Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
GW2278
Latitude
41.80000 N
Longitude
72.39000 W
Elevation
728 ft
Rank
349of 362 in Connecticut, Oct 11
Observed
4:50 AMEDT, 35 minutes ago
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station GW2278ReflectivityStorm 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 GW2278 Report

Rank 349 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 score60.6of 100

Connecticut median
91.2the median score of 362 stations
Scoring higher
348stations in Connecticut
Sharing its score
2ranks 349 to 350
Points deducted
39.428.3 reports received, 8.6 continuity, 2.0 accuracy, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Connecticut median 95.5
Next above
FW8740rank 348; ahead on 247 score 60.7 against 60.6
Next below
GW3101rank 350; behind on reports received 19.0% against 18.6%

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 3519.16.7 of 35 pointsConnecticut median 85.7377 of 1,975 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsConnecticut median 100.0half its reports arrived within 18 s
  3. Continuityweight 1014.41.4 of 10 pointsConnecticut median 100.0longest silence 3.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 5 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2089.818.0 of 20 pointsConnecticut median 97.5its temperature against the airport station KIJD, 11.4 miles away, over 110 readings: typical difference 3.3 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.4 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsConnecticut median 100.00 of 110 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 (15 min), none for 72 (6 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.6 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.1 °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
349of 362 in Connecticut, Oct 11
Time to reach Storm Station
18 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.3 °Fcooler than the airport station KIJD, 11 miles away, on average over 106 readings; typical difference 3.4 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

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: 377 of 1,975 scheduled reports received, 19.0%.

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 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 GW2278 received 19.0 per cent, 377 of 1,975 scheduled reports, rank 349 of 362.WHERE IT RANKS IN CONNECTICUT, Oct 11THIS ONE: 19.0%, 377 OF 1,975, RANK 349 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 GW2278's rank in Connecticut by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-05 rank 349 of 356; 2026-10-06 rank 366 of 368; 2026-10-07 rank 366 of 369; 2026-10-08 rank 361 of 369; 2026-10-09 rank 356 of 365; 2026-10-10 rank 357 of 366; 2026-10-11 rank 349 of 362.ITS RANK IN CONNECTICUT, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300400Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 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, 202634936219.0%
Oct 10, 202635736618.8%
Oct 9, 202635636518.7%
Oct 8, 202636136918.2%
Oct 7, 202636636915.8%
Oct 6, 202636636816.6%
Oct 5, 202634935614.5%

Station report

Citizen station GW2278, in 3 sheets

Drawn from its report of undefined, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 728 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.14 inHg and the temperature at 56.4 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW2278 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 728 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.14 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW2278FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW2278 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 GW22783 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT728 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 HERE29.14 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.4 FTITLECitizen station GW2278, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW2278TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-GW2278-1DRAWN 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 41.80 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 GW2278, 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 GW2278FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW2278ELEVATION 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 41.80 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECitizen station GW2278, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW2278TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-GW2278-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 728 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW2278, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW2278FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station GW2278, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW2278TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-GW2278-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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