Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW8773
Latitude
39.38000 N
Longitude
101.04000 W
Elevation
3,192 ft
Rank
871of 1,001 in Kansas, Oct 11

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station FW8773ReflectivityStorm 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. 2,019 instruments in Kansas stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW8773 Report

Rank 871 of 1,001 in Kansas, 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 score79.3of 100

Kansas median
94.1the median score of 1,001 stations
Scoring higher
869stations in Kansas
Sharing its score
3ranks 870 to 872
Points deducted
20.715.5 reports received, 2.3 continuity, 1.7 accuracy, 1.2 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Kansas median 87.9
Next above
EW0183rank 870; ahead on reports received 57.8% against 55.8%
Next below
GW4477rank 872; behind on reports received 55.8% against 53.6%

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 3555.819.5 of 35 pointsKansas median 98.291 of 163 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsKansas median 95.3half its reports arrived within 17 s
  3. Continuityweight 1076.97.7 of 10 pointsKansas median 100.0longest silence 6.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2091.518.3 of 20 pointsKansas median 95.5its temperature against the airport station KCBK, 3.5 miles away, over 113 readings: typical difference 2.4 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.9 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsKansas median 100.00 of 113 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.8 of 10 points, at the medianKansas median 87.9-

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 1.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.3 °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
871of 1,001 in Kansas, Oct 11
Time to reach Storm Station
17 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.8 °Fwarmer than the airport station KCBK, 3.5 miles away, on average over 121 readings; typical difference 2.5 °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: 91 of 163 scheduled reports received, 55.8%.

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 1,001 ranked stations in Kansas 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 11; 20 to 29 per cent, 2; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 70; 50 to 59 per cent, 90; 60 to 69 per cent, 7; 70 to 79 per cent, 87; 80 to 89 per cent, 146; 90 to 99 per cent, 282; 100 per cent, 304. Citizen station FW8773 received 55.8 per cent, 91 of 163 scheduled reports, rank 871 of 1,001.WHERE IT RANKS IN KANSAS, Oct 11THIS ONE: 55.8%, 91 OF 163, RANK 871 OF 1,001PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 191120 to 29230 to 39140 to 497050 to 599060 to 69770 to 798780 to 8914690 to 99282100304STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station FW8773's rank in Kansas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-05 rank 1,389 of 1,470; 2026-10-06 rank 967 of 1,479; 2026-10-07 rank 981 of 1,462; 2026-10-08 rank 918 of 1,077; 2026-10-09 rank 896 of 1,005; 2026-10-10 rank 891 of 1,005; 2026-10-11 rank 871 of 1,001.ITS RANK IN KANSAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%304
90 to 99%282
80 to 89%146
70 to 79%87
60 to 69%7
50 to 59%90
40 to 49%70
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%2
10 to 19%11
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20268711,00155.8%
Oct 10, 20268911,00552.5%
Oct 9, 20268961,00552.5%
Oct 8, 20269181,07756.1%
Oct 7, 20269811,46252.2%
Oct 6, 20269671,47952.2%
Oct 5, 20261,3891,47042.3%

Station report

Citizen station FW8773, 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 3,192 ft above sea level, 11 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.63 inHg and the temperature at 47.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW8773 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,192 feet above sea level with 11 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.63 inches of mercury, and temperature, 47.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8773FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW8773 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 FW877311 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,192 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 HERE26.63 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE47.6 FTITLECitizen station FW8773, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8773TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW8773-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 39.38 N, and the day is 11 h 12 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW8773, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 12 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8773FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW8773ELEVATION 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 27°OCT 11, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 12 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.38 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECitizen station FW8773, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8773TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW8773-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 3,192 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW8773, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8773FIG. 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 FW8773, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8773TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW8773-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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