Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW8450
Latitude
35.50000 N
Longitude
105.87000 W
Elevation
6,881 ft
Rank
627of 1,044 in New Mexico, Oct 6
Air temperature
56F
Relative humidity
73%
Pressure
30.08inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
1mph
Wind direction
219°
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. 1,534 instruments in New Mexico stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station DW8450 Report

Rank 627 of 1,044 in New Mexico, 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 score88.2of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3568.017 of 25 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 23 s
  3. Continuityweight 1097.3longest silence 5.6 h, on a schedule of one report every 1.7 h
  4. Accuracyweight 20--
  5. Instrument checksweight 15--
  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
627of 1,044 in New Mexico, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
21 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.1 °Fcooler than the airport station KSAF, 15 miles away, on average over 14 readings; typical difference 2.3 °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: 17 of 25 scheduled reports received, 68.0%.

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 1,044 ranked stations in New Mexico 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 9; 20 to 29 per cent, 123; 30 to 39 per cent, 3; 40 to 49 per cent, 91; 50 to 59 per cent, 48; 60 to 69 per cent, 87; 70 to 79 per cent, 20; 80 to 89 per cent, 109; 90 to 99 per cent, 220; 100 per cent, 333. Citizen station DW8450 received 68.0 per cent, 17 of 25 scheduled reports, rank 627 of 1,044.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW MEXICO, Oct 6THIS ONE: 68.0%, 17 OF 25, RANK 627 OF 1,044PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19920 to 2912330 to 39340 to 499150 to 594860 to 698770 to 792080 to 8910990 to 99220100333STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%333
90 to 99%220
80 to 89%109
70 to 79%20
60 to 69%87
50 to 59%48
40 to 49%91
30 to 39%3
20 to 29%123
10 to 19%9
0 to 9%1

Station report

Citizen station DW8450, 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW8450, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8450FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW8450PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW8450, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8450TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW8450-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 6,881 ft above sea level, 22 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.19 inHg and the temperature at 34.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.08 inHg means its barometer reads 23.32 inHg; it reports 56.0 F, 21.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW8450 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,881 feet above sea level with 22 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.19 inches of mercury, and temperature, 34.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.08 and the station pressure it means, 23.32.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8450FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW8450 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 DW845022 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,881 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 HERE23.19 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE34.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.08 inHgITS BAROMETER READS23.32 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED56.0 FTITLECitizen station DW8450, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8450TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW8450-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 35.50 N, and the day is 11 h 29 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW8450, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 49 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 29 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8450FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW8450ELEVATION 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 6, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 29 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.50 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station DW8450, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8450TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW8450-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 6,881 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW8450, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 56.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8450FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE56.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW8450, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8450TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW8450-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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