Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW3872
Latitude
30.28000 N
Longitude
87.58000 W
Elevation
30 ft
Rank
677of 765 in Alabama, Oct 6
Air temperature
75F
Relative humidity
90%
Pressure
29.91inHg
Wind
2mph
Gust
10mph
Wind direction
97°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

On the radar over Citizen station FW3872ReflectivityStorm 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. 784 instruments in Alabama stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW3872 Report

Rank 677 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 score81.4of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3557.176 of 133 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 13 s
  3. Continuityweight 1076.9longest silence 2.1 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.0its temperature against the airport station KJKA, 4.9 miles away, over 87 readings: typical difference 1.4 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.2 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 of 87 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
677of 765 in Alabama, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
14 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.2 °Fwarmer than the airport station KJKA, 4.9 miles away, on average over 91 readings; typical difference 1.4 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

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 FW3872 received 57.1 per cent, 76 of 133 scheduled reports, rank 677 of 765.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALABAMA, Oct 6THIS ONE: 57.1%, 76 OF 133, RANK 677 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 FW3872's rank in Alabama by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06: 2026-10-05 rank 687 of 746; 2026-10-06 rank 677 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, 202667776557.1%
Oct 5, 202668774650.8%

Station report

Citizen station FW3872, 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 east (97 degrees) at 2 mph, gusting 10 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW3872, north up: blowing from 97 degrees, the east, at 2 miles an hour, gusting 10; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW3872FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW3872PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 97°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW3872, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW3872TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW3872-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 30 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.89 inHg and the temperature at 58.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.91 inHg means its barometer reads 29.88 inHg; it reports 75.0 F, 16.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW3872 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 30 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.89 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.91 and the station pressure it means, 29.88.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW3872FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW3872 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 FW38720 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT30 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 HERE29.89 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.91 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.88 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED75.0 FTITLECitizen station FW3872, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW3872TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW3872-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 54 degrees above the horizon at 30.28 N, and the day is 11 h 35 min long. Level ground there takes 81 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW3872, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 54 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 60 at the equinoxes and 36 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 35 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW3872FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW3872ELEVATION 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 83°EQUINOXES 60°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 36°OCT 6, 54°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 35 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 81 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.28 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station FW3872, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW3872TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW3872-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 30 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW3872, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 75.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW3872FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE75.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW3872, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW3872TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW3872-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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