Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
GW6254
Latitude
42.73000 N
Longitude
73.73000 W
Elevation
233 ft
Rank
1,265of 1,431 in New York, Oct 11
Observed
4:06 AMEDT, 12 minutes ago
Air temperature
44F
Pressure
30.42inHg

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,852 instruments in New York stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station GW6254 Report

Rank 1,265 of 1,431 in New York, 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 score77.2of 100

New York median
95.8the median score of 1,431 stations
Scoring higher
1,261stations in New York
Sharing its score
5ranks 1,262 to 1,266
Points deducted
22.818.0 reports received, 4.5 continuity, 0.2 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; New York median 97.8
Next above
EW9310rank 1,264; ahead on reports received 48.6% against 48.4%
Next below
FW7562rank 1,266; behind on reports received 48.4% against 47.4%

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 3548.517.0 of 35 pointsNew York median 98.2319 of 658 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNew York median 94.3half its reports arrived within 19 s
  3. Continuityweight 1054.75.5 of 10 pointsNew York median 100.0longest silence 3.2 h, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsNew York median 97.8its temperature against the airport station KALB, 3.7 miles away, over 177 readings: typical difference 1.3 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.2 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNew York median 100.00 of 177 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.8 of 10 points, at the medianNew York median 97.8-

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 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (45 min), none for 72 (18 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.4 °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
1,265of 1,431 in New York, Oct 11
Time to reach Storm Station
19 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.1 °Fcooler than the airport station KALB, 3.7 miles away, on average over 173 readings; typical difference 1.2 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

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: 319 of 658 scheduled reports received, 48.4%.

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 1,431 ranked stations in New York 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, 7; 10 to 19 per cent, 58; 20 to 29 per cent, 20; 30 to 39 per cent, 22; 40 to 49 per cent, 80; 50 to 59 per cent, 183; 60 to 69 per cent, 9; 70 to 79 per cent, 96; 80 to 89 per cent, 115; 90 to 99 per cent, 474; 100 per cent, 367. Citizen station GW6254 received 48.4 per cent, 319 of 658 scheduled reports, rank 1,265 of 1,431.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW YORK, Oct 11THIS ONE: 48.4%, 319 OF 658, RANK 1,265 OF 1,431PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9710 to 195820 to 292030 to 392240 to 498050 to 5918360 to 69970 to 799680 to 8911590 to 99474100367STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station GW6254's rank in New York by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-06 rank 1,287 of 1,376; 2026-10-07 rank 1,288 of 1,413; 2026-10-08 rank 1,247 of 1,426; 2026-10-09 rank 1,288 of 1,426; 2026-10-10 rank 1,288 of 1,426; 2026-10-11 rank 1,265 of 1,431.ITS RANK IN NEW YORK, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 6Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%367
90 to 99%474
80 to 89%115
70 to 79%96
60 to 69%9
50 to 59%183
40 to 49%80
30 to 39%22
20 to 29%20
10 to 19%58
0 to 9%7
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20261,2651,43148.4%
Oct 10, 20261,2881,42643.9%
Oct 9, 20261,2881,42644.0%
Oct 8, 20261,2471,42644.4%
Oct 7, 20261,2881,41339.0%
Oct 6, 20261,2871,37630.0%

Station report

Citizen station GW6254, in 3 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 column

Contents

At 233 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.67 inHg and the temperature at 58.2 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.42 inHg means its barometer reads 30.16 inHg; it reports 44.0 F, 14.2 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW6254 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 233 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.67 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.2 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.42 and the station pressure it means, 30.16.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6254FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW6254 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 GW62541 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT233 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 HERE29.67 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.2 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.42 inHgITS BAROMETER READS30.16 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED44.0 FTITLECitizen station GW6254, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6254TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-GW6254-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 42.73 N, and the day is 11 h 06 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW6254, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 40 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 06 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6254FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW6254ELEVATION 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 11, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 06 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.73 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECitizen station GW6254, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6254TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-GW6254-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 233 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station GW6254, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 44.0 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6254FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE44.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station GW6254, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6254TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-GW6254-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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