Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW6125
Latitude
40.08000 N
Longitude
88.18000 W
Elevation
732 ft
Rank
1,010of 1,354 in Illinois, Oct 6

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In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,767 instruments in Illinois stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station DW6125 Report

Rank 1,010 of 1,354 in Illinois, 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 score83.8of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3558.810 of 17 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 22 s
  3. Continuityweight 1087.9longest silence 11 h, on a schedule of one report every 2.5 h
  4. Accuracyweight 20--
  5. Instrument checksweight 15--
  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
1,010of 1,354 in Illinois, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
22 s9 in 10 within 27 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.5 °Fwarmer than the airport station KCMI, 6.0 miles away, on average over 8 readings; typical difference 2.5 °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: 10 of 17 scheduled reports received, 58.8%.

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 1,354 ranked stations in Illinois 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 31; 20 to 29 per cent, 10; 30 to 39 per cent, 14; 40 to 49 per cent, 165; 50 to 59 per cent, 72; 60 to 69 per cent, 107; 70 to 79 per cent, 21; 80 to 89 per cent, 158; 90 to 99 per cent, 329; 100 per cent, 445. Citizen station DW6125 received 58.8 per cent, 10 of 17 scheduled reports, rank 1,010 of 1,354.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 6THIS ONE: 58.8%, 10 OF 17, RANK 1,010 OF 1,354PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 193120 to 291030 to 391440 to 4916550 to 597260 to 6910770 to 792180 to 8915890 to 99329100445STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%445
90 to 99%329
80 to 89%158
70 to 79%21
60 to 69%107
50 to 59%72
40 to 49%165
30 to 39%14
20 to 29%10
10 to 19%31
0 to 9%2

Station report

Citizen station DW6125, 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 732 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 DW6125 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 732 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 DW6125FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW6125 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 DW61253 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT732 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 DW6125, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW6125TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW6125-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 40.08 N, and the day is 11 h 24 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW6125, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 24 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW6125FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW6125ELEVATION 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 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 6, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 24 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.08 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station DW6125, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW6125TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW6125-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 732 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW6125, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW6125FIG. 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 DW6125, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW6125TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW6125-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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