Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW0173
Latitude
36.40000 N
Longitude
94.21000 W
Elevation
1,234 ft
Rank
498of 594 in Arkansas, Oct 6

On the radar over Citizen station FW0173ReflectivityStorm 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. 593 instruments in Arkansas stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW0173 Report

Rank 498 of 594 in Arkansas, 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 score85.2of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3560.717 of 28 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 20 s
  3. Continuityweight 1095.1longest silence 5.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 1.5 h
  4. Accuracyweight 20--
  5. Instrument checksweight 15--
  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
498of 594 in Arkansas, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
23 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-1.4 °Fcooler than the airport station KVBT, 3.9 miles away, on average over 10 readings; typical difference 3.4 °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: 17 of 28 scheduled reports received, 60.7%.

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 594 ranked stations in Arkansas 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, 9; 20 to 29 per cent, 4; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 26; 50 to 59 per cent, 22; 60 to 69 per cent, 26; 70 to 79 per cent, 35; 80 to 89 per cent, 60; 90 to 99 per cent, 242; 100 per cent, 168. Citizen station FW0173 received 60.7 per cent, 17 of 28 scheduled reports, rank 498 of 594.WHERE IT RANKS IN ARKANSAS, Oct 6THIS ONE: 60.7%, 17 OF 28, RANK 498 OF 594PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19920 to 29430 to 39240 to 492650 to 592260 to 692670 to 793580 to 896090 to 99242100168STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%168
90 to 99%242
80 to 89%60
70 to 79%35
60 to 69%26
50 to 59%22
40 to 49%26
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%4
10 to 19%9
0 to 9%0

Station report

Citizen station FW0173, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 1,234 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.61 inHg and the temperature at 54.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW0173 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,234 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.61 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0173FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW0173 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 FW01734 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,234 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 HERE28.61 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.6 FTITLECitizen station FW0173, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0173TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW0173-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 48 degrees above the horizon at 36.40 N, and the day is 11 h 28 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW0173, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 28 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0173FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW0173ELEVATION 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 77°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°OCT 6, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 28 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.40 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station FW0173, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0173TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW0173-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,234 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW0173, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0173FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW0173, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0173TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW0173-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

What this instrument measures for

3 places read it as one of the nearest to it.

Near Citizen station FW0173

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