Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW8270
Latitude
47.82000 N
Longitude
122.22000 W
Elevation
269 ft
Rank
1,279of 1,450 in Washington, Oct 11

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station FW8270ReflectivityStorm 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. 1,302 instruments in Washington stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW8270 Report

Rank 1,279 of 1,450 in Washington, 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 score75.7of 100

Washington median
93.1the median score of 1,450 stations
Scoring higher
1,277stations in Washington
Sharing its score
3ranks 1,278 to 1,280
Points deducted
24.318.3 reports received, 3.5 continuity, 1.8 accuracy, 0.8 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Washington median 92.4
Next above
GW3448rank 1,278; ahead on reports received 50.7% against 47.7%
Next below
FW6124rank 1,280; behind on reports received 47.7% against 44.0%

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 3547.716.7 of 35 pointsWashington median 97.6104 of 218 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWashington median 88.7half its reports arrived within 16 s
  3. Continuityweight 1065.46.5 of 10 pointsWashington median 100.0longest silence 6.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 45 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2091.018.2 of 20 pointsWashington median 94.1its temperature against the airport station KPAE, 7.7 miles away, over 85 readings: typical difference 2.9 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.4 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsWashington median 100.00 of 85 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.2 of 10 points, at the medianWashington median 92.4-

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 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (2.3 h), none for 72 (54 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.3 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.8 °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
1,279of 1,450 in Washington, Oct 11
Time to reach Storm Station
16 s9 in 10 within 28 s
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.2 °Fwarmer than the airport station KPAE, 7.7 miles away, on average over 90 readings; typical difference 2.9 °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: 104 of 218 scheduled reports received, 47.7%.

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 1,450 ranked stations in Washington 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 38; 20 to 29 per cent, 27; 30 to 39 per cent, 35; 40 to 49 per cent, 66; 50 to 59 per cent, 165; 60 to 69 per cent, 27; 70 to 79 per cent, 191; 80 to 89 per cent, 86; 90 to 99 per cent, 523; 100 per cent, 291. Citizen station FW8270 received 47.7 per cent, 104 of 218 scheduled reports, rank 1,279 of 1,450.WHERE IT RANKS IN WASHINGTON, Oct 11THIS ONE: 47.7%, 104 OF 218, RANK 1,279 OF 1,450PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 193820 to 292730 to 393540 to 496650 to 5916560 to 692770 to 7919180 to 898690 to 99523100291STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station FW8270's rank in Washington by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-05 rank 925 of 1,348; 2026-10-06 rank 1,070 of 1,378; 2026-10-07 rank 1,262 of 1,409; 2026-10-08 rank 1,211 of 1,423; 2026-10-09 rank 1,215 of 1,441; 2026-10-10 rank 1,117 of 1,441; 2026-10-11 rank 1,279 of 1,450.ITS RANK IN WASHINGTON, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%291
90 to 99%523
80 to 89%86
70 to 79%191
60 to 69%27
50 to 59%165
40 to 49%66
30 to 39%35
20 to 29%27
10 to 19%38
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20261,2791,45047.7%
Oct 10, 20261,1171,44155.0%
Oct 9, 20261,2151,44146.9%
Oct 8, 20261,2111,42344.2%
Oct 7, 20261,2621,40940.6%
Oct 6, 20261,0701,37854.5%
Oct 5, 20269251,34869.2%

Station report

Citizen station FW8270, 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 269 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 FW8270 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 269 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 FW8270FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW8270 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 FW82701 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT269 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 FW8270, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8270TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW8270-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 35 degrees above the horizon at 47.82 N, and the day is 10 h 55 min long. Level ground there takes 57 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW8270, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 35 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 42 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 55 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8270FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW8270ELEVATION 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 66°EQUINOXES 42°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°OCT 11, 35°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 55 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 57 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.82 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.3°TITLECitizen station FW8270, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8270TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW8270-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 269 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW8270, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8270FIG. 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 FW8270, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8270TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW8270-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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