Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW1850
Latitude
30.47000 N
Longitude
97.85000 W
Elevation
950 ft
Rank
4,536of 4,764 in Texas, Oct 11
Observed
12:29 AMCDT, 2 hours ago
Air temperature
76F
Relative humidity
73%
Pressure
29.93inHg
Wind
0mph
Gust
62mph
Wind direction
156°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station DW1850ReflectivityStorm 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. 5,497 instruments in Texas stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station DW1850 Report

Rank 4,536 of 4,764 in Texas, 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 score67.0of 100

Texas median
89.2the median score of 4,764 stations
Scoring higher
4,533stations in Texas
Sharing its score
6ranks 4,534 to 4,539
Points deducted
33.023.2 reports received, 8.0 accuracy, 1.4 continuity, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 94.8
Next above
PIKT2rank 4,535; ahead on reports received 35.7% against 33.8%
Next below
FWBT2rank 4,537; behind on reports received 33.8% against 20.8%

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 3533.811.8 of 35 pointsTexas median 85.722 of 65 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.6half its reports arrived within 19 s
  3. Continuityweight 1086.38.6 of 10 pointsTexas median 100.0longest silence 11.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 2.5 h
  4. Accuracyweight 2060.112.0 of 20 pointsTexas median 98.5its temperature against the airport station KRYW, 7.3 miles away, over 26 readings: typical difference 4.8 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.9 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsTexas median 100.00 of 26 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianTexas median 94.8-

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 15 min, none at 2.5 h
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (7.5 h), none for 72 (178.8 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.2 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.7 °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
Rank
4,536of 4,764 in Texas, Oct 11
Time to reach Storm Station
21 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.8 °Fwarmer than the airport station KRYW, 7.3 miles away, on average over 25 readings; typical difference 5.0 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

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: 22 of 65 scheduled reports received, 33.8%.

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 4,764 ranked stations in Texas 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, 13; 10 to 19 per cent, 161; 20 to 29 per cent, 88; 30 to 39 per cent, 118; 40 to 49 per cent, 326; 50 to 59 per cent, 715; 60 to 69 per cent, 224; 70 to 79 per cent, 682; 80 to 89 per cent, 447; 90 to 99 per cent, 1,229; 100 per cent, 761. Citizen station DW1850 received 33.8 per cent, 22 of 65 scheduled reports, rank 4,536 of 4,764.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 11THIS ONE: 33.8%, 22 OF 65, RANK 4,536 OF 4,764PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 91310 to 1916120 to 298830 to 3911840 to 4932650 to 5971560 to 6922470 to 7968280 to 8944790 to 991,229100761STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station DW1850's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-09 rank 4,535 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 4,524 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 4,536 of 4,764.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%761
90 to 99%1,229
80 to 89%447
70 to 79%682
60 to 69%224
50 to 59%715
40 to 49%326
30 to 39%118
20 to 29%88
10 to 19%161
0 to 9%13
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20264,5364,76433.8%
Oct 10, 20264,5244,90427.1%
Oct 9, 20264,5354,90226.0%

Station report

Citizen station DW1850, 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 DW1850, 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 DW1850FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW1850PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM55GUST, 62 MPH11VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW1850, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW1850TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-DW1850-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 950 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.91 inHg and the temperature at 55.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.93 inHg means its barometer reads 28.92 inHg; it reports 76.0 F, 20.4 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW1850 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 950 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.93 and the station pressure it means, 28.92.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW1850FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW1850 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 DW18503 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT950 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 HERE28.91 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.93 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.92 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED76.0 FTITLECitizen station DW1850, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW1850TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-DW1850-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 52 degrees above the horizon at 30.47 N, and the day is 11 h 26 min long. Level ground there takes 79 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW1850, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 52 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 60 at the equinoxes and 36 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 26 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW1850FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW1850ELEVATION 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 83°EQUINOXES 60°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 36°OCT 11, 52°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 26 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 79 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.47 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECitizen station DW1850, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW1850TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-DW1850-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 950 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW1850, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 76.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW1850FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE76.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW1850, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW1850TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-DW1850-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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