Storm Station

At a shore station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-DBLN6
Latitude
42.49300 N
Longitude
79.35300 W
Elevation
-
Observed
3:20 AMEDT, 51 minutes ago
Air temperature
63.5F
Dew point
46.1F
Relative humidity
53%
Wind
3mph
Gust
8mph
Wind direction
100°

Ranking Statistics

At a shore station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. It is the only instrument in New York that stands at one.

Station charts

Dunkirk Report

Rank 1,415 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 score56.1of 100

New York median
95.8the median score of 1,431 stations
Scoring higher
1,414stations in New York
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
43.931.0 reports received, 8.8 accuracy, 2.6 arrival, 1.3 continuity, 0.2 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; New York median 97.8
Next above
NDBC-CAVN6rank 1,414; ahead on 247 score 57.0 against 56.1
Next below
GW0571rank 1,416; behind on 247 score 56.1 against 55.9

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 3511.54.0 of 35 pointsNew York median 98.258 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.17.4 of 10 pointsNew York median 94.3half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 1087.28.7 of 10 pointsNew York median 100.0longest silence 1.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2055.811.2 of 20 pointsNew York median 97.8its temperature against the airport station KDKK, 3.9 miles away, over 61 readings: typical difference 4.8 °F beyond a steady offset of +2.9 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNew York median 100.00 of 61 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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 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
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :00, :20, :30 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
54 of 7275.0% of its schedule, 67 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
77 of 50415.2% of its schedule, 102 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 30 minfrom Oct 10, 7:50 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 7:20 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 33 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+2.8 °Fwarmer than the airport station KDKK, 3.9 miles away, on average over 78 readings; typical difference 5.1 °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 20 min, 72 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 20 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. Dunkirk received 11.5 per cent, 58 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 1,415 of 1,431.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW YORK, Oct 11THIS ONE: 11.5%, 58 OF 504, RANK 1,415 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

Dunkirk, 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 42.49 N, and the day is 11 h 07 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Dunkirk, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 07 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-DBLN6FIG. E THE SUN AT DUNKIRKELEVATION 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 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 11, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 07 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.49 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEDunkirk, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-DBLN6TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCDBLN6-1DRAWN 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, Dunkirk, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-DBLN6FIG. 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 SCALETITLEDunkirk, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-DBLN6TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCDBLN6-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Dunkirk