Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
GW0260
Latitude
42.28000 N
Longitude
71.44000 W
Elevation
188 ft
Rank
701of 719 in Massachusetts, Oct 6
Air temperature
47F
Relative humidity
80%
Wind
1mph
Gust
3mph
Wind direction
264°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

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In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,015 instruments in Massachusetts stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station GW0260 Report

Rank 701 of 719 in Massachusetts, 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 score63.2of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3517.578 of 446 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 18 s
  3. Continuityweight 1020.9longest silence 3.7 h, on a schedule of one report every 6 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.0its temperature against the airport station KOWD, 15.0 miles away, over 57 readings: typical difference 2.0 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.3 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 of 57 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
701of 719 in Massachusetts, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
18 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.2 °Fcooler than the airport station KOWD, 15 miles away, on average over 56 readings; typical difference 2.1 °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: 78 of 446 scheduled reports received, 17.4%.

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 719 ranked stations in Massachusetts 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, 4; 10 to 19 per cent, 13; 20 to 29 per cent, 18; 30 to 39 per cent, 7; 40 to 49 per cent, 66; 50 to 59 per cent, 96; 60 to 69 per cent, 64; 70 to 79 per cent, 15; 80 to 89 per cent, 98; 90 to 99 per cent, 130; 100 per cent, 208. Citizen station GW0260 received 17.4 per cent, 78 of 446 scheduled reports, rank 701 of 719.WHERE IT RANKS IN MASSACHUSETTS, Oct 6THIS ONE: 17.4%, 78 OF 446, RANK 701 OF 719PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9410 to 191320 to 291830 to 39740 to 496650 to 599660 to 696470 to 791580 to 899890 to 99130100208STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station GW0260's rank in Massachusetts by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06: 2026-10-05 rank 679 of 697; 2026-10-06 rank 701 of 719.ITS RANK IN MASSACHUSETTS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 5Oct 6
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%208
90 to 99%130
80 to 89%98
70 to 79%15
60 to 69%64
50 to 59%96
40 to 49%66
30 to 39%7
20 to 29%18
10 to 19%13
0 to 9%4
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 6, 202670171917.4%
Oct 5, 202667969715.5%

Station report

Citizen station GW0260, 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 west (264 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW0260, north up: blowing from 264 degrees, the west, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 3; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0260FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW0260PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 264°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW0260, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0260TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW0260-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 188 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.72 inHg and the temperature at 58.3 F; it reports 47.0 F, 11.3 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW0260 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 188 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.72 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0260FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW0260 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 GW02601 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT188 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 HERE29.72 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.3 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED47.0 FTITLECitizen station GW0260, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0260TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW0260-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 42.28 N, and the day is 11 h 21 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW0260, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 42 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 21 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0260FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW0260ELEVATION 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 6, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 21 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.28 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station GW0260, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0260TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW0260-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 188 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW0260, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 47.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0260FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE47.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station GW0260, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0260TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW0260-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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