- Stage now
- 42.93 ftreported Oct 15, 9:15 AM CDT
- 24 hour change
- -
- Elevation
- 85 ftabove sea level
- County
- Hardin County
- Position
- 30.2555° N, 94.3647° W
- Record since
- 2010
Water level
Black Creek at Sour Lake 8 NNE
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
- 42.93 ftOct 15, 9:15 AM
- Highest
- 42.93 ftOct 15, 12:35 AM
- Lowest
- 42.92 ftOct 15, 1:20 AM
- Range
- 0.01 fthighest less lowest
- Change
- No changesince Oct 15, 12:35 AM
- Readings
- 26
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
| Time | Stage ft |
|---|---|
| Oct 15, 9:15 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 8:55 AM | 42.92 |
| Oct 15, 8:50 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 8:20 AM | 42.92 |
| Oct 15, 8:15 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 8:00 AM | 42.92 |
| Oct 15, 7:45 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 7:35 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 5:45 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 5:40 AM | 42.92 |
| Oct 15, 5:35 AM | 42.92 |
| Oct 15, 5:30 AM | 42.92 |
| Oct 15, 5:25 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 5:15 AM | 42.92 |
| Oct 15, 5:10 AM | 42.92 |
| Oct 15, 5:00 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 4:55 AM | 42.92 |
| Oct 15, 4:50 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 4:45 AM | 42.92 |
| Oct 15, 4:35 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 3:35 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 1:45 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 1:35 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 1:25 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 1:20 AM | 42.92 |
| Oct 15, 12:35 AM | 42.93 |
- Latest
- 42.93 ftOct 15, 9:15 AM
- Highest
- 43.00 ftOct 9, 12:55 AM
- Lowest
- 42.92 ftOct 15, 1:20 AM
- Range
- 0.08 fthighest less lowest
- Change
- Fell 0.07 ftsince Oct 9, 12:55 AM
- Readings
- 82
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
| Time | Stage ft |
|---|---|
| Oct 15, 9:15 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 8:55 AM | 42.92 |
| Oct 15, 7:45 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 5:45 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 4:55 AM | 42.92 |
| Oct 15, 3:35 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 1:45 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 15, 12:35 AM | 42.93 |
| Oct 11, 10:15 PM | 42.94 |
| Oct 11, 9:15 PM | 42.94 |
| Oct 11, 9:30 AM | 42.94 |
| Oct 11, 8:05 AM | 42.94 |
| Oct 11, 7:05 AM | 42.94 |
| Oct 11, 6:05 AM | 42.94 |
| Oct 11, 5:45 AM | 42.95 |
| Oct 11, 4:35 AM | 42.95 |
| Oct 11, 3:55 AM | 42.95 |
| Oct 11, 2:55 AM | 42.95 |
| Oct 10, 11:05 PM | 42.95 |
| Oct 10, 7:50 AM | 42.96 |
| Oct 10, 6:25 AM | 42.96 |
| Oct 10, 5:30 AM | 42.97 |
| Oct 10, 4:25 AM | 42.96 |
| Oct 10, 3:55 AM | 42.96 |
| Oct 9, 11:20 PM | 42.97 |
| Oct 9, 10:05 PM | 42.97 |
| Oct 9, 9:05 PM | 42.97 |
| Oct 9, 8:05 PM | 42.97 |
| Oct 9, 7:55 PM | 42.96 |
| Oct 9, 9:15 AM | 42.99 |
| Oct 9, 7:55 AM | 42.99 |
| Oct 9, 6:55 AM | 42.99 |
| Oct 9, 5:55 AM | 42.99 |
| Oct 9, 4:55 AM | 42.99 |
| Oct 9, 3:55 AM | 42.99 |
| Oct 9, 2:55 AM | 42.99 |
| Oct 9, 1:55 AM | 42.99 |
| Oct 9, 12:55 AM | 43.00 |
- Latest
- 42.93 ftOct 15, 9:15 AM
- Highest
- 43.24 ftSep 16, 1:35 AM
- Lowest
- 42.89 ftSep 28, 8:40 AM
- Range
- 0.35 fthighest less lowest
- Change
