Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW6276
Latitude
44.43000 N
Longitude
93.87000 W
Elevation
896 ft
Rank
1,956of 1,963 in Minnesota, Oct 11

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station DW6276ReflectivityStorm 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. 4,430 instruments in Minnesota stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station DW6276 Report

Rank 1,956 of 1,963 in Minnesota, 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 score57.3of 100

Minnesota median
94.4the median score of 1,963 stations
Scoring higher
1,955stations in Minnesota
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
42.726.3 reports received, 10.0 continuity, 5.8 accuracy, 0.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Minnesota median 93.6
Next above
FW7348rank 1,955; ahead on 247 score 58.2 against 57.3
Next below
MN084rank 1,957; behind on 247 score 57.3 against 55.4

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 3524.98.7 of 35 pointsMinnesota median 85.749 of 197 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMinnesota median 98.7half its reports arrived within 14 s
  3. Continuityweight 100.00.0 of 10 pointsMinnesota median 100.0longest silence 3 days, on a schedule of one report every 50 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2071.114.2 of 20 pointsMinnesota median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KMKT, 14.8 miles away, over 36 readings: typical difference 4.9 °F beyond a steady offset of -2.2 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsMinnesota median 100.00 of 36 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.4 of 10 points, at the medianMinnesota median 93.6-

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 (2.5 h), none for 72 (60 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 3.0 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.5 °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
1,956of 1,963 in Minnesota, Oct 11
Time to reach Storm Station
14 s9 in 10 within 23 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-2.2 °Fcooler than the airport station KMKT, 15 miles away, on average over 36 readings; typical difference 5.3 °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: 49 of 197 scheduled reports received, 24.8%.

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 1,963 ranked stations in Minnesota 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, 20; 20 to 29 per cent, 10; 30 to 39 per cent, 6; 40 to 49 per cent, 134; 50 to 59 per cent, 213; 60 to 69 per cent, 16; 70 to 79 per cent, 348; 80 to 89 per cent, 263; 90 to 99 per cent, 425; 100 per cent, 527. Citizen station DW6276 received 24.8 per cent, 49 of 197 scheduled reports, rank 1,956 of 1,963.WHERE IT RANKS IN MINNESOTA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 24.8%, 49 OF 197, RANK 1,956 OF 1,963PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 192020 to 291030 to 39640 to 4913450 to 5921360 to 691670 to 7934880 to 8926390 to 99425100527STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station DW6276's rank in Minnesota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-06 rank 1,980 of 2,131; 2026-10-07 rank 2,066 of 2,115; 2026-10-08 rank 1,988 of 2,022; 2026-10-09 rank 1,967 of 1,977; 2026-10-10 rank 1,968 of 1,978; 2026-10-11 rank 1,956 of 1,963.ITS RANK IN MINNESOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 6Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%527
90 to 99%425
80 to 89%263
70 to 79%348
60 to 69%16
50 to 59%213
40 to 49%134
30 to 39%6
20 to 29%10
10 to 19%20
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20261,9561,96324.8%
Oct 10, 20261,9681,97829.1%
Oct 9, 20261,9671,97729.3%
Oct 8, 20261,9882,02243.2%
Oct 7, 20262,0662,11537.0%
Oct 6, 20261,9802,13140.9%

Station report

Citizen station DW6276, 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 896 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.97 inHg and the temperature at 55.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW6276 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 896 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.97 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW6276FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW6276 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 DW62763 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT896 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 HERE28.97 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.8 FTITLECitizen station DW6276, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW6276TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-DW6276-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 44.43 N, and the day is 11 h 03 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW6276, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 03 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW6276FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW6276ELEVATION 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 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°OCT 11, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 03 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.43 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECitizen station DW6276, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW6276TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-DW6276-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 896 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW6276, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW6276FIG. 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 DW6276, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW6276TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-DW6276-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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