,046 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.81 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KD8AZC-13FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KD8AZC-13 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 KD8AZC-134 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,046 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 HERE28.81 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.3 FTITLECitizen station KD8AZC-13, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KD8AZC-13TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-KD8AZC13-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.17 N, and the day is 10 h 58 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 KD8AZC-13, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 58 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KD8AZC-13FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KD8AZC-13ELEVATION 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 17, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 58 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.17 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLECitizen station KD8AZC-13, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KD8AZC-13TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-KD8AZC13-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,046 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station KD8AZC-13, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KD8AZC-13FIG. 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 KD8AZC-13, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP KD8AZC-13TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-KD8AZC13-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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