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Identifier
0357587140
Latitude
34.79290 N
Longitude
86.58915 W
Elevation
688 ft
Rank
318of 781 in Alabama, Oct 17
Observed
8:30 PMCDT, 35 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over East Fork Pinhook Cr At Winchester Rd At HuntsvilReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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East Fork Pinhook Cr At Winchester Rd At Huntsvil Report

Rank 318 of 781 in Alabama, Oct 17. The 247 rank orders a state's stations by their 247 score out of 100: how reliably they report, how accurate their readings are against a reference station, how their readings pass their checks, and how they stand against the forecast.

Ranking Statistics

247 score97.2of 100

Alabama median
95.9the median score of 781 stations
Scoring higher
317stations in Alabama
Sharing its score
27ranks 318 to 344
Points deducted
2.82.6 arrival, 0.2 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Alabama median 100.0, 100.0, 98.1
Next above
BFMrank 317; ahead on 247 score 97.3 against 97.2
Next below
0357526200rank 323; behind on longest silence 60 min against 71 min
Sharing its rank
4other stations, equal on every measure

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.

  1. Reports receivedweight 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsAlabama median 99.0168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.37.4 of 10 pointsAlabama median 87.5half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsAlabama median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianAlabama median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianAlabama median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.8 of 10 points, at the medianAlabama median 98.1-

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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 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
Rank
318of 781 in Alabama, Oct 17
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 10, 2:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 1:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 23 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 781 ranked stations in Alabama on Oct 17 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 14; 20 to 29 per cent, 3; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 40; 50 to 59 per cent, 67; 60 to 69 per cent, 15; 70 to 79 per cent, 45; 80 to 89 per cent, 92; 90 to 99 per cent, 224; 100 per cent, 281. East Fork Pinhook Cr At Winchester Rd At Huntsvil received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 318 of 781.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALABAMA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 318 OF 781PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 191420 to 29330 to 3940 to 494050 to 596760 to 691570 to 794580 to 899290 to 99224100281STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of East Fork Pinhook Cr At Winchester Rd At Huntsvil's rank in Alabama by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-07 rank 764 of 800; 2026-10-08 rank 761 of 808; 2026-10-09 rank 671 of 800; 2026-10-10 rank 673 of 800; 2026-10-11 rank 631 of 818; 2026-10-12 rank 534 of 815; 2026-10-13 rank 266 of 804; 2026-10-14 rank 263 of 799; 2026-10-15 rank 279 of 798; 2026-10-16 rank 312 of 798; 2026-10-17 rank 318 of 781.ITS RANK IN ALABAMA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%281
90 to 99%224
80 to 89%92
70 to 79%45
60 to 69%15
50 to 59%67
40 to 49%40
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%3
10 to 19%14
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 2026318781100.0%
Oct 16, 2026312798100.0%
Oct 15, 2026279798100.0%
Oct 14, 2026263799100.0%
Oct 13, 2026266804100.0%
Oct 12, 202653481586.3%
Oct 11, 202663181872.0%
Oct 10, 202667380057.7%
Oct 9, 202667180057.1%
Oct 8, 202676180829.1%
Oct 7, 202676480014.8%

Station report

East Fork Pinhook Cr At Winchester Rd At Huntsvil, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 688 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.18 inHg and the temperature at 56.5 F.

Section from sea level of where East Fork Pinhook Cr At Winchester Rd At Huntsvil stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 688 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.18 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0357587140FIG. D WHERE EAST FORK PINHOOK CR AT WINCHESTER RD AT HUNTSVIL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREEAST FORK PINHOOK CR AT WINCHESTER RD AT HUNTSVIL2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT688 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.18 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.5 FTITLEEast Fork Pinhook Cr At Winchester Rd At Huntsvil, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 0357587140TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-0357587140-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 46 degrees above the horizon at 34.79 N, and the day is 11 h 07 min long. Level ground there takes 72 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at East Fork Pinhook Cr At Winchester Rd At Huntsvil, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 07 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0357587140FIG. E THE SUN AT EAST FORK PINHOOK CR AT WINCHESTER RD AT HUNTSVILELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 79°EQUINOXES 55°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 17, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 07 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 72 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.79 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLEEast Fork Pinhook Cr At Winchester Rd At Huntsvil, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 0357587140TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-0357587140-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 688 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, East Fork Pinhook Cr At Winchester Rd At Huntsvil, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0357587140FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEEast Fork Pinhook Cr At Winchester Rd At Huntsvil, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 0357587140TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-0357587140-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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