Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DW8915
Latitude
32.02000 N
Longitude
102.15000 W
Elevation
2,834 ft
Rank
4,159of 4,690 in Texas, Oct 6
Air temperature
72F
Relative humidity
64%
Pressure
30.01inHg
Wind
1mph
Wind direction
108°
Precipitation today
0in

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In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 5,473 instruments in Texas stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station DW8915 Report

Rank 4,159 of 4,690 in Texas, 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 score75.2of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3544.721 of 47 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 12 s
  3. Continuityweight 1075.0longest silence 6.7 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2087.1its temperature against the airport station KMDD, 3.2 miles away, over 30 readings: typical difference 2.7 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.2 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 of 30 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
4,159of 4,690 in Texas, Oct 6

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: 21 of 47 scheduled reports received, 44.6%.

Chart of the 4,690 ranked stations in Texas 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, 80; 10 to 19 per cent, 140; 20 to 29 per cent, 91; 30 to 39 per cent, 159; 40 to 49 per cent, 188; 50 to 59 per cent, 568; 60 to 69 per cent, 470; 70 to 79 per cent, 214; 80 to 89 per cent, 531; 90 to 99 per cent, 962; 100 per cent, 1,287. Citizen station DW8915 received 44.6 per cent, 21 of 47 scheduled reports, rank 4,159 of 4,690.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 6THIS ONE: 44.6%, 21 OF 47, RANK 4,159 OF 4,690PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 98010 to 1914020 to 299130 to 3915940 to 4918850 to 5956860 to 6947070 to 7921480 to 8953190 to 999621001,287STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,287
90 to 99%962
80 to 89%531
70 to 79%214
60 to 69%470
50 to 59%568
40 to 49%188
30 to 39%159
20 to 29%91
10 to 19%140
0 to 9%80

Station report

Citizen station DW8915, 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

From the east southeast (108 degrees) at 1 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW8915, north up: blowing from 108 degrees, the east southeast, at 1 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8915FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW8915PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 108°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW8915, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8915TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW8915-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 2,834 ft above sea level, 10 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.98 inHg and the temperature at 48.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.01 inHg means its barometer reads 27.06 inHg; it reports 72.0 F, 23.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW8915 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,834 feet above sea level with 10 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.98 inches of mercury, and temperature, 48.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.01 and the station pressure it means, 27.06.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8915FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW8915 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 DW891510 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,834 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 HERE26.98 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE48.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.01 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.06 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED72.0 FTITLECitizen station DW8915, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8915TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW8915-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 53 degrees above the horizon at 32.02 N, and the day is 11 h 33 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 DW8915, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 81 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 35 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 33 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8915FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW8915ELEVATION 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 81°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 35°OCT 6, 53°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 33 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 79 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 32.02 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station DW8915, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8915TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW8915-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 2,834 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station DW8915, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 72.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.04 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8915FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE72.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.04 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station DW8915, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8915TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-DW8915-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

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