Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW5481
Latitude
40.61000 N
Longitude
98.39000 W
Elevation
1,916 ft
Rank
612of 689 in Nebraska, Oct 6
Air temperature
61F
Relative humidity
76%
Pressure
30.03inHg
Wind
12mph
Gust
17mph
Wind direction
153°
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. 474 instruments in Nebraska stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station DW5481 Report

Rank 612 of 689 in Nebraska, 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 score78.3of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3547.742 of 88 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 16 s
  3. Continuityweight 1092.3longest silence 1.9 h, on a schedule of one report every 30 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2091.6its temperature against the airport station KHSI, 2.0 miles away, over 33 readings: typical difference 2.3 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.2 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 of 33 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
612of 689 in Nebraska, Oct 6

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: 42 of 88 scheduled reports received, 47.7%.

Chart of the 689 ranked stations in Nebraska 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, 11; 20 to 29 per cent, 26; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 38; 50 to 59 per cent, 35; 60 to 69 per cent, 24; 70 to 79 per cent, 24; 80 to 89 per cent, 69; 90 to 99 per cent, 268; 100 per cent, 193. Citizen station DW5481 received 47.7 per cent, 42 of 88 scheduled reports, rank 612 of 689.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEBRASKA, Oct 6THIS ONE: 47.7%, 42 OF 88, RANK 612 OF 689PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 191120 to 292630 to 39140 to 493850 to 593560 to 692470 to 792480 to 896990 to 99268100193STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station DW5481's rank in Nebraska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06: 2026-10-05 rank 532 of 684; 2026-10-06 rank 612 of 689.ITS RANK IN NEBRASKA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 5Oct 6
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%193
90 to 99%268
80 to 89%69
70 to 79%24
60 to 69%24
50 to 59%35
40 to 49%38
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%26
10 to 19%11
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 6, 202661268947.7%
Oct 5, 202653268465.2%

Station report

Citizen station DW5481, 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 (153 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW5481, north up: blowing from 153 degrees, the south southeast, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW5481FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW5481PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 153°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW5481, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW5481TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW5481-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 1,916 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.91 inHg and the temperature at 52.2 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.03 inHg means its barometer reads 28.01 inHg; it reports 61.0 F, 8.8 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW5481 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,916 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.2 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.03 and the station pressure it means, 28.01.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW5481FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW5481 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 DW54817 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,916 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 HERE27.91 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.2 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.03 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.01 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED61.0 FTITLECitizen station DW5481, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW5481TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW5481-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 40.61 N, and the day is 11 h 23 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW5481, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 23 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW5481FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW5481ELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 6, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 23 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.61 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station DW5481, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW5481TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW5481-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,916 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW5481, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 61.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW5481FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE61.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW5481, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW5481TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW5481-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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