Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KF0AIT
Latitude
44.30000 N
Longitude
96.77000 W
Elevation
1,670 ft
Rank
699of 832 in South Dakota, Oct 6
Air temperature
61F
Relative humidity
48%
Pressure
29.77inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
2mph
Wind direction
157°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

On the radar over Citizen station KF0AITReflectivityStorm 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. 951 instruments in South Dakota stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station KF0AIT Report

Rank 699 of 832 in South Dakota, 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 score83.5of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3560.338 of 63 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 18 s
  3. Continuityweight 1083.5longest silence 3.6 h, on a schedule of one report every 42 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
699of 832 in South Dakota, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
18 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.8 °Fwarmer than the airport station KBKX, 2.4 miles away, on average over 23 readings; typical difference 4.2 °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: 38 of 63 scheduled reports received, 60.3%.

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 832 ranked stations in South Dakota 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 7; 20 to 29 per cent, 25; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 50; 50 to 59 per cent, 22; 60 to 69 per cent, 40; 70 to 79 per cent, 14; 80 to 89 per cent, 222; 90 to 99 per cent, 152; 100 per cent, 300. Citizen station KF0AIT received 60.3 per cent, 38 of 63 scheduled reports, rank 699 of 832.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, Oct 6THIS ONE: 60.3%, 38 OF 63, RANK 699 OF 832PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19720 to 292530 to 3940 to 495050 to 592260 to 694070 to 791480 to 8922290 to 99152100300STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station KF0AIT's rank in South Dakota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06: 2026-10-05 rank 683 of 826; 2026-10-06 rank 699 of 832.ITS RANK IN SOUTH DAKOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 5Oct 6
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%300
90 to 99%152
80 to 89%222
70 to 79%14
60 to 69%40
50 to 59%22
40 to 49%50
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%25
10 to 19%7
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 6, 202669983260.3%
Oct 5, 202668382663.6%

Station report

Citizen station KF0AIT, in 4 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 wind

Contents

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station KF0AIT, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KF0AITFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION KF0AITPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station KF0AIT, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP KF0AITTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-KF0AIT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 1,670 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.16 inHg and the temperature at 53.0 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.77 inHg means its barometer reads 28.02 inHg; it reports 61.0 F, 8.0 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KF0AIT stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,670 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.16 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.77 and the station pressure it means, 28.02.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KF0AITFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KF0AIT 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 KF0AIT6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,670 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 HERE28.16 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.0 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.77 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.02 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED61.0 FTITLECitizen station KF0AIT, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KF0AITTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-KF0AIT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 44.30 N, and the day is 11 h 18 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 Citizen station KF0AIT, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 18 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KF0AITFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KF0AITELEVATION 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 69°EQUINOXES 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°OCT 6, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 18 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.30 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station KF0AIT, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KF0AITTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-KF0AIT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 1,670 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station KF0AIT, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 61.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KF0AITFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE61.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station KF0AIT, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP KF0AITTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-KF0AIT-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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