Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KC9QFH
Latitude
44.31000 N
Longitude
88.32000 W
Elevation
728 ft
Observed
3:01 AMCDT, 10 minutes ago
Air temperature
63F
Relative humidity
69%
Pressure
30inHg
Wind
6mph
Gust
11mph
Wind direction
239°
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 1,887 instruments in Wisconsin stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station KC9QFH Report

Rank 1,270 of 1,323 in Wisconsin, 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 score70.3of 100

Wisconsin median
93.9the median score of 1,323 stations
Scoring higher
1,268stations in Wisconsin
Sharing its score
2ranks 1,269 to 1,270
Points deducted
29.725.6 reports received, 3.6 continuity, 0.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Wisconsin median 94.2
Next above
GW7756rank 1,269; ahead on reports received 28.5% against 26.9%
Next below
CW1419rank 1,271; behind on 247 score 70.3 against 69.9

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 3526.99.4 of 35 pointsWisconsin median 86.359 of 219 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0half its reports arrived within 16 s
  3. Continuityweight 1064.36.4 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0longest silence 7 h, on a schedule of one report every 45 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsWisconsin median 99.7its temperature against the airport station KATW, 11.0 miles away, over 43 readings: typical difference 2.0 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.3 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsWisconsin median 100.00 of 43 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.4 of 10 points, at the medianWisconsin median 94.2-

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 2.6 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.1 °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
Time to reach Storm Station
17 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.1 °Fcooler than the airport station KATW, 11 miles away, on average over 36 readings; typical difference 2.2 °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: 59 of 219 scheduled reports received, 26.9%.

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 1,323 ranked stations in Wisconsin 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 28; 20 to 29 per cent, 18; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 84; 50 to 59 per cent, 131; 60 to 69 per cent, 34; 70 to 79 per cent, 185; 80 to 89 per cent, 191; 90 to 99 per cent, 287; 100 per cent, 353. Citizen station KC9QFH received 26.9 per cent, 59 of 219 scheduled reports, rank 1,270 of 1,323.WHERE IT RANKS IN WISCONSIN, Oct 11THIS ONE: 26.9%, 59 OF 219, RANK 1,270 OF 1,323PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 192820 to 291830 to 391040 to 498450 to 5913160 to 693470 to 7918580 to 8919190 to 99287100353STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station KC9QFH's rank in Wisconsin by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-08 rank 1,292 of 1,350; 2026-10-09 rank 1,257 of 1,319; 2026-10-10 rank 1,256 of 1,319; 2026-10-11 rank 1,270 of 1,323.ITS RANK IN WISCONSIN, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%353
90 to 99%287
80 to 89%191
70 to 79%185
60 to 69%34
50 to 59%131
40 to 49%84
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%18
10 to 19%28
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20261,2701,32326.9%
Oct 10, 20261,2561,31929.7%
Oct 9, 20261,2571,31929.7%
Oct 8, 20261,2921,35014.8%

Station report

Citizen station KC9QFH, 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 west southwest (239 degrees) at 6 mph, gusting 11 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station KC9QFH, north up: blowing from 239 degrees, the west southwest, at 6 miles an hour, gusting 11; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KC9QFHFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION KC9QFHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 239°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 11 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station KC9QFH, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP KC9QFHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-KC9QFH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 728 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.14 inHg and the temperature at 56.4 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.00 inHg means its barometer reads 29.22 inHg; it reports 63.0 F, 6.6 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KC9QFH stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 728 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.14 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.4 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.00 and the station pressure it means, 29.22.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KC9QFHFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KC9QFH 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 KC9QFH3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT728 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 HERE29.14 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.4 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.00 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.22 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED63.0 FTITLECitizen station KC9QFH, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KC9QFHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-KC9QFH-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 38 degrees above the horizon at 44.31 N, and the day is 11 h 03 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station KC9QFH, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 38 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 03 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KC9QFHFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KC9QFHELEVATION 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 11, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 03 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.31 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECitizen station KC9QFH, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KC9QFHTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-KC9QFH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 728 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station KC9QFH, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 63.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KC9QFHFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE63.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station KC9QFH, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP KC9QFHTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-KC9QFH-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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