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Report generated: Sun Feb 1 18:00:03 2026 UTC
Start Time: Sat Jan 24 18:00:01 2026 UTC
End Time: Sun Feb 1 18:00:01 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 -61.156 -31.465 -21.064 -0.184 21.804 32.093 61.110 42.868 63.558 12.458 -0.004 µs -3.929 10.69
Local Clock Frequency Offset 11.997 12.014 12.032 12.213 12.344 12.371 12.380 0.312 0.357 0.091 12.204 ppm 2.392e+06 3.199e+08

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 0.198 0.344 0.586 10.466 18.463 21.010 29.924 17.877 20.666 5.319 10.052 µs 3.283 7.443

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 0.030 0.051 0.141 0.700 1.174 1.498 2.133 1.033 1.447 0.309 0.695 ppb 5.802 15.58

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 -61.156 -31.465 -21.064 -0.184 21.804 32.093 61.110 42.868 63.558 12.458 -0.004 µs -3.929 10.69

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 11.997 12.014 12.032 12.213 12.344 12.371 12.380 0.312 0.357 0.091 12.204 ppm 2.392e+06 3.199e+08
Temp LM0 37.000 37.000 37.000 38.000 39.000 39.000 39.000 2.000 2.000 0.615 38.010 °C
Temp LM1 15.000 16.000 16.000 19.000 21.000 23.000 25.000 5.000 7.000 1.436 18.712 °C
Temp LM2 30.000 30.000 30.000 31.000 32.000 32.000 34.000 2.000 2.000 0.698 30.805 °C
Temp LM3 30.000 30.000 31.000 32.000 32.000 33.000 34.000 1.000 3.000 0.632 31.546 °C
Temp LM4 30.000 30.000 30.000 30.000 31.000 32.000 34.000 1.000 2.000 0.601 30.420 °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 26.000 27.000 28.000 30.000 32.000 33.000 35.000 4.000 6.000 1.182 29.864 °C
Temp LM8 26.000 27.000 28.000 30.000 32.000 33.000 34.000 4.000 6.000 1.183 29.866 °C
Temp LM9 24.000 25.000 25.000 27.000 29.000 30.000 33.000 4.000 5.000 1.234 27.360 °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 26.000 27.000 28.000 30.000 32.000 32.000 34.000 4.000 5.000 1.171 29.814 °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 6.000 7.000 8.000 10.000 10.000 11.000 3.000 4.000 1.002 8.210 nSat 394 2990
TDOP 0.520 0.590 0.650 0.950 1.690 2.670 8.640 1.040 2.080 0.448 1.045 11.81 106.5

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) -714.355 -678.896 -664.342 -627.091 -581.188 -560.257 -498.439 83.153 118.640 25.184 -625.454 ms -1.732e+04 4.495e+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) -61.157 -31.466 -21.065 -0.185 21.805 32.094 61.111 42.870 63.560 12.459 -0.004 µs -3.929 10.69

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 -56.827 133.555 256.419 551.432 632.137 729.610 834.706 375.718 596.055 110.183 527.085 µs 63.6 269.2

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 -395.438 -112.576 -2.440 298.795 404.955 495.350 877.000 407.395 607.926 115.227 275.498 µs 5.286 13.31

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) -144.992 150.400 304.809 603.122 762.582 845.212 2,796.934 457.773 694.812 142.969 584.523 µs 39.8 194.1

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 -410.906 -247.675 -141.879 152.289 240.760 344.527 465.597 382.639 592.202 111.230 128.242 µs -1.249 5.752

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) 0.644 2.413 4.033 11.895 26.260 34.317 71.539 22.227 31.904 6.793 13.091 ms 4.764 15.66

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 0.306 0.522 10.598 28.416 37.671 65.344 27.894 37.365 9.085 11.432 µs 1.735 5.528

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 0.016 0.022 0.062 0.403 12.315 35.803 0.380 12.298 2.465 0.404 ms 7.216 92.65

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 0.007 0.016 0.025 0.063 0.362 3.069 32.493 0.336 3.053 1.610 0.243 ms 10.56 172.5

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 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) 0.010 0.016 0.022 0.057 0.376 3.725 51.578 0.354 3.710 1.856 0.240 ms 16.13 407.2

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 0.016 0.023 0.058 0.407 10.192 52.322 0.384 10.176 2.774 0.384 ms 9.979 162.3

