Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW1481
Latitude
42.62000 N
Longitude
91.73000 W
Elevation
1,136 ft
Rank
1,002of 1,100 in Iowa, Oct 6
Air temperature
57F
Relative humidity
77%
Pressure
30.11inHg
Wind
2mph
Gust
7mph
Wind direction
226°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

On the radar over Citizen station FW1481ReflectivityStorm 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. 1,001 instruments in Iowa stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW1481 Report

Rank 1,002 of 1,100 in Iowa, Oct 6. 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.

247 score78.1of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3546.721 of 45 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 12 s
  3. Continuityweight 1072.7longest silence 7 h, on a schedule of one report every 59 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.0its temperature against the airport station KOLZ, 13.2 miles away, over 28 readings: typical difference 2.7 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.8 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 of 28 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10--

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

Rank
1,002of 1,100 in Iowa, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
11 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.1 °Fwarmer than the airport station KOLZ, 13 miles away, on average over 32 readings; typical difference 2.9 °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: 21 of 45 scheduled reports received, 46.6%.

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 1,100 ranked stations in Iowa on Oct 6 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 15; 20 to 29 per cent, 11; 30 to 39 per cent, 7; 40 to 49 per cent, 79; 50 to 59 per cent, 39; 60 to 69 per cent, 45; 70 to 79 per cent, 20; 80 to 89 per cent, 171; 90 to 99 per cent, 431; 100 per cent, 282. Citizen station FW1481 received 46.6 per cent, 21 of 45 scheduled reports, rank 1,002 of 1,100.WHERE IT RANKS IN IOWA, Oct 6THIS ONE: 46.6%, 21 OF 45, RANK 1,002 OF 1,100PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 191520 to 291130 to 39740 to 497950 to 593960 to 694570 to 792080 to 8917190 to 99431100282STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station FW1481's rank in Iowa by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06: 2026-10-05 rank 935 of 1,089; 2026-10-06 rank 1,002 of 1,100.ITS RANK IN IOWA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 5Oct 6
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%282
90 to 99%431
80 to 89%171
70 to 79%20
60 to 69%45
50 to 59%39
40 to 49%79
30 to 39%7
20 to 29%11
10 to 19%15
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 6, 20261,0021,10046.6%
Oct 5, 20269351,08953.3%

Station report

Citizen station FW1481, in 4 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 wind

Contents

From the southwest (226 degrees) at 2 mph, gusting 7 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW1481, north up: blowing from 226 degrees, the southwest, at 2 miles an hour, gusting 7; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW1481FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW1481PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 226°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW1481, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW1481TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW1481-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 1,136 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.71 inHg and the temperature at 54.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.11 inHg means its barometer reads 28.89 inHg; it reports 57.0 F, 2.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW1481 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,136 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.71 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.11 and the station pressure it means, 28.89.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW1481FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW1481 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 FW14814 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,136 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 HERE28.71 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.11 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.89 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED57.0 FTITLECitizen station FW1481, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW1481TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW1481-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 42.62 N, and the day is 11 h 21 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 FW1481, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 21 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW1481FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW1481ELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 6, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 21 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.62 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station FW1481, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW1481TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW1481-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,136 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW1481, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 57.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW1481FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE57.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW1481, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW1481TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW1481-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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