Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KS8S
Latitude
41.20000 N
Longitude
83.89000 W
Elevation
708 ft
Rank
1,180of 1,512 in Ohio, Oct 6

On the radar over Citizen station KS8SReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,730 instruments in Ohio stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station KS8S Report

Rank 1,180 of 1,512 in Ohio, 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 score79.1of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3544.115 of 34 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 15 s
  3. Continuityweight 1087.9longest silence 5.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 75 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.0its temperature against the airport station KOWX, 12.5 miles away, over 25 readings: typical difference 1.5 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.1 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 of 25 readings failed their check against its reference station
  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
1,180of 1,512 in Ohio, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
15 s9 in 10 within 29 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.2 °Fcooler than the airport station KOWX, 13 miles away, on average over 26 readings; typical difference 1.5 °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: 15 of 34 scheduled reports received, 44.1%.

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 1,512 ranked stations in Ohio 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, 47; 10 to 19 per cent, 126; 20 to 29 per cent, 19; 30 to 39 per cent, 23; 40 to 49 per cent, 85; 50 to 59 per cent, 106; 60 to 69 per cent, 109; 70 to 79 per cent, 196; 80 to 89 per cent, 144; 90 to 99 per cent, 326; 100 per cent, 331. Citizen station KS8S received 44.1 per cent, 15 of 34 scheduled reports, rank 1,180 of 1,512.WHERE IT RANKS IN OHIO, Oct 6THIS ONE: 44.1%, 15 OF 34, RANK 1,180 OF 1,512PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 94710 to 1912620 to 291930 to 392340 to 498550 to 5910660 to 6910970 to 7919680 to 8914490 to 99326100331STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station KS8S's rank in Ohio by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06: 2026-10-05 rank 1,151 of 1,485; 2026-10-06 rank 1,180 of 1,512.ITS RANK IN OHIO, 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%331
90 to 99%326
80 to 89%144
70 to 79%196
60 to 69%109
50 to 59%106
40 to 49%85
30 to 39%23
20 to 29%19
10 to 19%126
0 to 9%47
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 6, 20261,1801,51244.1%
Oct 5, 20261,1511,48548.1%

Station report

Citizen station KS8S, in 3 sheets

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

1The column

Contents

At 708 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.16 inHg and the temperature at 56.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KS8S stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 708 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.16 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KS8SFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KS8S 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 KS8S3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT708 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 HERE29.16 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.5 FTITLECitizen station KS8S, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KS8STYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-KS8S-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 41.20 N, and the day is 11 h 23 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station KS8S, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 23 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KS8SFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KS8SELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 6, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 23 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.20 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station KS8S, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KS8STYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-KS8S-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 708 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station KS8S, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KS8SFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station KS8S, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP KS8STYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-KS8S-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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