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At a shore station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-AUGA2
Latitude
59.37800 N
Longitude
153.35600 W
Elevation
-
Observed
5:10 AMAKDT, 34 minutes ago
Air temperature
46F
Dew point
43.5F
Relative humidity
91%
Wind
9mph
Gust
13mph
Wind direction
130°

Ranking Statistics

At a shore station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 5 instruments in Alaska stand at one.

Station charts

Augustine Island Report

Rank 910 of 1,023 in Alaska, 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 score82.5of 100

Alaska median
96.0the median score of 1,023 stations
Scoring higher
906stations in Alaska
Sharing its score
5ranks 907 to 911
Points deducted
17.513.3 reports received, 2.6 arrival, 1.6 continuity
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Alaska median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
PAIKrank 909; ahead on reports received 62.5% against 61.9%
Next below
PAEGrank 912; behind on 247 score 82.5 against 82.2
Sharing its rank
1other stations, equal on every measure

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 3561.921.7 of 35 pointsAlaska median 98.8312 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.17.4 of 10 pointsAlaska median 86.1half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 1083.98.4 of 10 pointsAlaska median 100.0longest silence 1.7 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianAlaska median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianAlaska median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianAlaska median 100.0-

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 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
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :00, :10, :20, :30, :40 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
48 of 7266.6% of its schedule, 67 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
337 of 50466.8% of its schedule, 443 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 40 minfrom Oct 14, 8:50 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:10 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 33 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

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 1,023 ranked stations in Alaska 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 4; 20 to 29 per cent, 12; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 23; 50 to 59 per cent, 45; 60 to 69 per cent, 43; 70 to 79 per cent, 44; 80 to 89 per cent, 89; 90 to 99 per cent, 427; 100 per cent, 325. Augustine Island received 61.9 per cent, 312 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 910 of 1,023.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALASKA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 61.9%, 312 OF 504, RANK 910 OF 1,023PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19420 to 291230 to 391040 to 492350 to 594560 to 694370 to 794480 to 898990 to 99427100325STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Augustine Island's rank in Alaska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 988 of 1,026; 2026-10-12 rank 979 of 1,026; 2026-10-13 rank 976 of 1,024; 2026-10-14 rank 963 of 1,022; 2026-10-15 rank 945 of 1,024; 2026-10-16 rank 910 of 1,023.ITS RANK IN ALASKA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%325
90 to 99%427
80 to 89%89
70 to 79%44
60 to 69%43
50 to 59%45
40 to 49%23
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%12
10 to 19%4
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20269101,02361.9%
Oct 15, 20269451,02452.3%
Oct 14, 20269631,02242.4%
Oct 13, 20269761,02432.7%
Oct 12, 20269791,02622.6%
Oct 11, 20269881,02612.1%

Station report

Augustine Island, 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 16 the noon sun stands 21 degrees above the horizon at 59.38 N, and the day is 9 h 54 min long. Level ground there takes 37 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Augustine Island, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 21 degrees above the horizon, against 54 at the June solstice, 31 at the equinoxes and 7 at the December solstice; the day is 9 h 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-AUGA2FIG. E THE SUN AT AUGUSTINE ISLANDELEVATION 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 54°EQUINOXES 31°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 7°OCT 16, 21°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 9 H 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 37 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 59.38 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEAugustine Island, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-AUGA2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCAUGA2-1DRAWN 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, Augustine Island, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-AUGA2FIG. 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 SCALETITLEAugustine Island, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-AUGA2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCAUGA2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Augustine Island