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Report generated: Wed Mar 18 23:00:02 2026 UTC
Start Time: Tue Mar 17 14:00:02 2026 UTC
End Time: Wed Mar 18 23:00:02 2026 UTC
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Local Clock Time/Frequency Offsets

local offset plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local Clock Time Offset -48.652 -30.606 -18.689 2.000 30.364 42.839 51.688 49.053 73.445 15.069 3.734 µs -2.364 5.942
Local Clock Frequency Offset 12.937 12.939 12.946 13.070 13.429 13.439 13.443 0.483 0.500 0.167 13.129 ppm 4.651e+05 3.605e+07

The time and frequency offsets between the ntpd calculated time and the local system clock. Showing frequency offset (red, in parts per million, scale on right) and the time offset (blue, in μs, scale on left). Quick changes in time offset will lead to larger frequency offsets.

These are fields 3 (time) and 4 (frequency) from the loopstats log file.



Local RMS Time Jitter

local jitter plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local RMS Time Jitter 0.521 0.807 1.475 10.559 18.198 20.129 23.377 16.723 19.322 4.940 10.348 µs 4.476 10.45

The RMS Jitter of the local clock offset. In other words, how fast the local clock offset is changing.

Lower is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0μs.

RMS jitter is field 5 in the loopstats log file.



Local RMS Frequency Jitter

local stability plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local RMS Frequency Jitter 0.149 0.231 0.339 0.783 1.694 1.900 2.029 1.355 1.669 0.398 0.866 ppb 5.941 16.97

The RMS Frequency Jitter (aka wander) of the local clock's frequency. In other words, how fast the local clock changes frequency.

Lower is better. An ideal clock would be a horizontal line at 0ppm.

RMS Frequency Jitter is field 6 in the loopstats log file.



Local Clock Time Offset Histogram

local offset histogram plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local Clock Offset -48.652 -30.606 -18.689 2.000 30.364 42.839 51.688 49.053 73.445 15.069 3.734 µs -2.364 5.942

The clock offsets of the local clock as a histogram.

The Local Clock Offset is field 3 from the loopstats log file.



Local Temperatures

local temps plot

Local temperatures. These will be site-specific depending upon what temperature sensors you collect data from. Temperature changes affect the local clock crystal frequency and stability. The math of how temperature changes frequency is complex, and also depends on crystal aging. So there is no easy way to correct for it in software. This is the single most important component of frequency drift.

The Local Temperatures are from field 3 from the tempstats log file.



Local Frequency/Temp

local freq temps plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local Clock Frequency Offset 12.937 12.939 12.946 13.070 13.429 13.439 13.443 0.483 0.500 0.167 13.129 ppm 4.651e+05 3.605e+07
Temp LM0 40.000 40.000 40.000 41.000 42.000 43.000 43.000 2.000 3.000 0.834 40.917 °C
Temp LM1 19.000 19.000 19.000 22.000 25.000 26.000 28.000 6.000 7.000 1.716 22.096 °C
Temp LM2 32.000 32.000 32.000 34.000 36.000 36.000 36.000 4.000 4.000 1.152 33.796 °C
Temp LM3 33.000 33.000 33.000 34.000 36.000 36.000 36.000 3.000 3.000 0.980 34.297 °C
Temp LM4 32.000 32.000 32.000 33.000 35.000 35.000 35.000 3.000 3.000 1.070 33.060 °C
Temp LM5 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 27.800 °C
Temp LM6 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 29.800 °C
Temp LM7 29.000 30.000 31.000 33.000 36.000 37.000 37.000 5.000 7.000 1.534 33.096 °C
Temp LM8 29.000 30.000 31.000 33.000 36.000 37.000 37.000 5.000 7.000 1.520 33.068 °C
Temp LM9 27.000 27.000 28.000 30.000 33.000 34.000 34.000 5.000 7.000 1.687 30.154 °C
Temp ZONE0 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 29.800 °C
Temp ZONE1 30.000 30.000 31.000 33.000 36.000 37.000 38.000 5.000 7.000 1.451 33.083 °C
Temp ZONE2 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 27.800 °C

The frequency offsets and temperatures. Showing frequency offset (red, in parts per million, scale on right) and the temperatures.

