Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW0190
Latitude
39.02000 N
Longitude
88.57000 W
Elevation
561 ft
Rank
-
Air temperature
50F
Relative humidity
77%
Pressure
30.21inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
0mph
Wind direction
263°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

On the radar over Citizen station FW0190ReflectivityStorm 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. 1,767 instruments in Illinois stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW0190 Report

Rank 1,352 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 score53.1of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3517.578 of 445 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 20 s
  3. Continuityweight 1020.8longest silence 3.7 h, on a schedule of one report every 6 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2070.3its temperature against the airport station K1H2, 4.2 miles away, over 84 readings: typical difference 3.9 °F beyond a steady offset of +1.0 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 1576.21 of 84 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
1,352of 1,354 in Illinois, Oct 6

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: 78 of 445 scheduled reports received, 17.5%.

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 FW0190 received 17.5 per cent, 78 of 445 scheduled reports, rank 1,352 of 1,354.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 6THIS ONE: 17.5%, 78 OF 445, RANK 1,352 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
Chart of Citizen station FW0190's rank in Illinois by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06: 2026-10-05 rank 1,318 of 1,318; 2026-10-06 rank 1,352 of 1,354.ITS RANK IN ILLINOIS, 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%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
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 6, 20261,3521,35417.5%
Oct 5, 20261,3181,31816.0%

Station report

Citizen station FW0190, 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW0190, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0190FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW0190PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW0190, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0190TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW0190-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 561 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.32 inHg and the temperature at 57.0 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.21 inHg means its barometer reads 29.60 inHg; it reports 50.0 F, 7.0 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW0190 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 561 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.32 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.21 and the station pressure it means, 29.60.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0190FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW0190 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 FW01902 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT561 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 HERE29.32 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.0 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.21 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.60 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED50.0 FTITLECitizen station FW0190, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0190TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW0190-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 46 degrees above the horizon at 39.02 N, and the day is 11 h 25 min long. Level ground there takes 72 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW0190, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 25 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0190FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW0190ELEVATION 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 28°OCT 6, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 25 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 72 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.02 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station FW0190, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0190TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW0190-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 561 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW0190, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 50.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0190FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE50.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW0190, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0190TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW0190-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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