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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-VDZA2
Latitude
61.12500 N
Longitude
146.36100 W
Elevation
-
Rank
979of 1,023 in Alaska, Oct 16
Observed
8:54 AMAKDT, 51 minutes ago
Air temperature
39.7F
Wind
1mph
Gust
2mph
Wind direction
30°

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 16 instruments in Alaska stand at one.

Station charts

Valdez Report

Rank 979 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 score72.6of 100

Alaska median
96.0the median score of 1,023 stations
Scoring higher
978stations in Alaska
Sharing its score
8ranks 979 to 986
Points deducted
27.414.7 reports received, 6.6 arrival, 6.1 continuity
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Alaska median 100.0
Next above
NDBC-SNDA2rank 973; ahead on 247 score 72.7 against 72.6
Next below
AGW01rank 987; behind on 247 score 72.6 against 72.5
Sharing its rank
7other 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 3558.020.3 of 35 pointsAlaska median 98.8325 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1034.13.4 of 10 pointsAlaska median 86.1half its reports arrived within 43 min
  3. Continuityweight 1038.83.9 of 10 pointsAlaska median 100.0longest silence 6.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 18 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsAlaska median 100.0its temperature against the airport station PAVD, 3.7 miles away, over 229 readings: typical difference 1.4 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.6 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsAlaska median 100.00 of 229 readings failed their check against its reference station
  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 (54 min), none for 72 (21.6 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.4 °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
979of 1,023 in Alaska, Oct 16
Schedule
every 18 minon the hour's :00, :18, :30 and :48
Reports received, 24 hours
57 of 8071.2% of its schedule, 67 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
366 of 56065.3% of its schedule, 436 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
6 h 18 minfrom Oct 14, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 4:54 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
43 min9 in 10 within 53 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.6 °Fwarmer than the airport station PAVD, 3.7 miles away, on average over 261 readings; typical difference 1.5 °F

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

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.

Its schedule is one report every 18 min, 80 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 18 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. Valdez received 58.0 per cent, 325 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 979 of 1,023.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALASKA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 58.0%, 325 OF 560, RANK 979 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 Valdez's rank in Alaska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 1,020 of 1,026; 2026-10-12 rank 994 of 1,026; 2026-10-13 rank 987 of 1,024; 2026-10-14 rank 981 of 1,022; 2026-10-15 rank 988 of 1,024; 2026-10-16 rank 979 of 1,023.ITS RANK IN ALASKA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 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, 20269791,02358.0%
Oct 15, 20269881,02447.6%
Oct 14, 20269811,02242.1%
Oct 13, 20269871,02432.6%
Oct 12, 20269941,02622.5%
Oct 11, 20261,0201,02611.6%

Station report

Valdez, 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 20 degrees above the horizon at 61.13 N, and the day is 9 h 44 min long. Level ground there takes 34 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Valdez, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 20 degrees above the horizon, against 52 at the June solstice, 29 at the equinoxes and 5 at the December solstice; the day is 9 h 44 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-VDZA2FIG. E THE SUN AT VALDEZELEVATION 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 5°OCT 16, 20°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 9 H 44 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 34 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 61.13 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEValdez, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-VDZA2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCVDZA2-1DRAWN 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, Valdez, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-VDZA2FIG. 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 SCALETITLEValdez, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-VDZA2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCVDZA2-2DRAWN 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-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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