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Report generated: Thu Nov 5 06:53:00 2026 UTC
Start Time: Wed Nov 4 06:53:00 2026 UTC
End Time: Thu Nov 5 06:53:00 2026 UTC
Report Period: 1.0 days

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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 -10.973 -2.057 -1.394 -0.142 2.068 4.306 5.991 3.462 6.363 1.132 -0.019 µs -2.779 10.94
Local Clock Frequency Offset 17.696 17.699 17.714 17.763 17.835 17.865 17.880 0.121 0.165 0.037 17.767 ppm 1.092e+08 5.218e+10

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 0.313 0.392 0.451 0.655 1.296 2.146 5.810 0.845 1.754 0.330 0.737 µs 9.485 62.11

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 0.119 0.173 0.202 0.344 1.090 2.001 2.552 0.888 1.828 0.334 0.441 ppb 4.217 19.34

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 -10.973 -2.057 -1.394 -0.142 2.068 4.306 5.991 3.462 6.363 1.132 -0.019 µs -2.779 10.94

The clock offsets of the local clock as a histogram.

The Local Clock Offset is field 3 from the loopstats 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 128.101.101.101

peer offset 128.101.101.101 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 128.101.101.101 17.696 17.696 17.696 47.929 57.376 57.376 57.376 39.680 39.680 15.484 39.551 µs 8.057 19.5

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 199.102.46.70

peer offset 199.102.46.70 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 199.102.46.70 -376.374 -363.033 -354.538 -4.838 15.620 29.017 56.861 370.158 392.050 131.056 -61.664 µs -9.319 31.87

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 209.87.233.53

peer offset 209.87.233.53 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 209.87.233.53 -9.971 -5.683 -2.779 0.252 2.336 4.353 5.185 5.115 10.036 1.771 0.158 ms -5.036 21.12

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 2602:fd53:11e:123::2 (time2.mbix.ca)

peer offset 2602:fd53:11e:123::2 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 2602:fd53:11e:123::2 (time2.mbix.ca) -110.818 -106.869 -87.087 -53.622 -22.390 -11.470 -4.150 64.697 95.399 19.827 -53.360 µs -61.54 272.7

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) -473.244 -448.880 -363.239 0.153 139.485 256.455 345.292 502.724 705.335 147.267 -29.257 µs -6.405 20.13

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 2607:f388::123:1 (ntp1.doit.wisc.edu)

peer offset 2607:f388::123:1 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 2607:f388::123:1 (ntp1.doit.wisc.edu) -456.713 -424.631 -393.471 -306.208 53.497 431.949 601.864 446.968 856.580 199.481 -190.574 µs -12.37 33.58

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 PPS(0)

peer offset PPS(0) plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset PPS(0) -10.974 -2.058 -1.395 -0.143 2.069 4.307 5.992 3.464 6.365 1.133 -0.019 µs -2.781 10.94

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 128.101.101.101

peer jitter 128.101.101.101 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 128.101.101.101 0.000 0.000 0.000 5.914 27.660 27.660 27.660 27.660 27.660 8.976 9.785 µs 0.9338 2.559

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 199.102.46.70

peer jitter 199.102.46.70 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 199.102.46.70 6.301 7.762 12.252 31.736 356.862 376.973 408.450 344.610 369.211 144.228 150.880 µs 0.457 1.345

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 209.87.233.53

peer jitter 209.87.233.53 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 209.87.233.53 1.285 2.687 4.869 12.616 43.093 88.554 93.951 38.224 85.866 13.657 16.227 ms 3.485 16.52

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 2602:fd53:11e:123::2 (time2.mbix.ca)

peer jitter 2602:fd53:11e:123::2 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 2602:fd53:11e:123::2 (time2.mbix.ca) 7.825 9.731 12.300 24.649 48.321 64.219 129.597 36.021 54.488 13.306 27.167 µs 7.613 46.23

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) 11.537 16.264 20.068 168.548 391.100 526.157 618.493 371.032 509.893 138.341 184.745 µs 1.476 3.406

