Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW4606
Latitude
45.17000 N
Longitude
93.32000 W
Elevation
862 ft
Rank
1,863of 1,963 in Minnesota, Oct 11
Observed
5:00 AMCDT, 1 hour ago
Pressure
29.73inHg
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station FW4606ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 4,430 instruments in Minnesota stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW4606 Report

Rank 1,863 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 score75.3of 100

Minnesota median
94.4the median score of 1,963 stations
Scoring higher
1,862stations in Minnesota
Sharing its score
3ranks 1,863 to 1,865
Points deducted
24.717.9 reports received, 4.8 continuity, 1.3 accuracy, 0.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Minnesota median 93.6
Next above
MN-IT-51rank 1,862; ahead on 247 score 75.5 against 75.3
Next below
C5773rank 1,864; behind on reports received 48.8% against 45.7%

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 3548.917.1 of 35 pointsMinnesota median 85.7241 of 493 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMinnesota median 98.7half its reports arrived within 17 s
  3. Continuityweight 1051.95.2 of 10 pointsMinnesota median 100.0longest silence 4.6 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2093.318.7 of 20 pointsMinnesota median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KANE, 5.6 miles away, over 179 readings: typical difference 2.5 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.0 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsMinnesota median 100.00 of 179 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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.1 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.6 °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
1,863of 1,963 in Minnesota, Oct 11
Time to reach Storm Station
17 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.1 °Fwarmer than the airport station KANE, 5.6 miles away, on average over 164 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: 241 of 493 scheduled reports received, 48.8%.

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 FW4606 received 48.8 per cent, 241 of 493 scheduled reports, rank 1,863 of 1,963.WHERE IT RANKS IN MINNESOTA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 48.8%, 241 OF 493, RANK 1,863 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 FW4606's rank in Minnesota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-05 rank 1,901 of 2,076; 2026-10-06 rank 1,912 of 2,131; 2026-10-07 rank 1,983 of 2,115; 2026-10-08 rank 1,965 of 2,022; 2026-10-09 rank 1,918 of 1,977; 2026-10-10 rank 1,921 of 1,978; 2026-10-11 rank 1,863 of 1,963.ITS RANK IN MINNESOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 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, 20261,8631,96348.8%
Oct 10, 20261,9211,97845.3%
Oct 9, 20261,9181,97745.5%
Oct 8, 20261,9652,02244.7%
Oct 7, 20261,9832,11547.3%
Oct 6, 20261,9122,13151.8%
Oct 5, 20261,9012,07646.0%

Station report

Citizen station FW4606, in 3 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 column

Contents

At 862 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.00 inHg and the temperature at 55.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.73 inHg means its barometer reads 28.82 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW4606 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 862 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.00 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.73 and the station pressure it means, 28.82.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW4606FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW4606 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 FW46063 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT862 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 HERE29.00 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.73 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.82 inHgTITLECitizen station FW4606, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW4606TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW4606-1DRAWN 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 45.17 N, and the day is 11 h 01 min long. Level ground there takes 61 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW4606, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 38 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 01 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW4606FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW4606ELEVATION 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 11, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 01 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.17 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECitizen station FW4606, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW4606TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW4606-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 862 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW4606, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW4606FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW4606, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW4606TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW4606-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

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