These are field 4 (frequency) from the loopstats log file, and field 3 from the tempstats log file.



Local GPS

local gps plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
nSats 5.000 5.000 7.000 8.000 10.000 11.000 11.000 3.000 6.000 1.032 8.447 nSat 392 2969
TDOP 0.540 0.590 0.630 0.930 1.420 1.930 2.480 0.790 1.340 0.275 0.969 25.28 102.6

Local GPS. The Time Dilution of Precision (TDOP) is plotted in blue. The number of visible satellites (nSat) is plotted in red.

TDOP is field 3, and nSats is field 4, from the gpsd log file. The gpsd log file is created by the ntploggps program.

TDOP is a dimensionless error factor. Smaller numbers are better. TDOP ranges from 1 (ideal), 2 to 5 (good), to greater than 20 (poor). Some GNSS receivers report TDOP less than one which is theoretically impossible.



Server Offsets

peer offsets plot

The offset of all refclocks and servers. This can be useful to see if offset changes are happening in a single clock or all clocks together.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file.



Refclock Offset 127.127.28.0 SHM(0)

peer offset 127.127.28.0 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Refclock Offset 127.127.28.0 SHM(0) -702.771 -685.075 -669.199 -627.789 -586.909 -566.889 -538.910 82.290 118.187 24.182 -627.566 ms -1.966e+04 5.32e+05

The offset of a local refclock in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local serial GPS 200 ms; local PPS 20µs.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file.



Refclock Offset 127.127.28.1 SHM(1)

peer offset 127.127.28.1 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Refclock Offset 127.127.28.1 SHM(1) -48.653 -30.607 -18.690 2.000 30.365 42.840 51.689 49.055 73.447 15.070 3.734 µs -2.365 5.942

The offset of a local refclock in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local serial GPS 200 ms; local PPS 20µs.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset 139.143.5.31

peer offset 139.143.5.31 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 139.143.5.31 -471.148 -413.148 -81.752 233.182 371.931 486.654 575.271 453.683 899.802 187.364 152.811 µs -1.023 3.242

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset 193.67.79.202

peer offset 193.67.79.202 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 193.67.79.202 -692.184 -588.139 -307.304 28.097 168.295 234.069 267.245 475.599 822.208 184.681 -56.146 µs -6.652 18.33

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk)

peer offset 2001:8b0:0:23::205 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk) -1.104 -1.007 -0.890 0.144 1.123 1.533 1.698 2.013 2.540 0.637 0.090 ms -3.062 6.703

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset 81.187.26.174

peer offset 81.187.26.174 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 81.187.26.174 -877.258 -835.818 -509.764 -166.626 -8.170 481.633 635.801 501.594 1,317.451 220.846 -251.914 µs -15.75 48.42

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitters

peer jitters plot

The RMS Jitter of all refclocks and servers. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Refclock RMS Jitter 127.127.28.0 SHM(0)

peer jitter 127.127.28.0 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Refclock RMS Jitter 127.127.28.0 SHM(0) 1.059 2.362 4.052 12.056 25.673 33.812 53.740 21.621 31.450 6.626 13.154 ms 5.048 16.54

The RMS Jitter of a local refclock. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Refclock RMS Jitter 127.127.28.1 SHM(1)

peer jitter 127.127.28.1 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Refclock RMS Jitter 127.127.28.1 SHM(1) 0.119 0.338 0.676 11.016 28.847 37.914 54.522 28.171 37.576 8.899 11.947 µs 1.999 6.085

The RMS Jitter of a local refclock. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter 139.143.5.31

peer jitter 139.143.5.31 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 139.143.5.31 0.010 0.014 0.021 0.060 0.399 10.534 10.580 0.377 10.520 1.178 0.238 ms 5.599 51.5

