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ntpviz.gant-dodd.uk

Report generated: Wed Dec 10 02:12:02 2025 UTC
Start Time: Tue Dec 9 02:12:01 2025 UTC
End Time: Wed Dec 10 02:12:01 2025 UTC
Report Period: 1.0 days

Server Hardware:

Access policy: Use of this server is by invitation only with one exception: while the server is a member of the NTP Pool use may be made of this server for time synchronisation through the NTP Pool subject to their Terms of Service for End-Users. Go to www.pool.ntp.org/en/use.html for more information.

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 -541.536 -541.536 -425.691 132.372 306.535 403.907 403.907 732.226 945.443 238.367 22.331 µs -4.129 10.24
Local Clock Frequency Offset -14.862 -14.862 -14.842 -14.617 -14.468 -14.468 -14.468 0.374 0.395 0.125 -14.636 ppm -1.662e+06 1.97e+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 85.237 85.237 92.119 168.550 326.404 362.012 362.012 234.285 276.775 74.699 185.985 µs 8.346 23.85

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 10.158 10.158 10.864 16.288 31.122 32.053 32.053 20.258 21.895 5.317 17.450 ppb 19.98 73.86

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 -541.536 -541.536 -425.691 132.372 306.535 403.907 403.907 732.226 945.443 238.367 22.331 µs -4.129 10.24

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 -14.862 -14.862 -14.842 -14.617 -14.468 -14.468 -14.468 0.374 0.395 0.125 -14.636 ppm -1.662e+06 1.97e+08
Temp CASE0 14.500 14.500 14.500 15.500 16.500 16.500 17.000 2.000 2.000 0.682 15.687 °C
Temp ZONE0 42.355 43.329 43.329 44.790 46.251 47.225 53.069 2.922 3.896 1.010 45.024 °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.



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.



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 -1.287 -1.287 -1.194 -0.673 -0.390 -0.338 -0.338 0.804 0.950 0.236 -0.751 ms -85.95 422.1

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 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) -9.924 -9.924 -0.724 -0.246 0.001 0.037 0.037 0.725 9.961 1.315 -0.464 ms -13.43 101.3

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 2001:8b0:6461:1a:746e:2d70:6167:316c (ntp-gal.gant-dodd.uk)

peer offset 2001:8b0:6461:1a:746e:2d70:6167:316c plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 2001:8b0:6461:1a:746e:2d70:6167:316c (ntp-gal.gant-dodd.uk) -572.764 -572.764 -379.676 184.069 350.202 444.844 444.844 729.878 1,017.608 239.878 88.193 µs -3.112 7.919

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 2606:4700:f1::1 (time.cloudflare.com)

peer offset 2606:4700:f1::1 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 2606:4700:f1::1 (time.cloudflare.com) -2.710 -2.710 -2.710 -0.745 -0.463 -0.463 -0.463 2.247 2.247 0.590 -0.974 ms -28.75 121.5

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 2606:4700:f1::123 (time.cloudflare.com)

peer offset 2606:4700:f1::123 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 2606:4700:f1::123 (time.cloudflare.com) -611.838 -611.838 -611.838 -611.838 -611.838 -611.838 -611.838 0.000 0.000 0.000 -611.838 µs nan nan

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 2a00:d78:0:712:94:198:159:10 (ntp1.time.nl)

peer offset 2a00:d78:0:712:94:198:159:10 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 2a00:d78:0:712:94:198:159:10 (ntp1.time.nl) -10.347 -10.347 -4.478 -0.175 1.341 2.186 2.186 5.818 12.533 1.883 -0.502 ms -9.953 54.55

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 2a00:d78:0:712:94:198:159:15 (ntppool1.time.nl)

peer offset 2a00:d78:0:712:94:198:159:15 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 2a00:d78:0:712:94:198:159:15 (ntppool1.time.nl) -13.128 -13.128 -0.705 -0.100 11.339 19.956 19.956 12.044 33.084 4.407 0.372 ms -1.449 12.52

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.



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 0.075 0.075 0.078 0.224 7.767 7.779 7.779 7.690 7.703 2.883 1.578 ms 0.2153 2.038

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) 0.095 0.095 0.114 0.280 16.345 16.485 16.485 16.231 16.390 5.822 3.821 ms 0.1231 1.674

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 2001:8b0:6461:1a:746e:2d70:6167:316c (ntp-gal.gant-dodd.uk)

peer jitter 2001:8b0:6461:1a:746e:2d70:6167:316c plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 2001:8b0:6461:1a:746e:2d70:6167:316c (ntp-gal.gant-dodd.uk) 21.421 21.421 25.408 106.625 299.556 390.194 390.194 274.148 368.773 76.718 122.342 µs 3.3 10.43

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 2606:4700:f1::1 (time.cloudflare.com)

peer jitter 2606:4700:f1::1 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 2606:4700:f1::1 (time.cloudflare.com) 0.240 0.240 0.240 0.881 1.948 1.948 1.948 1.708 1.708 0.428 0.857 ms 5.041 15.63