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 11.997 12.014 12.032 12.213 12.344 12.371 12.380 0.312 0.357 0.091 12.204 ppm 2.392e+06 3.199e+08
Local Clock Time Offset -61.156 -31.465 -21.064 -0.184 21.804 32.093 61.110 42.868 63.558 12.458 -0.004 µs -3.929 10.69
Local RMS Frequency Jitter 0.030 0.051 0.141 0.700 1.174 1.498 2.133 1.033 1.447 0.309 0.695 ppb 5.802 15.58
Local RMS Time Jitter 0.198 0.344 0.586 10.466 18.463 21.010 29.924 17.877 20.666 5.319 10.052 µs 3.283 7.443
Refclock Offset 127.127.28.0 SHM(0) -714.355 -678.896 -664.342 -627.091 -581.188 -560.257 -498.439 83.153 118.640 25.184 -625.454 ms -1.732e+04 4.495e+05
Refclock Offset 127.127.28.1 SHM(1) -61.157 -31.466 -21.065 -0.185 21.805 32.094 61.111 42.870 63.560 12.459 -0.004 µs -3.929 10.69
Refclock RMS Jitter 127.127.28.0 SHM(0) 0.644 2.413 4.033 11.895 26.260 34.317 71.539 22.227 31.904 6.793 13.091 ms 4.764 15.66
Refclock RMS Jitter 127.127.28.1 SHM(1) 0.119 0.306 0.522 10.598 28.416 37.671 65.344 27.894 37.365 9.085 11.432 µs 1.735 5.528
Server Jitter 139.143.5.31 0.010 0.016 0.022 0.062 0.403 12.315 35.803 0.380 12.298 2.465 0.404 ms 7.216 92.65
Server Jitter 193.67.79.202 0.007 0.016 0.025 0.063 0.362 3.069 32.493 0.336 3.053 1.610 0.243 ms 10.56 172.5
Server Jitter 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk) 0.010 0.016 0.022 0.057 0.376 3.725 51.578 0.354 3.710 1.856 0.240 ms 16.13 407.2
Server Jitter 81.187.26.174 0.009 0.016 0.023 0.058 0.407 10.192 52.322 0.384 10.176 2.774 0.384 ms 9.979 162.3
Server Offset 139.143.5.31 -56.827 133.555 256.419 551.432 632.137 729.610 834.706 375.718 596.055 110.183 527.085 µs 63.6 269.2
Server Offset 193.67.79.202 -395.438 -112.576 -2.440 298.795 404.955 495.350 877.000 407.395 607.926 115.227 275.498 µs 5.286 13.31
Server Offset 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk) -144.992 150.400 304.809 603.122 762.582 845.212 2,796.934 457.773 694.812 142.969 584.523 µs 39.8 194.1
Server Offset 81.187.26.174 -410.906 -247.675 -141.879 152.289 240.760 344.527 465.597 382.639 592.202 111.230 128.242 µs -1.249 5.752
TDOP 0.520 0.590 0.650 0.950 1.690 2.670 8.640 1.040 2.080 0.448 1.045 11.81 106.5
Temp LM0 37.000 37.000 37.000 38.000 39.000 39.000 39.000 2.000 2.000 0.615 38.010 °C
Temp LM1 15.000 16.000 16.000 19.000 21.000 23.000 25.000 5.000 7.000 1.436 18.712 °C
Temp LM2 30.000 30.000 30.000 31.000 32.000 32.000 34.000 2.000 2.000 0.698 30.805 °C
Temp LM3 30.000 30.000 31.000 32.000 32.000 33.000 34.000 1.000 3.000 0.632 31.546 °C
Temp LM4 30.000 30.000 30.000 30.000 31.000 32.000 34.000 1.000 2.000 0.601 30.420 °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 26.000 27.000 28.000 30.000 32.000 33.000 35.000 4.000 6.000 1.182 29.864 °C
Temp LM8 26.000 27.000 28.000 30.000 32.000 33.000 34.000 4.000 6.000 1.183 29.866 °C
Temp LM9 24.000 25.000 25.000 27.000 29.000 30.000 33.000 4.000 5.000 1.234 27.360 °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 26.000 27.000 28.000 30.000 32.000 32.000 34.000 4.000 5.000 1.171 29.814 °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 6.000 7.000 8.000 10.000 10.000 11.000 3.000 4.000 1.002 8.210 nSat 394 2990
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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