Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW7858
Latitude
46.40000 N
Longitude
96.11000 W
Elevation
1,260 ft
Rank
1,934of 2,131 in Minnesota, Oct 6
Air temperature
57F
Relative humidity
73%
Pressure
29.68inHg
Wind
4mph
Gust
10mph
Wind direction
0°
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 FW7858 Report

Rank 1,934 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 score77.0of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3547.584 of 177 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 19 s
  3. Continuityweight 1059.1longest silence 2.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.0its temperature against the airport station KFFM, 8.1 miles away, over 106 readings: typical difference 1.8 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.5 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 of 106 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
1,934of 2,131 in Minnesota, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
19 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.5 °Fwarmer than the airport station KFFM, 8.1 miles away, on average over 117 readings; typical difference 1.9 °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: 84 of 177 scheduled reports received, 47.4%.

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 FW7858 received 47.4 per cent, 84 of 177 scheduled reports, rank 1,934 of 2,131.WHERE IT RANKS IN MINNESOTA, Oct 6THIS ONE: 47.4%, 84 OF 177, RANK 1,934 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
Chart of Citizen station FW7858's rank in Minnesota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06: 2026-10-05 rank 1,875 of 2,076; 2026-10-06 rank 1,934 of 2,131.ITS RANK IN MINNESOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Oct 5Oct 6
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
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 6, 20261,9342,13147.4%
Oct 5, 20261,8752,07646.9%

Station report

Citizen station FW7858, 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 north (0 degrees) at 4 mph, gusting 10 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW7858, north up: blowing from 0 degrees, the north, at 4 miles an hour, gusting 10; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7858FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW7858PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 0°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW7858, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7858TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW7858-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 1,260 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.58 inHg and the temperature at 54.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.68 inHg means its barometer reads 28.35 inHg; it reports 57.0 F, 2.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW7858 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,260 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.58 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.68 and the station pressure it means, 28.35.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7858FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW7858 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 FW78584 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,260 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 HERE28.58 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.68 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.35 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED57.0 FTITLECitizen station FW7858, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7858TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW7858-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 46.40 N, and the day is 11 h 15 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 FW7858, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 67 at the June solstice, 44 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 15 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7858FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW7858ELEVATION 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 67°EQUINOXES 44°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°OCT 6, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 15 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 46.40 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station FW7858, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7858TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW7858-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,260 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW7858, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 57.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7858FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE57.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW7858, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7858TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW7858-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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