- Fell 0.31 ftsince Sep 16, 1:35 AM
- Readings
- 442
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
| Day | High ft | Low ft | Average ft | Last ft | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | 42.93 | 42.92 | 42.93 | 42.93 | 26 |
| Oct 11 | 42.95 | 42.94 | 42.95 | 42.94 | 21 |
| Oct 10 | 42.97 | 42.95 | 42.96 | 42.95 | 18 |
| Oct 9 | 43.00 | 42.96 | 42.98 | 42.97 | 17 |
| Oct 8 | 42.99 | 42.97 | 42.98 | 42.99 | 14 |
| Oct 7 | 42.98 | 42.94 | 42.95 | 42.98 | 16 |
| Oct 6 | 42.96 | 42.94 | 42.95 | 42.95 | 37 |
| Oct 5 | 42.99 | 42.95 | 42.97 | 42.95 | 11 |
| Oct 4 | 43.00 | 42.96 | 42.97 | 43.00 | 41 |
| Oct 3 | 43.10 | 43.00 | 43.05 | 43.00 | 13 |
| Oct 2 | 43.11 | 42.95 | 43.04 | 43.10 | 19 |
| Sep 30 | 42.97 | 42.96 | 42.97 | 42.97 | 2 |
| Sep 29 | 42.95 | 42.90 | 42.92 | 42.95 | 8 |
| Sep 28 | 42.90 | 42.89 | 42.90 | 42.89 | 10 |
| Sep 27 | 42.93 | 42.90 | 42.92 | 42.90 | 16 |
| Sep 26 | 42.96 | 42.94 | 42.95 | 42.95 | 6 |
| Sep 25 | 42.97 | 42.96 | 42.96 | 42.96 | 30 |
| Sep 24 | 42.98 | 42.97 | 42.98 | 42.98 | 8 |
| Sep 23 | 42.98 | 42.96 | 42.97 | 42.98 | 10 |
| Sep 22 | 42.98 | 42.96 | 42.97 | 42.98 | 6 |
| Sep 21 | 42.97 | 42.95 | 42.96 | 42.96 | 34 |
| Sep 20 | 43.00 | 42.97 | 42.99 | 42.97 | 7 |
| Sep 19 | 43.04 | 43.01 | 43.02 | 43.01 | 15 |
| Sep 18 | 43.13 | 43.05 | 43.10 | 43.05 | 18 |
| Sep 17 | 43.15 | 43.10 | 43.13 | 43.13 | 26 |
| Sep 16 | 43.24 | 43.15 | 43.21 | 43.15 | 13 |
How it reports
- Schedule
- every 25 min
- Reports received, 24 hours
- 15 of 5726.3% of its schedule, 23 reports in all
- Reports received, 7 days
- 64 of 40315.8% of its schedule, 86 reports in all
- Longest silence, 7 days
- 2 days 17 hoursfrom Oct 12, 7:00 AM
- Latest report
- Oct 15, 9:15 AMlocal time
- Time to reach Storm Station
- 14 min9 in 10 within 19 min
From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.
Its schedule is one report every 25 min, 57 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 25 min count as one received.
Ranking Statistics
247 score60.2of 100
- Texas median
- 95.4the median score of 4,689 stations
- Scoring higher
- 4,642stations in Texas
- Sharing its score
- 3ranks 4,643 to 4,645
- Points deducted
- 39.829.1 reports received, 10.0 continuity, 0.7 arrival
- Counted at the median
- Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
- Next above
- GW7040rank 4,642; ahead on 247 score 60.6 against 60.2
- Next below
- HBST2rank 4,644; behind on reports received 16.8% against 16.3%
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 3516.95.9 of 35 pointsTexas median 97.568 of 403 scheduled reports received in 7 days
- Arrivalweight 1092.79.3 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.0half its reports arrived within 14 min
- Continuityweight 100.00.0 of 10 pointsTexas median 100.0longest silence 2.7 days, on a schedule of one report every 25 min
- Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianTexas median 100.0-
- Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianTexas median 100.0-
- Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianTexas median 100.0-
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 (75 min), none for 72 (30 h)
- Accuracy
- Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °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 Black Creek at Sour Lake 8 NNE
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.