Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
W1RBO
Latitude
42.41000 N
Longitude
71.53000 W
Elevation
194 ft
Rank
638of 719 in Massachusetts, Oct 6
Air temperature
44F
Relative humidity
74%
Pressure
29.78inHg
Wind
1mph
Gust
2mph
Wind direction
229°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

On the radar over Citizen station W1RBOReflectivityStorm 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. 1,015 instruments in Massachusetts stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station W1RBO Report

Rank 638 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 score78.2of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3547.062 of 132 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 20 s
  3. Continuityweight 1067.2longest silence 2.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.0its temperature against the airport station KBED, 12.7 miles away, over 48 readings: typical difference 2.4 °F beyond a steady offset of +1.0 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 of 48 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
638of 719 in Massachusetts, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
20 s9 in 10 within 29 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.0 °Fwarmer than the airport station KBED, 13 miles away, on average over 54 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: 62 of 132 scheduled reports received, 46.9%.

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 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 W1RBO received 46.9 per cent, 62 of 132 scheduled reports, rank 638 of 719.WHERE IT RANKS IN MASSACHUSETTS, Oct 6THIS ONE: 46.9%, 62 OF 132, RANK 638 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 W1RBO's rank in Massachusetts by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06: 2026-10-05 rank 613 of 697; 2026-10-06 rank 638 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, 202663871946.9%
Oct 5, 202661369747.5%

Station report

Citizen station W1RBO, 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 southwest (229 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 2 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station W1RBO, north up: blowing from 229 degrees, the southwest, 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 W1RBOFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION W1RBOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 229°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station W1RBO, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP W1RBOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-W1RBO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 194 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.71 inHg and the temperature at 58.3 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.78 inHg means its barometer reads 29.57 inHg; it reports 44.0 F, 14.3 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station W1RBO stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 194 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.71 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.78 and the station pressure it means, 29.57.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W1RBOFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION W1RBO 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 W1RBO1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT194 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 HERE29.71 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.3 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.78 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.57 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED44.0 FTITLECitizen station W1RBO, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP W1RBOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-W1RBO-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 42.41 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 W1RBO, 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 W1RBOFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION W1RBOELEVATION 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 42.41 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station W1RBO, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP W1RBOTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-W1RBO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 194 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station W1RBO, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 44.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W1RBOFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE44.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station W1RBO, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP W1RBOTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-W1RBO-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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