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter 193.67.79.202

peer jitter 193.67.79.202 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 193.67.79.202 0.013 0.017 0.023 0.066 1.674 9.868 10.088 1.650 9.851 1.507 0.416 ms 2.806 19.47

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk)

peer jitter 2001:8b0:0:23::205 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk) 0.014 0.016 0.022 0.059 0.388 7.890 8.563 0.367 7.875 0.847 0.184 ms 6.532 64.85

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter 81.187.26.174

peer jitter 81.187.26.174 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 81.187.26.174 0.009 0.013 0.022 0.063 0.445 8.221 27.019 0.423 8.208 1.999 0.316 ms 8.489 112.9

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Summary


Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local Clock Frequency Offset 12.937 12.939 12.946 13.070 13.429 13.439 13.443 0.483 0.500 0.167 13.129 ppm 4.651e+05 3.605e+07
Local Clock Time Offset -48.652 -30.606 -18.689 2.000 30.364 42.839 51.688 49.053 73.445 15.069 3.734 µs -2.364 5.942
Local RMS Frequency Jitter 0.149 0.231 0.339 0.783 1.694 1.900 2.029 1.355 1.669 0.398 0.866 ppb 5.941 16.97
Local RMS Time Jitter 0.521 0.807 1.475 10.559 18.198 20.129 23.377 16.723 19.322 4.940 10.348 µs 4.476 10.45
Refclock Offset 127.127.28.0 SHM(0) -702.771 -685.075 -669.199 -627.789 -586.909 -566.889 -538.910 82.290 118.187 24.182 -627.566 ms -1.966e+04 5.32e+05
Refclock Offset 127.127.28.1 SHM(1) -48.653 -30.607 -18.690 2.000 30.365 42.840 51.689 49.055 73.447 15.070 3.734 µs -2.365 5.942
Refclock RMS Jitter 127.127.28.0 SHM(0) 1.059 2.362 4.052 12.056 25.673 33.812 53.740 21.621 31.450 6.626 13.154 ms 5.048 16.54
Refclock RMS Jitter 127.127.28.1 SHM(1) 0.119 0.338 0.676 11.016 28.847 37.914 54.522 28.171 37.576 8.899 11.947 µs 1.999 6.085
Server Jitter 139.143.5.31 0.010 0.014 0.021 0.060 0.399 10.534 10.580 0.377 10.520 1.178 0.238 ms 5.599 51.5
Server Jitter 193.67.79.202 0.013 0.017 0.023 0.066 1.674 9.868 10.088 1.650 9.851 1.507 0.416 ms 2.806 19.47
Server Jitter 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk) 0.014 0.016 0.022 0.059 0.388 7.890 8.563 0.367 7.875 0.847 0.184 ms 6.532 64.85
Server Jitter 81.187.26.174 0.009 0.013 0.022 0.063 0.445 8.221 27.019 0.423 8.208 1.999 0.316 ms 8.489 112.9
Server Offset 139.143.5.31 -471.148 -413.148 -81.752 233.182 371.931 486.654 575.271 453.683 899.802 187.364 152.811 µs -1.023 3.242
Server Offset 193.67.79.202 -692.184 -588.139 -307.304 28.097 168.295 234.069 267.245 475.599 822.208 184.681 -56.146 µs -6.652 18.33
Server Offset 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk) -1.104 -1.007 -0.890 0.144 1.123 1.533 1.698 2.013 2.540 0.637 0.090 ms -3.062 6.703
Server Offset 81.187.26.174 -877.258 -835.818 -509.764 -166.626 -8.170 481.633 635.801 501.594 1,317.451 220.846 -251.914 µs -15.75 48.42
TDOP 0.540 0.590 0.630 0.930 1.420 1.930 2.480 0.790 1.340 0.275 0.969 25.28 102.6
Temp LM0 40.000 40.000 40.000 41.000 42.000 43.000 43.000 2.000 3.000 0.834 40.917 °C
Temp LM1 19.000 19.000 19.000 22.000 25.000 26.000 28.000 6.000 7.000 1.716 22.096 °C
Temp LM2 32.000 32.000 32.000 34.000 36.000 36.000 36.000 4.000 4.000 1.152 33.796 °C
Temp LM3 33.000 33.000 33.000 34.000 36.000 36.000 36.000 3.000 3.000 0.980 34.297 °C
Temp LM4 32.000 32.000 32.000 33.000 35.000 35.000 35.000 3.000 3.000 1.070 33.060 °C
Temp LM5 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 27.800 °C
Temp LM6 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 29.800 °C
Temp LM7 29.000 30.000 31.000 33.000 36.000 37.000 37.000 5.000 7.000 1.534 33.096 °C
Temp LM8 29.000 30.000 31.000 33.000 36.000 37.000 37.000 5.000 7.000 1.520 33.068 °C
Temp LM9 27.000 27.000 28.000 30.000 33.000 34.000 34.000 5.000 7.000 1.687 30.154 °C
Temp ZONE0 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 29.800 °C
Temp ZONE1 30.000 30.000 31.000 33.000 36.000 37.000 38.000 5.000 7.000 1.451 33.083 °C
Temp ZONE2 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 27.800 °C
nSats 5.000 5.000 7.000 8.000 10.000 11.000 11.000 3.000 6.000 1.032 8.447 nSat 392 2969
Summary as CSV file


