Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
CW5602
Latitude
35.45000 N
Longitude
83.03000 W
Elevation
3,392 ft
Rank
2,092of 2,229 in North Carolina, Oct 11

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station CW5602ReflectivityStorm 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. 3,237 instruments in North Carolina stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station CW5602 Report

Rank 2,092 of 2,229 in North Carolina, 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 score71.9of 100

North Carolina median
92.3the median score of 2,229 stations
Scoring higher
2,091stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
2ranks 2,092 to 2,093
Points deducted
28.123.7 reports received, 2.8 continuity, 1.3 accuracy, 0.4 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; North Carolina median 96.2
Next above
EW7598rank 2,091; ahead on 247 score 72.1 against 71.9
Next below
FW8612rank 2,093; behind on reports received 32.3% against 31.7%

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 3532.311.3 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 85.721 of 65 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 96.8half its reports arrived within 15 s
  3. Continuityweight 1072.57.3 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 18 h, on a schedule of one report every 2.5 h
  4. Accuracyweight 2093.418.7 of 20 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0its temperature against the airport station K24A, 13.6 miles away, over 30 readings: typical difference 3.3 °F beyond a steady offset of -2.5 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.00 of 30 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.6 of 10 points, at the medianNorth Carolina median 96.2-

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 15 min, none at 2.5 h
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (7.5 h), none for 72 (180 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.4 °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
2,092of 2,229 in North Carolina, Oct 11
Time to reach Storm Station
15 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-2.5 °Fcooler than the airport station K24A, 14 miles away, on average over 30 readings; typical difference 4.1 °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: 21 of 65 scheduled reports received, 32.3%.

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 2,229 ranked stations in North Carolina 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, 19; 10 to 19 per cent, 62; 20 to 29 per cent, 38; 30 to 39 per cent, 34; 40 to 49 per cent, 136; 50 to 59 per cent, 255; 60 to 69 per cent, 145; 70 to 79 per cent, 316; 80 to 89 per cent, 214; 90 to 99 per cent, 581; 100 per cent, 429. Citizen station CW5602 received 32.3 per cent, 21 of 65 scheduled reports, rank 2,092 of 2,229.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 32.3%, 21 OF 65, RANK 2,092 OF 2,229PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91910 to 196220 to 293830 to 393440 to 4913650 to 5925560 to 6914570 to 7931680 to 8921490 to 99581100429STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station CW5602's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-09 rank 2,051 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 2,054 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 2,092 of 2,229.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%429
90 to 99%581
80 to 89%214
70 to 79%316
60 to 69%145
50 to 59%255
40 to 49%136
30 to 39%34
20 to 29%38
10 to 19%62
0 to 9%19
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20262,0922,22932.3%
Oct 10, 20262,0542,18129.0%
Oct 9, 20262,0512,18129.0%

Station report

Citizen station CW5602, 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 3,392 ft above sea level, 12 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.43 inHg and the temperature at 46.9 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW5602 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,392 feet above sea level with 12 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.43 inches of mercury, and temperature, 46.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW5602FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW5602 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 CW560212 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,392 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 HERE26.43 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE46.9 FTITLECitizen station CW5602, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW5602TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-CW5602-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 35.45 N, and the day is 11 h 19 min long. Level ground there takes 74 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station CW5602, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 78 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 19 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW5602FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW5602ELEVATION 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 78°EQUINOXES 55°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 11, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 19 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 74 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.45 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECitizen station CW5602, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW5602TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-CW5602-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 3,392 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station CW5602, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW5602FIG. 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 CW5602, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW5602TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-CW5602-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

What this instrument measures for

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