Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW8443
Latitude
41.74000 N
Longitude
72.54000 W
Elevation
292 ft
Rank
337of 362 in Connecticut, Oct 11

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station FW8443ReflectivityStorm 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. 491 instruments in Connecticut stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW8443 Report

Rank 337 of 362 in Connecticut, 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 score69.2of 100

Connecticut median
91.2the median score of 362 stations
Scoring higher
336stations in Connecticut
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
30.824.3 reports received, 3.2 accuracy, 2.8 continuity, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Connecticut median 95.5
Next above
DW0489rank 336; ahead on 247 score 69.6 against 69.2
Next below
KB1LTW-13rank 338; behind on 247 score 69.2 against 65.2

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 3530.510.7 of 35 pointsConnecticut median 85.750 of 164 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsConnecticut median 100.0half its reports arrived within 19 s
  3. Continuityweight 1072.27.2 of 10 pointsConnecticut median 100.0longest silence 7.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2084.016.8 of 20 pointsConnecticut median 97.5its temperature against the airport station KHFD, 5.7 miles away, over 38 readings: typical difference 3.1 °F beyond a steady offset of -3.1 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsConnecticut median 100.00 of 38 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.6 of 10 points, at the medianConnecticut 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 2.1 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.6 °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
337of 362 in Connecticut, Oct 11
Time to reach Storm Station
20 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-3.0 °Fcooler than the airport station KHFD, 5.7 miles away, on average over 41 readings; typical difference 4.3 °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: 50 of 164 scheduled reports received, 30.4%.

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 362 ranked stations in Connecticut 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 18; 20 to 29 per cent, 3; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 21; 50 to 59 per cent, 69; 60 to 69 per cent, 25; 70 to 79 per cent, 18; 80 to 89 per cent, 26; 90 to 99 per cent, 91; 100 per cent, 85. Citizen station FW8443 received 30.4 per cent, 50 of 164 scheduled reports, rank 337 of 362.WHERE IT RANKS IN CONNECTICUT, Oct 11THIS ONE: 30.4%, 50 OF 164, RANK 337 OF 362PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1100 to 9210 to 191820 to 29330 to 39440 to 492150 to 596960 to 692570 to 791880 to 892690 to 999110085STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station FW8443's rank in Connecticut by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-08 rank 349 of 369; 2026-10-09 rank 342 of 365; 2026-10-10 rank 343 of 366; 2026-10-11 rank 337 of 362.ITS RANK IN CONNECTICUT, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300400Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%85
90 to 99%91
80 to 89%26
70 to 79%18
60 to 69%25
50 to 59%69
40 to 49%21
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%3
10 to 19%18
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 202633736230.4%
Oct 10, 202634336623.5%
Oct 9, 202634236523.0%
Oct 8, 20263493699.1%

Station report

Citizen station FW8443, 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 292 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.61 inHg and the temperature at 58.0 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW8443 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 292 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.61 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8443FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW8443 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 FW84431 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT292 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 HERE29.61 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.0 FTITLECitizen station FW8443, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8443TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW8443-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 41.74 N, and the day is 11 h 08 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW8443, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 08 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8443FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW8443ELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 11, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 08 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.74 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECitizen station FW8443, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8443TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW8443-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 292 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW8443, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8443FIG. 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 FW8443, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8443TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW8443-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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