Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
GW6498
Latitude
42.02000 N
Longitude
88.66000 W
Elevation
866 ft
Rank
1,349of 1,354 in Illinois, Oct 6
Air temperature
46F
Relative humidity
94%
Pressure
30.13inHg
Wind
1mph
Gust
2mph
Wind direction
96°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

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Station charts

Citizen station GW6498 Report

Rank 1,349 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 score57.9of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3515.482 of 534 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 17 s
  3. Continuityweight 1014.5longest silence 3.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 5 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2082.9its temperature against the airport station KDKB, 6.4 miles away, over 84 readings: typical difference 3.3 °F beyond a steady offset of -1.0 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 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
1,349of 1,354 in Illinois, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
15 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-1.3 °Fcooler than the airport station KDKB, 6.4 miles away, on average over 108 readings; typical difference 3.3 °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: 82 of 534 scheduled reports received, 15.3%.

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 GW6498 received 15.3 per cent, 82 of 534 scheduled reports, rank 1,349 of 1,354.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 6THIS ONE: 15.3%, 82 OF 534, RANK 1,349 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 GW6498's rank in Illinois by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06: 2026-10-05 rank 1,313 of 1,318; 2026-10-06 rank 1,349 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, 20261,3491,35415.3%
Oct 5, 20261,3131,31814.6%

Station report

Citizen station GW6498, 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 east (96 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 2 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW6498, north up: blowing from 96 degrees, the east, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 2; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6498FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW6498PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 96°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW6498, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6498TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW6498-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 866 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.00 inHg and the temperature at 55.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.13 inHg means its barometer reads 29.20 inHg; it reports 46.0 F, 9.9 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW6498 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 866 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.00 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.13 and the station pressure it means, 29.20.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6498FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW6498 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 GW64983 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT866 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 HERE29.00 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.13 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.20 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED46.0 FTITLECitizen station GW6498, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6498TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW6498-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 42.02 N, and the day is 11 h 21 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW6498, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 21 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6498FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW6498ELEVATION 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 25°OCT 6, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 21 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.02 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station GW6498, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6498TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW6498-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 866 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW6498, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 46.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6498FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE46.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station GW6498, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6498TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW6498-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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