Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KA0WKG
Latitude
40.54000 N
Longitude
102.34000 W
Elevation
3,775 ft
Rank
1,995of 2,540 in Colorado, Oct 11

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station KA0WKGReflectivityStorm 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. 3,978 instruments in Colorado stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station KA0WKG Report

Rank 1,995 of 2,540 in Colorado, 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 score79.2of 100

Colorado median
91.0the median score of 2,540 stations
Scoring higher
1,991stations in Colorado
Sharing its score
5ranks 1,992 to 1,996
Points deducted
20.816.1 reports received, 3.2 continuity, 1.0 accuracy, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Colorado median 95.0
Next above
CO097rank 1,993; ahead on reports received 61.8% against 53.9%
Next below
DW7092rank 1,996; behind on reports received 53.9% against 53.7%

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 3554.018.9 of 35 pointsColorado median 97.7266 of 493 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsColorado median 84.4half its reports arrived within 19 s
  3. Continuityweight 1068.26.8 of 10 pointsColorado median 100.0longest silence 2.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2095.019.0 of 20 pointsColorado median 79.0its temperature against the airport station KHEQ, 4.0 miles away, over 340 readings: typical difference 2.2 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.9 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsColorado median 100.00 of 340 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianColorado median 95.0-

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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.4 °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
1,995of 2,540 in Colorado, Oct 11
Time to reach Storm Station
19 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.9 °Fwarmer than the airport station KHEQ, 4.0 miles away, on average over 340 readings; typical difference 2.4 °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: 266 of 493 scheduled reports received, 53.9%.

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 2,540 ranked stations in Colorado 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, 3; 10 to 19 per cent, 35; 20 to 29 per cent, 28; 30 to 39 per cent, 12; 40 to 49 per cent, 107; 50 to 59 per cent, 212; 60 to 69 per cent, 171; 70 to 79 per cent, 180; 80 to 89 per cent, 203; 90 to 99 per cent, 1,025; 100 per cent, 564. Citizen station KA0WKG received 53.9 per cent, 266 of 493 scheduled reports, rank 1,995 of 2,540.WHERE IT RANKS IN COLORADO, Oct 11THIS ONE: 53.9%, 266 OF 493, RANK 1,995 OF 2,540PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 9310 to 193520 to 292830 to 391240 to 4910750 to 5921260 to 6917170 to 7918080 to 8920390 to 991,025100564STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station KA0WKG's rank in Colorado by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-05 rank 1,913 of 2,564; 2026-10-06 rank 1,954 of 2,610; 2026-10-07 rank 1,823 of 2,582; 2026-10-08 rank 1,879 of 2,564; 2026-10-09 rank 1,981 of 2,531; 2026-10-10 rank 1,969 of 2,531; 2026-10-11 rank 1,995 of 2,540.ITS RANK IN COLORADO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%564
90 to 99%1,025
80 to 89%203
70 to 79%180
60 to 69%171
50 to 59%212
40 to 49%107
30 to 39%12
20 to 29%28
10 to 19%35
0 to 9%3
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20261,9952,54053.9%
Oct 10, 20261,9692,53153.2%
Oct 9, 20261,9812,53152.9%
Oct 8, 20261,8792,56459.7%
Oct 7, 20261,8232,58263.1%
Oct 6, 20261,9542,61056.3%
Oct 5, 20261,9132,56460.6%

Station report

Citizen station KA0WKG, 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 3,775 ft above sea level, 13 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.06 inHg and the temperature at 45.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KA0WKG stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,775 feet above sea level with 13 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.06 inches of mercury, and temperature, 45.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KA0WKGFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KA0WKG 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 KA0WKG13 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,775 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 HERE26.06 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE45.5 FTITLECitizen station KA0WKG, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KA0WKGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-KA0WKG-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 42 degrees above the horizon at 40.54 N, and the day is 11 h 10 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station KA0WKG, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 10 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KA0WKGFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KA0WKGELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 11, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 10 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.54 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECitizen station KA0WKG, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KA0WKGTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-KA0WKG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 3,775 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station KA0WKG, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KA0WKGFIG. 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 KA0WKG, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP KA0WKGTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-KA0WKG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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