Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW8536
Latitude
47.54000 N
Longitude
104.39000 W
Elevation
2,302 ft
Rank
663of 1,025 in Montana, Oct 6
Air temperature
60F
Relative humidity
45%
Pressure
29.43inHg
Wind
9mph
Gust
13mph
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. 339 instruments in Montana stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW8536 Report

Rank 663 of 1,025 in Montana, 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 score83.2of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3563.267 of 106 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 18 s
  3. Continuityweight 1085.2longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 25 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2096.2its temperature against the airport station KSDY, 14.5 miles away, over 46 readings: typical difference 3.2 °F beyond a steady offset of +1.4 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 of 46 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
663of 1,025 in Montana, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
18 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.0 °Fwarmer than the airport station KSDY, 15 miles away, on average over 54 readings; typical difference 4.0 °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: 67 of 106 scheduled reports received, 63.2%.

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 1,025 ranked stations in Montana 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, 9; 20 to 29 per cent, 5; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 61; 50 to 59 per cent, 62; 60 to 69 per cent, 136; 70 to 79 per cent, 17; 80 to 89 per cent, 75; 90 to 99 per cent, 403; 100 per cent, 256. Citizen station FW8536 received 63.2 per cent, 67 of 106 scheduled reports, rank 663 of 1,025.WHERE IT RANKS IN MONTANA, Oct 6THIS ONE: 63.2%, 67 OF 106, RANK 663 OF 1,025PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19920 to 29530 to 39140 to 496150 to 596260 to 6913670 to 791780 to 897590 to 99403100256STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station FW8536's rank in Montana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06: 2026-10-05 rank 839 of 979; 2026-10-06 rank 663 of 1,025.ITS RANK IN MONTANA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 5Oct 6
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%256
90 to 99%403
80 to 89%75
70 to 79%17
60 to 69%136
50 to 59%62
40 to 49%61
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%5
10 to 19%9
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 6, 20266631,02563.2%
Oct 5, 202683997955.7%

Station report

Citizen station FW8536, 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 9 mph, gusting 13 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW8536, north up: blowing from 0 degrees, the north, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 13; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8536FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW8536PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 0°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW8536, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8536TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW8536-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 2,302 ft above sea level, 8 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.51 inHg and the temperature at 50.8 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.43 inHg means its barometer reads 27.06 inHg; it reports 60.0 F, 9.2 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW8536 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,302 feet above sea level with 8 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.51 inches of mercury, and temperature, 50.8 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.43 and the station pressure it means, 27.06.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8536FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW8536 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 FW85368 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,302 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 HERE27.51 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE50.8 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.43 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.06 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED60.0 FTITLECitizen station FW8536, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8536TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW8536-2DRAWN 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 47.54 N, and the day is 11 h 13 min long. Level ground there takes 60 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW8536, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 37 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 42 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 FW8536FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW8536ELEVATION 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 42°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 60 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.54 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station FW8536, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8536TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW8536-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 2,302 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW8536, 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 FW8536FIG. 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 FW8536, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8536TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW8536-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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