Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
GW4901
Latitude
60.49000 N
Longitude
151.00000 W
Elevation
83 ft
Rank
983of 992 in Alaska, Oct 6
Air temperature
43F
Relative humidity
99%
Pressure
29.43inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
0mph
Wind direction
100°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0.3in

On the radar over Citizen station GW4901ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 185 instruments in Alaska stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station GW4901 Report

Rank 983 of 992 in Alaska, Oct 6. 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.

247 score61.8of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3515.482 of 534 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 19 s
  3. Continuityweight 1014.5longest silence 3.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 5 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.0its temperature against the airport station PASX, 2.0 miles away, over 48 readings: typical difference 0.8 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.4 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 of 48 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10--

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

Rank
983of 992 in Alaska, Oct 6

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: 82 of 534 scheduled reports received, 15.3%.

Chart of the 992 ranked stations in Alaska on Oct 6 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, 12; 20 to 29 per cent, 10; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 23; 50 to 59 per cent, 25; 60 to 69 per cent, 24; 70 to 79 per cent, 38; 80 to 89 per cent, 71; 90 to 99 per cent, 449; 100 per cent, 335. Citizen station GW4901 received 15.3 per cent, 82 of 534 scheduled reports, rank 983 of 992.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALASKA, Oct 6THIS ONE: 15.3%, 82 OF 534, RANK 983 OF 992PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 191220 to 291030 to 39440 to 492350 to 592560 to 692470 to 793880 to 897190 to 99449100335STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station GW4901's rank in Alaska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06: 2026-10-05 rank 979 of 988; 2026-10-06 rank 983 of 992.ITS RANK IN ALASKA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 5Oct 6
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%335
90 to 99%449
80 to 89%71
70 to 79%38
60 to 69%24
50 to 59%25
40 to 49%23
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%10
10 to 19%12
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 6, 202698399215.3%
Oct 5, 202697998815.4%

Station report

Citizen station GW4901, 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW4901, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW4901FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW4901PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW4901, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW4901TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW4901-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 83 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.83 inHg and the temperature at 58.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.43 inHg means its barometer reads 29.34 inHg; it reports 43.0 F, 15.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW4901 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 83 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.83 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.43 and the station pressure it means, 29.34.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW4901FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW4901 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 GW49010 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT83 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 HERE29.83 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.43 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.34 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED43.0 FTITLECitizen station GW4901, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW4901TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW4901-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 24 degrees above the horizon at 60.49 N, and the day is 10 h 43 min long. Level ground there takes 41 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW4901, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 24 degrees above the horizon, against 53 at the June solstice, 30 at the equinoxes and 6 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 43 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW4901FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW4901ELEVATION 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 53°EQUINOXES 30°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 6°OCT 6, 24°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 43 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 41 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 60.49 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.4°TITLECitizen station GW4901, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW4901TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW4901-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 83 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW4901, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 43.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.29 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW4901FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE43.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.29 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station GW4901, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW4901TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW4901-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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