Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
GW4696
Latitude
33.78000 N
Longitude
116.37000 W
Elevation
300 ft
Rank
4,230of 4,428 in California, Oct 11

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station GW4696ReflectivityStorm 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. 1,795 instruments in California stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station GW4696 Report

Rank 4,230 of 4,428 in California, Oct 11. 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 score66.1of 100

California median
91.8the median score of 4,428 stations
Scoring higher
4,227stations in California
Sharing its score
3ranks 4,228 to 4,230
Points deducted
33.925.2 reports received, 6.6 continuity, 1.7 accuracy, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; California median 95.5
Next above
MDHC1rank 4,229; ahead on reports received 35.1% against 28.0%
Next below
EMTrank 4,231; behind on 247 score 66.1 against 65.9

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 3528.09.8 of 35 pointsCalifornia median 98.246 of 164 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 81.5half its reports arrived within 18 s
  3. Continuityweight 1034.53.5 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 100.0longest silence 24 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2091.318.3 of 20 pointsCalifornia median 83.0its temperature against the airport station KPSP, 8.2 miles away, over 36 readings: typical difference 2.9 °F beyond a steady offset of +1.0 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsCalifornia median 100.00 of 36 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.6 of 10 points, at the medianCalifornia median 95.5-

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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.3 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.8 °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
4,230of 4,428 in California, Oct 11
Time to reach Storm Station
18 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.0 °Fwarmer than the airport station KPSP, 8.2 miles away, on average over 36 readings; typical difference 3.0 °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: 46 of 164 scheduled reports received, 28.0%.

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 4,428 ranked stations in California on Oct 11 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, 22; 10 to 19 per cent, 83; 20 to 29 per cent, 29; 30 to 39 per cent, 39; 40 to 49 per cent, 112; 50 to 59 per cent, 261; 60 to 69 per cent, 92; 70 to 79 per cent, 220; 80 to 89 per cent, 278; 90 to 99 per cent, 2,549; 100 per cent, 743. Citizen station GW4696 received 28.0 per cent, 46 of 164 scheduled reports, rank 4,230 of 4,428.WHERE IT RANKS IN CALIFORNIA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 28.0%, 46 OF 164, RANK 4,230 OF 4,428PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 92210 to 198320 to 292930 to 393940 to 4911250 to 5926160 to 699270 to 7922080 to 8927890 to 992,549100743STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station GW4696's rank in California by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-08 rank 4,212 of 4,405; 2026-10-09 rank 4,096 of 4,400; 2026-10-10 rank 4,093 of 4,400; 2026-10-11 rank 4,230 of 4,428.ITS RANK IN CALIFORNIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%743
90 to 99%2,549
80 to 89%278
70 to 79%220
60 to 69%92
50 to 59%261
40 to 49%112
30 to 39%39
20 to 29%29
10 to 19%83
0 to 9%22
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20264,2304,42828.0%
Oct 10, 20264,0934,40032.1%
Oct 9, 20264,0964,40031.6%
Oct 8, 20264,2124,40517.5%

Station report

Citizen station GW4696, 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 300 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.60 inHg and the temperature at 57.9 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW4696 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 300 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.60 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW4696FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW4696 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 GW46961 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT300 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 HERE29.60 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.9 FTITLECitizen station GW4696, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW4696TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-GW4696-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 33.78 N, and the day is 11 h 21 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 GW4696, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 49 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 21 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW4696FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW4696ELEVATION 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 11, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 21 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.78 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.3°TITLECitizen station GW4696, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW4696TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-GW4696-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 300 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW4696, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW4696FIG. 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 GW4696, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW4696TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-GW4696-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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