Storm Station

Beside a road

RWIS network, identified by the register

Identifier
CF145
Latitude
33.60808 N
Longitude
114.55021 W
Elevation
269 ft
Rank
1,480of 1,481 in Arizona, Oct 4
Air temperature
77.2F
Dew point
54.8F
Relative humidity
46%
Wind
23mph
Gust
25mph
Wind direction
48°

On the radar over I-10 - Next to CMS in BlytheReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

Beside a road

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 26 instruments in Arizona stand at one.

Station charts

I-10 - Next to CMS in Blythe Report

Rank 1,480 of 1,481 in Arizona, Oct 4. 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 score62.6of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3511.275 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1081.7half its reports arrived within 19 min
  3. Continuityweight 1069.1longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.0its temperature against the airport station KBLH, 9.5 miles away, over 56 readings: typical difference 1.9 °F beyond a steady offset of -1.1 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 of 56 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
1,480of 1,481 in Arizona, Oct 4
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
19 min9 in 10 within 24 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.4 °Fcooler than the airport station KBLH, 9.5 miles away, on average over 88 readings; typical difference 2.6 °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: 75 of 672 scheduled reports received, 11.1%.

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 1,481 ranked stations in Arizona on Oct 4 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, 1; 20 to 29 per cent, 1; 30 to 39 per cent, 59; 40 to 49 per cent, 76; 50 to 59 per cent, 98; 60 to 69 per cent, 64; 70 to 79 per cent, 146; 80 to 89 per cent, 295; 90 to 99 per cent, 253; 100 per cent, 487. I-10 - Next to CMS in Blythe received 11.1 per cent, 75 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 1,480 of 1,481.WHERE IT RANKS IN ARIZONA, Oct 4THIS ONE: 11.1%, 75 OF 672, RANK 1,480 OF 1,481PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19120 to 29130 to 395940 to 497650 to 599860 to 696470 to 7914680 to 8929590 to 99253100487STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%487
90 to 99%253
80 to 89%295
70 to 79%146
60 to 69%64
50 to 59%98
40 to 49%76
30 to 39%59
20 to 29%1
10 to 19%1
0 to 9%1

Station report

I-10 - Next to CMS in Blythe, 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 269 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.63 inHg and the temperature at 58.0 F.

Section from sea level of where I-10 - Next to CMS in Blythe stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 269 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.63 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CF145FIG. D WHERE I-10 - NEXT TO CMS IN BLYTHE 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 ATMOSPHEREI-10 - NEXT TO CMS IN BLYTHE1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT269 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 HERE29.63 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.0 FTITLEI-10 - Next to CMS in Blythe, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS CF145TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-CF145-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 52 degrees above the horizon at 33.61 N, and the day is 11 h 36 min long. Level ground there takes 79 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at I-10 - Next to CMS in Blythe, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 52 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 36 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CF145FIG. E THE SUN AT I-10 - NEXT TO CMS IN BLYTHEELEVATION 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 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 4, 52°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 36 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 79 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.61 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLEI-10 - Next to CMS in Blythe, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS CF145TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-CF145-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A road weather station, 269 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a road weather station, I-10 - Next to CMS in Blythe, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CF145FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A ROAD WEATHER STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READTHE ROAD, IN SECTIONPAVEMENT SENSOR, SET IN THE ROAD-PROBE UNDER THE ROAD-AIR TEMPERATURE ON THE TOWER-WIND AT THE TOP OF THE TOWER-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEI-10 - Next to CMS in Blythe, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · RWIS CF145TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-CF145-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001Stevenson screen and siting FB-INS-009

What it seesLapse rates and stability FB-ENG-005Water vapour as a gas FB-ENG-011Blizzard FB-EVT-081Ice storm FB-EVT-084Heat wave and heat dome FB-EVT-130Fire weather FB-EVT-139High wind FB-EVT-150Humidity variables FB-WAT-002Fog types FB-WAT-020

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