Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
GW6411
Latitude
42.28000 N
Longitude
89.05000 W
Elevation
823 ft
Rank
1,268of 1,359 in Illinois, Oct 11

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station GW6411ReflectivityStorm 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. 1,777 instruments in Illinois stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station GW6411 Report

Rank 1,268 of 1,359 in Illinois, 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 score75.4of 100

Illinois median
94.3the median score of 1,359 stations
Scoring higher
1,267stations in Illinois
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
24.622.8 reports received, 1.1 continuity, 0.4 accuracy, 0.3 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Illinois median 97.0
Next above
N9NDFrank 1,267; ahead on 247 score 75.5 against 75.4
Next below
DW4895rank 1,269; behind on 247 score 75.4 against 75.3

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 3535.012.3 of 35 pointsIllinois median 96.157 of 163 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIllinois median 94.4half its reports arrived within 19 s
  3. Continuityweight 1089.08.9 of 10 pointsIllinois median 100.0longest silence 4.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2097.819.6 of 20 pointsIllinois median 97.8its temperature against the airport station KRFD, 6.4 miles away, over 38 readings: typical difference 2.3 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.6 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsIllinois median 100.00 of 38 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.7 of 10 points, at the medianIllinois median 97.0-

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
1,268of 1,359 in Illinois, Oct 11
Time to reach Storm Station
19 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.5 °Fwarmer than the airport station KRFD, 6.4 miles away, on average over 39 readings; typical difference 2.3 °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: 57 of 163 scheduled reports received, 34.9%.

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 1,359 ranked stations in Illinois 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, 30; 20 to 29 per cent, 8; 30 to 39 per cent, 11; 40 to 49 per cent, 68; 50 to 59 per cent, 161; 60 to 69 per cent, 14; 70 to 79 per cent, 172; 80 to 89 per cent, 156; 90 to 99 per cent, 372; 100 per cent, 365. Citizen station GW6411 received 34.9 per cent, 57 of 163 scheduled reports, rank 1,268 of 1,359.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 11THIS ONE: 34.9%, 57 OF 163, RANK 1,268 OF 1,359PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 193020 to 29830 to 391140 to 496850 to 5916160 to 691470 to 7917280 to 8915690 to 99372100365STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station GW6411's rank in Illinois by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-08 rank 1,355 of 1,399; 2026-10-09 rank 1,303 of 1,364; 2026-10-10 rank 1,307 of 1,364; 2026-10-11 rank 1,268 of 1,359.ITS RANK IN ILLINOIS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%365
90 to 99%372
80 to 89%156
70 to 79%172
60 to 69%14
50 to 59%161
40 to 49%68
30 to 39%11
20 to 29%8
10 to 19%30
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20261,2681,35934.9%
Oct 10, 20261,3071,36428.0%
Oct 9, 20261,3031,36428.0%
Oct 8, 20261,3551,39911.4%

Station report

Citizen station GW6411, 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 823 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.04 inHg and the temperature at 56.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW6411 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 823 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.04 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6411FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW6411 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 GW64113 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT823 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 HERE29.04 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.1 FTITLECitizen station GW6411, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6411TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-GW6411-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 42.28 N, and the day is 11 h 07 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW6411, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 07 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6411FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW6411ELEVATION 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 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 11, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 07 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.28 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECitizen station GW6411, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6411TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-GW6411-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 823 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW6411, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6411FIG. 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 GW6411, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6411TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-GW6411-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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