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At a shore station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-POTA2
Latitude
61.05600 N
Longitude
146.69700 W
Elevation
-
Rank
721of 1,025 in Alaska, Oct 17
Observed
8:00 PMAKDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
42.3F
Wind
20mph
Gust
21mph
Wind direction
30°

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Potato PointReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a shore station

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

Station charts

Potato Point Report

Rank 721 of 1,025 in Alaska, 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 score91.9of 100

Alaska median
96.0the median score of 1,025 stations
Scoring higher
717stations in Alaska
Sharing its score
4ranks 718 to 721
Points deducted
8.14.6 reports received, 2.6 arrival, 0.9 continuity
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Alaska median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
WHLA2rank 720; ahead on reports received 90.0% against 86.9%
Next below
JSMA2rank 722; behind on 247 score 91.9 against 91.8

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 3586.930.4 of 35 pointsAlaska median 98.8292 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsAlaska median 85.0half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 1090.99.1 of 10 pointsAlaska median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 30 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 (1.5 h), none for 72 (36 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
721of 1,025 in Alaska, Oct 17
Schedule
every 30 minon the hour's :00 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
22 of 4845.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
286 of 33685.1% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 16, 6:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 17, 4:00 AMlocal 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 30 min, 48 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 30 min count as one received.

Chart of the 1,025 ranked stations in Alaska 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 10; 20 to 29 per cent, 7; 30 to 39 per cent, 9; 40 to 49 per cent, 24; 50 to 59 per cent, 34; 60 to 69 per cent, 58; 70 to 79 per cent, 42; 80 to 89 per cent, 92; 90 to 99 per cent, 430; 100 per cent, 318. Potato Point received 86.9 per cent, 292 of 336 scheduled reports, rank 721 of 1,025.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALASKA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 86.9%, 292 OF 336, RANK 721 OF 1,025PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 191020 to 29730 to 39940 to 492450 to 593460 to 695870 to 794280 to 899290 to 99430100318STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Potato Point's rank in Alaska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-11 rank 980 of 1,026; 2026-10-12 rank 969 of 1,026; 2026-10-13 rank 954 of 1,024; 2026-10-14 rank 911 of 1,022; 2026-10-15 rank 858 of 1,024; 2026-10-16 rank 754 of 1,023; 2026-10-17 rank 721 of 1,025.ITS RANK IN ALASKA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%318
90 to 99%430
80 to 89%92
70 to 79%42
60 to 69%58
50 to 59%34
40 to 49%24
30 to 39%9
20 to 29%7
10 to 19%10
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20267211,02586.9%
Oct 16, 20267541,02381.2%
Oct 15, 20268581,02469.9%
Oct 14, 20269111,02256.2%
Oct 13, 20269541,02442.5%
Oct 12, 20269691,02629.1%
Oct 11, 20269801,02615.1%

Station report

Potato Point, 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 17 the noon sun stands 19 degrees above the horizon at 61.06 N, and the day is 9 h 39 min long. Level ground there takes 33 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Potato Point, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 19 degrees above the horizon, against 52 at the June solstice, 29 at the equinoxes and 6 at the December solstice; the day is 9 h 39 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-POTA2FIG. E THE SUN AT POTATO POINTELEVATION 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 52°EQUINOXES 29°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 6°OCT 17, 19°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 9 H 39 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 33 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 61.06 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLEPotato Point, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-POTA2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NDBCPOTA2-1DRAWN 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, Potato Point, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-POTA2FIG. 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 SCALETITLEPotato Point, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-POTA2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NDBCPOTA2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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