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 2606:4700:f1::123 (time.cloudflare.com)

peer jitter 2606:4700:f1::123 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 2606:4700:f1::123 (time.cloudflare.com) 415.990 415.990 415.990 415.990 415.990 415.990 415.990 0.000 0.000 0.000 415.990 µs nan nan

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 2a00:d78:0:712:94:198:159:10 (ntp1.time.nl)

peer jitter 2a00:d78:0:712:94:198:159:10 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 2a00:d78:0:712:94:198:159:10 (ntp1.time.nl) 0.198 0.198 0.211 1.726 14.875 14.937 14.937 14.664 14.738 5.546 4.905 ms 0.5033 1.876

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 2a00:d78:0:712:94:198:159:15 (ntppool1.time.nl)

peer jitter 2a00:d78:0:712:94:198:159:15 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 2a00:d78:0:712:94:198:159:15 (ntppool1.time.nl) 0.103 0.103 0.115 4.953 17.902 19.154 19.154 17.786 19.050 6.398 5.721 ms 0.5544 2.005

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 -14.862 -14.862 -14.842 -14.617 -14.468 -14.468 -14.468 0.374 0.395 0.125 -14.636 ppm -1.662e+06 1.97e+08
Local Clock Time Offset -541.536 -541.536 -425.691 132.372 306.535 403.907 403.907 732.226 945.443 238.367 22.331 µs -4.129 10.24
Local RMS Frequency Jitter 10.158 10.158 10.864 16.288 31.122 32.053 32.053 20.258 21.895 5.317 17.450 ppb 19.98 73.86
Local RMS Time Jitter 85.237 85.237 92.119 168.550 326.404 362.012 362.012 234.285 276.775 74.699 185.985 µs 8.346 23.85
Server Jitter 193.67.79.202 0.075 0.075 0.078 0.224 7.767 7.779 7.779 7.690 7.703 2.883 1.578 ms 0.2153 2.038
Server Jitter 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk) 0.095 0.095 0.114 0.280 16.345 16.485 16.485 16.231 16.390 5.822 3.821 ms 0.1231 1.674
Server Jitter 2001:8b0:6461:1a:746e:2d70:6167:316c (ntp-gal.gant-dodd.uk) 21.421 21.421 25.408 106.625 299.556 390.194 390.194 274.148 368.773 76.718 122.342 µs 3.3 10.43
Server Jitter 2606:4700:f1::1 (time.cloudflare.com) 0.240 0.240 0.240 0.881 1.948 1.948 1.948 1.708 1.708 0.428 0.857 ms 5.041 15.63
Server Jitter 2606:4700:f1::123 (time.cloudflare.com) 415.990 415.990 415.990 415.990 415.990 415.990 415.990 0.000 0.000 0.000 415.990 µs nan nan
Server Jitter 2a00:d78:0:712:94:198:159:10 (ntp1.time.nl) 0.198 0.198 0.211 1.726 14.875 14.937 14.937 14.664 14.738 5.546 4.905 ms 0.5033 1.876
Server Jitter 2a00:d78:0:712:94:198:159:15 (ntppool1.time.nl) 0.103 0.103 0.115 4.953 17.902 19.154 19.154 17.786 19.050 6.398 5.721 ms 0.5544 2.005
Server Offset 193.67.79.202 -1.287 -1.287 -1.194 -0.673 -0.390 -0.338 -0.338 0.804 0.950 0.236 -0.751 ms -85.95 422.1
Server Offset 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk) -9.924 -9.924 -0.724 -0.246 0.001 0.037 0.037 0.725 9.961 1.315 -0.464 ms -13.43 101.3
Server Offset 2001:8b0:6461:1a:746e:2d70:6167:316c (ntp-gal.gant-dodd.uk) -572.764 -572.764 -379.676 184.069 350.202 444.844 444.844 729.878 1,017.608 239.878 88.193 µs -3.112 7.919
Server Offset 2606:4700:f1::1 (time.cloudflare.com) -2.710 -2.710 -2.710 -0.745 -0.463 -0.463 -0.463 2.247 2.247 0.590 -0.974 ms -28.75 121.5
Server Offset 2606:4700:f1::123 (time.cloudflare.com) -611.838 -611.838 -611.838 -611.838 -611.838 -611.838 -611.838 0.000 0.000 0.000 -611.838 µs nan nan
Server Offset 2a00:d78:0:712:94:198:159:10 (ntp1.time.nl) -10.347 -10.347 -4.478 -0.175 1.341 2.186 2.186 5.818 12.533 1.883 -0.502 ms -9.953 54.55
Server Offset 2a00:d78:0:712:94:198:159:15 (ntppool1.time.nl) -13.128 -13.128 -0.705 -0.100 11.339 19.956 19.956 12.044 33.084 4.407 0.372 ms -1.449 12.52
Temp CASE0 14.500 14.500 14.500 15.500 16.500 16.500 17.000 2.000 2.000 0.682 15.687 °C
Temp ZONE0 42.355 43.329 43.329 44.790 46.251 47.225 53.069 2.922 3.896 1.010 45.024 °C
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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