Glossary:

frequency offset:
The difference between the ntpd calculated frequency and the local system clock frequency (usually in parts per million, ppm)
jitter, dispersion:
The short term change in a value. NTP measures Local Time Jitter, Refclock Jitter, and Server Jitter in seconds. Local Frequency Jitter is in ppm or ppb.
kurtosis, Kurt:
The kurtosis of a random variable X is the fourth standardized moment and is a dimension-less ratio. ntpviz uses the Pearson's moment coefficient of kurtosis. A normal distribution has a kurtosis of three. NIST describes a kurtosis over three as "heavy tailed" and one under three as "light tailed".
ms, millisecond:
One thousandth of a second = 0.001 seconds, 1e-3 seconds
mu, mean:
The arithmetic mean: the sum of all the values divided by the number of values. The formula for mu is: "mu = (∑xi) / N". Where xi denotes the data points and N is the number of data points.
ns, nanosecond:
One billionth of a second, also one thousandth of a microsecond, 0.000000001 seconds and 1e-9 seconds.
percentile:
The value below which a given percentage of values fall.
ppb, parts per billion:
Ratio between two values. These following are all the same: 1 ppb, one in one billion, 1/1,000,000,000, 0.000,000,001, 1e-9 and 0.000,000,1%
ppm, parts per million:
Ratio between two values. These following are all the same: 1 ppm, one in one million, 1/1,000,000, 0.000,001, and 0.000,1%
‰, parts per thousand:
Ratio between two values. These following are all the same: 1 ‰. one in one thousand, 1/1,000, 0.001, and 0.1%
refclock:
Reference clock, a local GPS module or other local source of time.
remote clock:
Any clock reached over the network, LAN or WAN. Also called a peer or server.
time offset:
The difference between the ntpd calculated time and the local system clock's time. Also called phase offset.
σ, sigma:
Sigma denotes the standard deviation (SD) and is centered on the arithmetic mean of the data set. The SD is simply the square root of the variance of the data set. Two sigma is simply twice the standard deviation. Three sigma is three times sigma. Smaller is better.
The formula for sigma is: "σ = √[ ∑(xi-mu)^2 / N ]". Where xi denotes the data points and N is the number of data points.
skewness, Skew:
The skewness of a random variable X is the third standardized moment and is a dimension-less ratio. ntpviz uses the Pearson's moment coefficient of skewness. Wikipedia describes it best: "The qualitative interpretation of the skew is complicated and unintuitive."
A normal distribution has a skewness of zero.
upstream clock:
Any server or reference clock used as a source of time.
µs, us, microsecond:
One millionth of a second, also one thousandth of a millisecond, 0.000,001 seconds, and 1e-6 seconds.



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