Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW0197
Latitude
33.11000 N
Longitude
86.77000 W
Elevation
588 ft
Rank
680of 765 in Alabama, Oct 6
Air temperature
68F
Relative humidity
98%
Pressure
30.03inHg
Wind
1mph
Wind direction
358°
Precipitation today
0in

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In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 784 instruments in Alabama stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW0197 Report

Rank 680 of 765 in Alabama, 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 score81.1of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3557.176 of 133 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 17 s
  3. Continuityweight 1073.6longest silence 2.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.0its temperature against the airport station KEET, 4.8 miles away, over 60 readings: typical difference 1.0 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.7 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 of 60 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
680of 765 in Alabama, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
16 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.7 °Fcooler than the airport station KEET, 4.8 miles away, on average over 64 readings; typical difference 1.2 °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: 76 of 133 scheduled reports received, 57.1%.

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 765 ranked stations in Alabama 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 14; 20 to 29 per cent, 7; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 30; 50 to 59 per cent, 42; 60 to 69 per cent, 45; 70 to 79 per cent, 15; 80 to 89 per cent, 55; 90 to 99 per cent, 269; 100 per cent, 288. Citizen station FW0197 received 57.1 per cent, 76 of 133 scheduled reports, rank 680 of 765.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALABAMA, Oct 6THIS ONE: 57.1%, 76 OF 133, RANK 680 OF 765PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 191420 to 29730 to 3940 to 493050 to 594260 to 694570 to 791580 to 895590 to 99269100288STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station FW0197's rank in Alabama by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06: 2026-10-05 rank 655 of 746; 2026-10-06 rank 680 of 765.ITS RANK IN ALABAMA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 5Oct 6
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%288
90 to 99%269
80 to 89%55
70 to 79%15
60 to 69%45
50 to 59%42
40 to 49%30
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%7
10 to 19%14
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 6, 202668076557.1%
Oct 5, 202665574660.6%

Station report

Citizen station FW0197, 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

From the north (358 degrees) at 1 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW0197, north up: blowing from 358 degrees, the north, at 1 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0197FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW0197PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 358°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW0197, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0197TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW0197-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 588 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.29 inHg and the temperature at 56.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.03 inHg means its barometer reads 29.40 inHg; it reports 68.0 F, 11.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW0197 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 588 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.29 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.03 and the station pressure it means, 29.40.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0197FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW0197 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 FW01972 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT588 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 HERE29.29 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.03 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.40 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED68.0 FTITLECitizen station FW0197, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0197TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW0197-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 52 degrees above the horizon at 33.11 N, and the day is 11 h 32 min long. Level ground there takes 78 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW0197, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 52 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 57 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 32 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0197FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW0197ELEVATION 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 80°EQUINOXES 57°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 6, 52°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 32 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 78 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.11 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station FW0197, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0197TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW0197-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 588 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW0197, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 68.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0197FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE68.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW0197, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0197TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW0197-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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