Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW1708
Latitude
40.16000 N
Longitude
75.29000 W
Elevation
268 ft
Rank
1,027of 1,252 in Pennsylvania, Oct 6

On the radar over Citizen station FW1708ReflectivityStorm 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. 1,528 instruments in Pennsylvania stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW1708 Report

Rank 1,027 of 1,252 in Pennsylvania, 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 score77.7of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3542.915 of 35 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 12 s
  3. Continuityweight 1078.2longest silence 7.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 75 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
1,027of 1,252 in Pennsylvania, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
12 s9 in 10 within 26 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.3 °Fcooler than the airport station KLOM, 1.9 miles away, on average over 25 readings; typical difference 1.3 °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 35 scheduled reports received, 42.8%.

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 1,252 ranked stations in Pennsylvania 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, 5; 10 to 19 per cent, 51; 20 to 29 per cent, 15; 30 to 39 per cent, 18; 40 to 49 per cent, 176; 50 to 59 per cent, 109; 60 to 69 per cent, 95; 70 to 79 per cent, 27; 80 to 89 per cent, 90; 90 to 99 per cent, 331; 100 per cent, 335. Citizen station FW1708 received 42.8 per cent, 15 of 35 scheduled reports, rank 1,027 of 1,252.WHERE IT RANKS IN PENNSYLVANIA, Oct 6THIS ONE: 42.8%, 15 OF 35, RANK 1,027 OF 1,252PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9510 to 195120 to 291530 to 391840 to 4917650 to 5910960 to 699570 to 792780 to 899090 to 99331100335STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%335
90 to 99%331
80 to 89%90
70 to 79%27
60 to 69%95
50 to 59%109
40 to 49%176
30 to 39%18
20 to 29%15
10 to 19%51
0 to 9%5

Station report

Citizen station FW1708, 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 268 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.63 inHg and the temperature at 58.0 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW1708 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 268 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.63 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW1708FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW1708 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 FW17081 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT268 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 HERE29.63 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.0 FTITLECitizen station FW1708, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW1708TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW1708-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 40.16 N, and the day is 11 h 24 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW1708, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 24 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW1708FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW1708ELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 6, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 24 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.16 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station FW1708, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW1708TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW1708-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 268 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW1708, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW1708FIG. 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 FW1708, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW1708TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-FW1708-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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