Storm Station

At a shore station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-PWAW3
Latitude
43.38800 N
Longitude
87.86700 W
Elevation
-
Observed
12:15 AMCDT, 36 minutes ago
Air temperature
59.9F
Wind
11mph
Wind direction
180°

Ranking Statistics

At a shore station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 3 instruments in Wisconsin stand at one.

Station charts

Port Washington Report

Rank 1,316 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 score51.7of 100

Wisconsin median
93.9the median score of 1,323 stations
Scoring higher
1,315stations in Wisconsin
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
48.330.1 reports received, 15.1 accuracy, 1.6 arrival, 0.9 continuity, 0.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Wisconsin median 94.2
Next above
NDBC-SGNW3rank 1,315; ahead on 247 score 52.5 against 51.7
Next below
RHIW3rank 1,317; behind on 247 score 51.7 against 47.2

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 3514.14.9 of 35 pointsWisconsin median 86.371 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.18.4 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 1090.99.1 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0longest silence 80 min, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2024.44.9 of 20 pointsWisconsin median 99.7its temperature against the airport station KETB, 13.5 miles away, over 79 readings: typical difference 7.8 °F beyond a steady offset of +1.0 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsWisconsin median 100.00 of 79 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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.3 °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
Schedule
every 20 min
Reports received, 24 hours
63 of 7287.5% of its schedule, 68 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
87 of 50417.2% of its schedule, 96 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
80 minfrom Oct 10, 8:05 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 5:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 23 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.5 °Fwarmer than the airport station KETB, 14 miles away, on average over 96 readings; typical difference 7.2 °F

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

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.

Its schedule is one report every 20 min, 72 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 20 min count as one received.

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. Port Washington received 14.0 per cent, 71 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 1,316 of 1,323.WHERE IT RANKS IN WISCONSIN, Oct 11THIS ONE: 14.0%, 71 OF 504, RANK 1,316 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
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

Station report

Port Washington, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 43.39 N, and the day is 11 h 05 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Port Washington, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 05 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PWAW3FIG. E THE SUN AT PORT WASHINGTONELEVATION 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 70°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23°OCT 11, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 05 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 43.39 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEPort Washington, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PWAW3TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCPWAW3-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Port Washington, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PWAW3FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEPort Washington, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PWAW3TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCPWAW3-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Port Washington