Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
CW1248
Latitude
44.71000 N
Longitude
93.46000 W
Elevation
959 ft
Rank
1,684of 2,131 in Minnesota, Oct 6
Air temperature
60F
Relative humidity
65%
Pressure
29.9inHg
Wind
8mph
Gust
15mph
Wind direction
198°
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. 4,425 instruments in Minnesota stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station CW1248 Report

Rank 1,684 of 2,131 in Minnesota, 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 score83.8of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3560.717 of 28 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 13 s
  3. Continuityweight 1089.7longest silence 6.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 1.5 h
  4. Accuracyweight 2095.5its temperature against the airport station KFCM, 8.5 miles away, over 25 readings: typical difference 2.6 °F beyond a steady offset of -2.0 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 of 25 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
1,684of 2,131 in Minnesota, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
16 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.1 °Fcooler than the airport station KLVN, 13 miles away, on average over 16 readings; typical difference 2.3 °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: 17 of 28 scheduled reports received, 60.7%.

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 2,131 ranked stations in Minnesota 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 17; 20 to 29 per cent, 74; 30 to 39 per cent, 8; 40 to 49 per cent, 195; 50 to 59 per cent, 72; 60 to 69 per cent, 213; 70 to 79 per cent, 38; 80 to 89 per cent, 449; 90 to 99 per cent, 397; 100 per cent, 668. Citizen station CW1248 received 60.7 per cent, 17 of 28 scheduled reports, rank 1,684 of 2,131.WHERE IT RANKS IN MINNESOTA, Oct 6THIS ONE: 60.7%, 17 OF 28, RANK 1,684 OF 2,131PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 191720 to 297430 to 39840 to 4919550 to 597260 to 6921370 to 793880 to 8944990 to 99397100668STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%668
90 to 99%397
80 to 89%449
70 to 79%38
60 to 69%213
50 to 59%72
40 to 49%195
30 to 39%8
20 to 29%74
10 to 19%17
0 to 9%0

Station report

Citizen station CW1248, 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 south southwest (198 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 15 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station CW1248, north up: blowing from 198 degrees, the south southwest, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 15; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW1248FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION CW1248PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 198°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station CW1248, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW1248TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-CW1248-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 959 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.90 inHg and the temperature at 55.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.90 inHg means its barometer reads 28.88 inHg; it reports 60.0 F, 4.4 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW1248 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 959 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.90 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.90 and the station pressure it means, 28.88.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW1248FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW1248 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 CW12483 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT959 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 HERE28.90 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.90 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.88 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED60.0 FTITLECitizen station CW1248, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW1248TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-CW1248-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 44.71 N, and the day is 11 h 18 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station CW1248, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 18 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW1248FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW1248ELEVATION 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 69°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°OCT 6, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 18 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.71 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station CW1248, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW1248TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-CW1248-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 959 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station CW1248, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 60.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW1248FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE60.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station CW1248, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW1248TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-CW1248-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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