- Stage now
- 5.39 ftreported Oct 15, 12:00 AM CDT
- 24 hour change
- No changesince Oct 14, 12:00 AM
- Elevation
- 552 ftabove sea level
- County
- Rock Island County
- Position
- 41.5167° N, 90.5667° W
- Record since
- 2007
Water level
Mississippi River at Rock Island LD15
Stage is the height of the water's surface above the gauge's own fixed zero, in feet, not the depth of the water. Every point drawn is a reading the gauge sent, at the time it sent it.
- Latest
- 5.39 ftOct 15, 12:00 AM
- Highest
- 6.44 ftOct 9, 12:00 AM
- Lowest
- 5.39 ftOct 14, 12:00 AM
- Range
- 1.05 fthighest less lowest
- Change
- Fell 1.05 ftsince Oct 9, 12:00 AM
- Readings
- 7
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
| Time | Stage ft |
|---|---|
| Oct 15, 12:00 AM | 5.39 |
| Oct 14, 12:00 AM | 5.39 |
| Oct 13, 12:00 AM | 5.72 |
| Oct 12, 12:00 AM | 6.23 |
| Oct 11, 12:00 AM | 6.23 |
| Oct 10, 12:00 AM | 6.28 |
| Oct 9, 12:00 AM | 6.44 |
- Latest
- 5.39 ftOct 15, 12:00 AM
- Highest
- 11.40 ftSep 23, 12:00 AM
- Lowest
- 4.29 ftSep 16, 12:00 AM
- Range
- 7.11 fthighest less lowest
- Change
- Rose 1.10 ftsince Sep 16, 12:00 AM
- Readings
- 30
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
| Day | High ft | Low ft | Average ft | Last ft | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | 5.39 | 5.39 | 5.39 | 5.39 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | 5.39 | 5.39 | 5.39 | 5.39 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | 5.72 | 5.72 | 5.72 | 5.72 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | 6.23 | 6.23 | 6.23 | 6.23 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | 6.23 | 6.23 | 6.23 | 6.23 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | 6.28 | 6.28 | 6.28 | 6.28 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | 6.44 | 6.44 | 6.44 | 6.44 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | 6.65 | 6.65 | 6.65 | 6.65 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | 7.10 | 7.10 | 7.10 | 7.10 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | 8.11 | 8.11 | 8.11 | 8.11 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | 8.70 | 8.70 | 8.70 | 8.70 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | 8.81 | 8.81 | 8.81 | 8.81 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | 8.77 | 8.77 | 8.77 | 8.77 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | 8.58 | 8.58 | 8.58 | 8.58 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | 6.71 | 6.71 | 6.71 | 6.71 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | 6.28 | 6.28 | 6.28 | 6.28 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | 7.14 | 7.14 | 7.14 | 7.14 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | 7.49 | 7.49 | 7.49 | 7.49 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | 8.19 | 8.19 | 8.19 | 8.19 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | 9.12 | 9.12 | 9.12 | 9.12 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | 9.86 | 9.86 | 9.86 | 9.86 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | 10.79 | 10.79 | 10.79 | 10.79 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | 11.40 | 11.40 | 11.40 | 11.40 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | 11.06 | 11.06 | 11.06 | 11.06 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | 10.19 | 10.19 | 10.19 | 10.19 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | 8.04 | 8.04 | 8.04 | 8.04 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | 4.92 | 4.92 | 4.92 | 4.92 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | 4.45 | 4.45 | 4.45 | 4.45 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | 4.29 | 4.29 | 4.29 | 4.29 | 1 |
How it reports
- Schedule
- every 30 minon the hour's :00 and :30
- Reports received, 24 hours
- 48 of 48100% of its schedule, 51 reports in all
- Reports received, 7 days
- 335 of 33699.7% of its schedule, 364 reports in all
- Longest silence, 7 days
- 1 hourfrom Oct 12, 2:00 AM
- Latest report
- Oct 15, 11:00 PMlocal time
- Time to reach Storm Station
- 27 min9 in 10 within 27 min
- Against its reference, 30 days
- +2.8 °Fwarmer than the airport station KMLI, 5.2 miles away, on average over 523 readings; typical difference 4.5 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station
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 30 min, 48 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 30 min count as one received.
Ranking Statistics
247 score94.5of 100
- Illinois median
- 95.9the median score of 1,393 stations
- Scoring higher
- 767stations in Illinois
- Sharing its score
- 79ranks 768 to 846
- Points deducted
- 5.53.3 arrival, 1.5 accuracy, 0.5 forecast check, 0.1 reports received
- Counted at the median
- Forecast checknot measured at this station; Illinois median 94.7
- Next above
- 401956088453801rank 767; ahead on 247 score 94.7 against 94.5
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.
- Reports receivedweight 3599.734.9 of 35 pointsIllinois median 99.1335 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
- Arrivalweight 1067.06.7 of 10 pointsIllinois median 96.3half its reports arrived within 26 min
- Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIllinois median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 30 min
- Accuracyweight 2092.418.5 of 20 pointsIllinois median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KMLI, 5.2 miles away, over 251 readings: typical difference 2.5 °F beyond a steady offset of +2.1 °F
- Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsIllinois median 100.00 of 251 readings failed their check against its reference station
- Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianIllinois median 94.7-
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 (1.5 h), none for 72 (36 h)
- Accuracy
- Full marks within 2.0 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.5 °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
Near Mississippi River at Rock Island LD15
Gauges
Weather instruments
How to read a gauge
A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.
The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by its 247 score, how reliably it reports and how its readings hold up: that is its 247 rank.