Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
GW4684
Latitude
47.40000 N
Longitude
93.08000 W
Elevation
1,485 ft
Rank
1,925of 2,131 in Minnesota, Oct 6
Air temperature
46F
Relative humidity
87%
Pressure
29.93inHg
Wind
6mph
Gust
11mph
Wind direction
167°
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 GW4684 Report

Rank 1,925 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 score77.2of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3549.666 of 133 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 17 s
  3. Continuityweight 1058.4longest silence 3.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2097.8its temperature against the airport station KHIB, 11.7 miles away, over 44 readings: typical difference 2.8 °F beyond a steady offset of +2.2 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 of 44 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
1,925of 2,131 in Minnesota, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
17 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+2.1 °Fwarmer than the airport station KHIB, 12 miles away, on average over 46 readings; typical difference 3.5 °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: 66 of 133 scheduled reports received, 49.6%.

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 GW4684 received 49.6 per cent, 66 of 133 scheduled reports, rank 1,925 of 2,131.WHERE IT RANKS IN MINNESOTA, Oct 6THIS ONE: 49.6%, 66 OF 133, RANK 1,925 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 GW4684's rank in Minnesota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06: 2026-10-05 rank 1,935 of 2,076; 2026-10-06 rank 1,925 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, 20261,9252,13149.6%
Oct 5, 20261,9352,07644.2%

Station report

Citizen station GW4684, 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 southeast (167 degrees) at 6 mph, gusting 11 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW4684, north up: blowing from 167 degrees, the south southeast, at 6 miles an hour, gusting 11; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW4684FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW4684PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 167°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 11 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW4684, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW4684TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW4684-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 1,485 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.35 inHg and the temperature at 53.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.93 inHg means its barometer reads 28.36 inHg; it reports 46.0 F, 7.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW4684 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,485 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.35 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.93 and the station pressure it means, 28.36.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW4684FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW4684 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 GW46845 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,485 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 HERE28.35 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.93 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.36 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED46.0 FTITLECitizen station GW4684, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW4684TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW4684-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 37 degrees above the horizon at 47.40 N, and the day is 11 h 13 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 GW4684, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 37 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 13 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW4684FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW4684ELEVATION 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 66°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°OCT 6, 37°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 13 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.40 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station GW4684, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW4684TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW4684-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,485 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW4684, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 46.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW4684FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE46.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station GW4684, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW4684TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-GW4684-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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