Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW7874
Latitude
42.77000 N
Longitude
73.88000 W
Elevation
400 ft
Rank
1,042of 1,376 in New York, Oct 6
Air temperature
47F
Relative humidity
69%
Pressure
30.05inHg
Wind
1mph
Gust
5mph
Wind direction
252°
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. 1,834 instruments in New York stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW7874 Report

Rank 1,042 of 1,376 in New York, 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 score85.4of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3560.526 of 43 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 18 s
  3. Continuityweight 1092.3longest silence 3.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  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
1,042of 1,376 in New York, 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: 26 of 43 scheduled reports received, 60.4%.

Chart of the 1,376 ranked stations in New York 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, 8; 10 to 19 per cent, 51; 20 to 29 per cent, 16; 30 to 39 per cent, 7; 40 to 49 per cent, 79; 50 to 59 per cent, 121; 60 to 69 per cent, 90; 70 to 79 per cent, 20; 80 to 89 per cent, 107; 90 to 99 per cent, 428; 100 per cent, 449. Citizen station FW7874 received 60.4 per cent, 26 of 43 scheduled reports, rank 1,042 of 1,376.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW YORK, Oct 6THIS ONE: 60.4%, 26 OF 43, RANK 1,042 OF 1,376PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9810 to 195120 to 291630 to 39740 to 497950 to 5912160 to 699070 to 792080 to 8910790 to 99428100449STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station FW7874's rank in New York by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06: 2026-10-05 rank 880 of 1,359; 2026-10-06 rank 1,042 of 1,376.ITS RANK IN NEW YORK, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 5Oct 6
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%449
90 to 99%428
80 to 89%107
70 to 79%20
60 to 69%90
50 to 59%121
40 to 49%79
30 to 39%7
20 to 29%16
10 to 19%51
0 to 9%8
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 6, 20261,0421,37660.4%
Oct 5, 20268801,35981.2%

Station report

Citizen station FW7874, 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 west southwest (252 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 5 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW7874, north up: blowing from 252 degrees, the west southwest, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 5; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7874FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW7874PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 252°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW7874, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7874TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW7874-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 400 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.49 inHg and the temperature at 57.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.05 inHg means its barometer reads 29.62 inHg; it reports 47.0 F, 10.6 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW7874 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 400 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.49 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.05 and the station pressure it means, 29.62.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7874FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW7874 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 FW78741 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT400 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 HERE29.49 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.05 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.62 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED47.0 FTITLECitizen station FW7874, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7874TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW7874-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 42.77 N, and the day is 11 h 21 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW7874, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 21 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7874FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW7874ELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 6, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 21 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.77 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station FW7874, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7874TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW7874-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 400 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW7874, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 47.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7874FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE47.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW7874, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7874TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW7874-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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