Storm Station

Beside a road

RWIS network, identified by the register

Identifier
102692
Latitude
45.37609 N
Longitude
68.60572 W
Elevation
-
Rank
389of 397 in Maine, Oct 6
Air temperature
45F
Visibility
12.4mi
Wind
0mph
Pavement temperature
47.7F

On the radar over I-95 ChesterReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

Beside a road

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 15 instruments in Maine stand at one.

Station charts

I-95 Chester Report

Rank 389 of 397 in Maine, 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 score56.2of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 355.647 of 840 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 85 s
  3. Continuityweight 100.0longest silence 2.4 days, on a schedule of one report every 12 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20--
  5. Instrument checksweight 15--
  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
389of 397 in Maine, Oct 6
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
2 min9 in 10 within 7 min

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: 47 of 840 scheduled reports received, 5.5%.

Chart of the 397 ranked stations in Maine 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, 13; 10 to 19 per cent, 8; 20 to 29 per cent, 8; 30 to 39 per cent, 3; 40 to 49 per cent, 26; 50 to 59 per cent, 34; 60 to 69 per cent, 28; 70 to 79 per cent, 14; 80 to 89 per cent, 50; 90 to 99 per cent, 118; 100 per cent, 95. I-95 Chester received 5.5 per cent, 47 of 840 scheduled reports, rank 389 of 397.WHERE IT RANKS IN MAINE, Oct 6THIS ONE: 5.5%, 47 OF 840, RANK 389 OF 397PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91310 to 19820 to 29830 to 39340 to 492650 to 593460 to 692870 to 791480 to 895090 to 9911810095STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%95
90 to 99%118
80 to 89%50
70 to 79%14
60 to 69%28
50 to 59%34
40 to 49%26
30 to 39%3
20 to 29%8
10 to 19%8
0 to 9%13

Station report

I-95 Chester, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 45.38 N, and the day is 11 h 17 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at I-95 Chester, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 17 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 102692FIG. E THE SUN AT I-95 CHESTERELEVATION 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 68°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21°OCT 6, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 17 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.38 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEI-95 Chester, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS 102692TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-102692-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A road weather station. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a road weather station, I-95 Chester, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 102692FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A ROAD WEATHER STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READTHE ROAD, IN SECTIONPAVEMENT SENSOR, SET IN THE ROAD-PROBE UNDER THE ROAD-AIR TEMPERATURE ON THE TOWER-WIND AT THE TOP OF THE TOWER-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEI-95 Chester, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · RWIS 102692TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-102692-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001Stevenson screen and siting FB-INS-009

What it seesLapse rates and stability FB-ENG-005Water vapour as a gas FB-ENG-011Blizzard FB-EVT-081Ice storm FB-EVT-084Heat wave and heat dome FB-EVT-130Fire weather FB-EVT-139High wind FB-EVT-150Humidity variables FB-WAT-002Fog types FB-WAT-020

What this instrument measures for

2 places read it as one of the nearest to it.

Near I-95 Chester

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