Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
392954106162501
Latitude
39.49842 N
Longitude
106.27348 W
Elevation
11,202 ft
Rank
2,046of 2,540 in Colorado, Oct 11
Observed
6:00 AMMDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
36.9F
Dew point
33.7F
Relative humidity
88%
Wind
1mph
Gust
5mph
Wind direction
169°

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Ptarmigan Meteorological StationReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 206 instruments in Colorado stand at one.

Station charts

Ptarmigan Meteorological Station Report

Rank 2,046 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 score78.1of 100

Colorado median
91.0the median score of 2,540 stations
Scoring higher
2,044stations in Colorado
Sharing its score
5ranks 2,045 to 2,049
Points deducted
21.99.8 reports received, 7.1 accuracy, 4.6 arrival, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Colorado median 95.0
Next above
LICrank 2,045; ahead on reports received 99.4% against 72.0%
Next below
CO207rank 2,047; behind on reports received 72.0% against 61.6%

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 3572.025.2 of 35 pointsColorado median 97.7121 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1054.45.4 of 10 pointsColorado median 84.4half its reports arrived within 33 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsColorado median 100.0longest silence 61 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2064.712.9 of 20 pointsColorado median 79.0its temperature against the airport station KCCU, 6.7 miles away, over 115 readings: typical difference 4.5 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.3 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsColorado median 100.00 of 115 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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.2 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.7 °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
2,046of 2,540 in Colorado, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
134 of 16879.7% of its schedule, 135 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
89 minfrom Oct 11, 12:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 12:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 min9 in 10 within 33 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.2 °Fwarmer than the airport station KCCU, 6.7 miles away, on average over 128 readings; typical difference 4.3 °F

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

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.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

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. Ptarmigan Meteorological Station received 72.0 per cent, 121 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 2,046 of 2,540.WHERE IT RANKS IN COLORADO, Oct 11THIS ONE: 72.0%, 121 OF 168, RANK 2,046 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 Ptarmigan Meteorological Station's rank in Colorado by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 2,521 of 2,582; 2026-10-08 rank 2,477 of 2,564; 2026-10-09 rank 2,329 of 2,531; 2026-10-10 rank 2,327 of 2,531; 2026-10-11 rank 2,046 of 2,540.ITS RANK IN COLORADO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 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, 20262,0462,54072.0%
Oct 10, 20262,3272,53157.7%
Oct 9, 20262,3292,53157.1%
Oct 8, 20262,4772,56429.1%
Oct 7, 20262,5212,58214.8%

Station report

Ptarmigan Meteorological Station, 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 11,202 ft above sea level, 34 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 19.64 inHg and the temperature at 19.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Ptarmigan Meteorological Station stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 11,202 feet above sea level with 34 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 19.64 inches of mercury, and temperature, 19.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 392954106162501FIG. D WHERE PTARMIGAN METEOROLOGICAL STATION STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,00020,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREPTARMIGAN METEOROLOGICAL STATION34 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT11,202 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 FT50 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 17,970 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE19.64 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE19.1 FTITLEPtarmigan Meteorological Station, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 392954106162501TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-392954106162501-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 39.50 N, and the day is 11 h 12 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Ptarmigan Meteorological Station, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 12 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 392954106162501FIG. E THE SUN AT PTARMIGAN METEOROLOGICAL STATIONELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 11, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 12 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.50 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEPtarmigan Meteorological Station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 392954106162501TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-392954106162501-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 11,202 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Ptarmigan Meteorological Station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 392954106162501FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEPtarmigan Meteorological Station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 392954106162501TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-392954106162501-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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