Storm Station

At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-BUFN6
Latitude
42.87800 N
Longitude
78.89000 W
Elevation
-
Observed
11:30 PMEDT, 49 minutes ago
Air temperature
62.4F
Dew point
44.5F
Relative humidity
52%
Wind
6mph
Gust
8mph
Wind direction
130°

Ranking Statistics

At a tide gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 10 instruments in New York stand at one.

Station charts

Buffalo Report

Rank 1,390 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 score60.6of 100

New York median
95.8the median score of 1,431 stations
Scoring higher
1,388stations in New York
Sharing its score
2ranks 1,389 to 1,390
Points deducted
39.430.9 reports received, 6.6 arrival, 0.9 continuity, 0.8 accuracy, 0.2 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; New York median 97.8
Next above
GW4399rank 1,389; ahead on reports received 18.9% against 11.7%
Next below
NDBC-RCRN6rank 1,391; behind on 247 score 60.6 against 60.5

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 3511.84.1 of 35 pointsNew York median 98.266 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1034.13.4 of 10 pointsNew York median 94.3half its reports arrived within 43 min
  3. Continuityweight 1090.99.1 of 10 pointsNew York median 100.0longest silence 72 min, on a schedule of one report every 18 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2095.919.2 of 20 pointsNew York median 97.8its temperature against the airport station KBUF, 8.9 miles away, over 39 readings: typical difference 2.7 °F beyond a steady offset of +2.3 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNew York median 100.00 of 39 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 (54 min), none for 72 (21.6 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.4 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.9 °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
Schedule
every 18 minon the hour's :00, :18, :30 and :48
Reports received, 24 hours
60 of 8075.0% of its schedule, 67 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
77 of 56013.7% of its schedule, 92 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
72 minfrom Oct 10, 7:48 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 3:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
43 min9 in 10 within 52 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+2.5 °Fwarmer than the airport station KBUF, 8.9 miles away, on average over 44 readings; typical difference 3.6 °F

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

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.

Its schedule is one report every 18 min, 80 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 18 min count as one received.

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. Buffalo received 11.7 per cent, 66 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 1,390 of 1,431.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW YORK, Oct 11THIS ONE: 11.7%, 66 OF 560, RANK 1,390 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
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

Station report

Buffalo, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 42.88 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 Buffalo, 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 NDBC-BUFN6FIG. E THE SUN AT BUFFALOELEVATION 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 42.88 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEBuffalo, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-BUFN6TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCBUFN6-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Buffalo, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-BUFN6FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEBuffalo, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-BUFN6TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCBUFN6-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

Near Buffalo