Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
W5IM
Latitude
28.16000 N
Longitude
97.86000 W
Elevation
204 ft
Rank
3,848of 4,690 in Texas, Oct 6
Air temperature
74F
Relative humidity
78%
Pressure
29.94inHg
Wind
6mph
Gust
7mph
Wind direction
10°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

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

Station charts

Citizen station W5IM Report

Rank 3,848 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 score79.9of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3550.959 of 116 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.0half its reports arrived within 17 s
  3. Continuityweight 1074.3longest silence 2.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 25 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.0its temperature against the airport station KBEA, 15.0 miles away, over 72 readings: typical difference 0.8 °F beyond a steady offset of +1.3 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.00 of 72 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
3,848of 4,690 in Texas, Oct 6
Time to reach Storm Station
16 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.1 °Fwarmer than the airport station KBEA, 15 miles away, on average over 82 readings; typical difference 1.4 °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: 59 of 116 scheduled reports received, 50.8%.

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 4,690 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 W5IM received 50.8 per cent, 59 of 116 scheduled reports, rank 3,848 of 4,690.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 6THIS ONE: 50.8%, 59 OF 116, RANK 3,848 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
Chart of Citizen station W5IM's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06: 2026-10-05 rank 4,128 of 4,757; 2026-10-06 rank 3,848 of 4,690.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 5Oct 6
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
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 6, 20263,8484,69050.8%
Oct 5, 20264,1284,75746.9%

Station report

Citizen station W5IM, 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 north (10 degrees) at 6 mph, gusting 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station W5IM, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 6 miles an hour, gusting 7; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W5IMFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION W5IMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station W5IM, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP W5IMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-W5IM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 204 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.70 inHg and the temperature at 58.3 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.94 inHg means its barometer reads 29.72 inHg; it reports 74.0 F, 15.7 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station W5IM stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 204 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.70 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.94 and the station pressure it means, 29.72.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W5IMFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION W5IM 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 W5IM1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT204 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 HERE29.70 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.3 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.94 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.72 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED74.0 FTITLECitizen station W5IM, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP W5IMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-W5IM-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 57 degrees above the horizon at 28.16 N, and the day is 11 h 37 min long. Level ground there takes 83 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station W5IM, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 57 degrees above the horizon, against 85 at the June solstice, 62 at the equinoxes and 38 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 37 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W5IMFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION W5IMELEVATION 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 85°EQUINOXES 62°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 38°OCT 6, 57°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 37 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 83 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 28.16 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLECitizen station W5IM, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP W5IMTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-W5IM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 204 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station W5IM, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 74.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W5IMFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE74.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station W5IM, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP W5IMTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-06IDSR-W5IM-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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