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 2607:f388::123:1 (ntp1.doit.wisc.edu)

peer jitter 2607:f388::123:1 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 2607:f388::123:1 (ntp1.doit.wisc.edu) 7.492 9.704 14.484 30.120 346.560 374.471 592.016 332.076 364.767 132.871 116.975 µs 0.5456 1.886

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 PPS(0)

peer jitter PPS(0) plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter PPS(0) 0.104 0.256 0.332 0.640 1.540 2.593 11.328 1.208 2.337 0.485 0.757 µs 6.3 57.17

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 17.696 17.699 17.714 17.763 17.835 17.865 17.880 0.121 0.165 0.037 17.767 ppm 1.092e+08 5.218e+10
Local Clock Time Offset -10.973 -2.057 -1.394 -0.142 2.068 4.306 5.991 3.462 6.363 1.132 -0.019 µs -2.779 10.94
Local RMS Frequency Jitter 0.119 0.173 0.202 0.344 1.090 2.001 2.552 0.888 1.828 0.334 0.441 ppb 4.217 19.34
Local RMS Time Jitter 0.313 0.392 0.451 0.655 1.296 2.146 5.810 0.845 1.754 0.330 0.737 µs 9.485 62.11
Server Jitter 128.101.101.101 0.000 0.000 0.000 5.914 27.660 27.660 27.660 27.660 27.660 8.976 9.785 µs 0.9338 2.559
Server Jitter 199.102.46.70 6.301 7.762 12.252 31.736 356.862 376.973 408.450 344.610 369.211 144.228 150.880 µs 0.457 1.345
Server Jitter 209.87.233.53 1.285 2.687 4.869 12.616 43.093 88.554 93.951 38.224 85.866 13.657 16.227 ms 3.485 16.52
Server Jitter 2602:fd53:11e:123::2 (time2.mbix.ca) 7.825 9.731 12.300 24.649 48.321 64.219 129.597 36.021 54.488 13.306 27.167 µs 7.613 46.23
Server Jitter 2606:4700:f1::123 (time.cloudflare.com) 11.537 16.264 20.068 168.548 391.100 526.157 618.493 371.032 509.893 138.341 184.745 µs 1.476 3.406
Server Jitter 2607:f388::123:1 (ntp1.doit.wisc.edu) 7.492 9.704 14.484 30.120 346.560 374.471 592.016 332.076 364.767 132.871 116.975 µs 0.5456 1.886
Server Jitter PPS(0) 0.104 0.256 0.332 0.640 1.540 2.593 11.328 1.208 2.337 0.485 0.757 µs 6.3 57.17
Server Offset 128.101.101.101 17.696 17.696 17.696 47.929 57.376 57.376 57.376 39.680 39.680 15.484 39.551 µs 8.057 19.5
Server Offset 199.102.46.70 -376.374 -363.033 -354.538 -4.838 15.620 29.017 56.861 370.158 392.050 131.056 -61.664 µs -9.319 31.87
Server Offset 209.87.233.53 -9.971 -5.683 -2.779 0.252 2.336 4.353 5.185 5.115 10.036 1.771 0.158 ms -5.036 21.12
Server Offset 2602:fd53:11e:123::2 (time2.mbix.ca) -110.818 -106.869 -87.087 -53.622 -22.390 -11.470 -4.150 64.697 95.399 19.827 -53.360 µs -61.54 272.7
Server Offset 2606:4700:f1::123 (time.cloudflare.com) -473.244 -448.880 -363.239 0.153 139.485 256.455 345.292 502.724 705.335 147.267 -29.257 µs -6.405 20.13
Server Offset 2607:f388::123:1 (ntp1.doit.wisc.edu) -456.713 -424.631 -393.471 -306.208 53.497 431.949 601.864 446.968 856.580 199.481 -190.574 µs -12.37 33.58
Server Offset PPS(0) -10.974 -2.058 -1.395 -0.143 2.069 4.307 5.992 3.464 6.365 1.133 -0.019 µs -2.781 10.94
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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