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Gadsden 19 N Report
Rank 538 of 798 in Alabama, Oct 16. 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 score92.3of 100
Alabama median
95.6the median score of 798 stations
Scoring higher
537stations in Alabama
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
7.77.3 arrival, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Alabama median 100.0, 100.0, 95.4
CUXA1rank 539; behind on 247 score 92.3 against 92.2
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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsAlabama median 98.884 of 84 scheduled reports received in 7 days
Arrivalweight 1027.12.7 of 10 pointsAlabama median 87.5half its reports arrived within 1.5 h
Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsAlabama median 100.0longest silence 3 h, on a schedule of one report every 2 h
Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianAlabama median 100.0-
Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianAlabama median 100.0-
Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianAlabama median 95.4-
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 12 min, none at 2 h
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (6 h), none for 72 (144 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
The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 84 of 84 scheduled reports received, 100%.
Its schedule is one report every 5 min, 288 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 5 min count as one received.
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports received
Stations
100%
281
90 to 99%
228
80 to 89%
86
70 to 79%
56
60 to 69%
12
50 to 59%
71
40 to 49%
43
30 to 39%
3
20 to 29%
11
10 to 19%
7
0 to 9%
0
Day
Rank
Stations ranked
Share received
Oct 16, 2026
538
798
100.0%
Oct 15, 2026
546
798
98.8%
Oct 14, 2026
546
799
98.8%
Oct 13, 2026
553
804
98.8%
Oct 12, 2026
549
815
98.8%
Oct 11, 2026
540
818
98.8%
Oct 10, 2026
522
800
98.8%
Oct 9, 2026
523
800
98.8%
Oct 8, 2026
508
808
100.0%
Oct 7, 2026
524
800
100.0%
Oct 6, 2026
526
765
100.0%
Oct 5, 2026
511
746
100.0%
Oct 4, 2026
513
669
100.0%
Oct 3, 2026
538
652
100.0%
Oct 2, 2026
538
652
100.0%
Oct 1, 2026
160
474
100.0%
Sep 30, 2026
219
468
100.0%
Sep 29, 2026
247
461
100.0%
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Hour
Temperature F
Dew point F
Wind mph
Reports
Thu 15, 10 PM
62.4
60.7
0
1
Thu 15, 9 PM
63.7
61.8
0
12
Thu 15, 8 PM
65.0
62.1
0
12
Thu 15, 7 PM
67.3
63.0
0
12
Thu 15, 6 PM
71.3
64.2
0
12
Thu 15, 5 PM
80.1
63.6
2
12
Thu 15, 4 PM
83.3
64.1
3
12
Thu 15, 3 PM
84.6
63.5
3
12
Thu 15, 2 PM
84.4
63.5
3
12
Thu 15, 1 PM
84.2
63.5
3
12
Thu 15, 12 PM
84.2
63.7
4
12
Thu 15, 11 AM
82.3
63.6
3
12
Thu 15, 10 AM
79.5
63.8
3
12
Thu 15, 9 AM
76.6
64.0
2
12
Thu 15, 8 AM
68.8
66.4
0
12
Thu 15, 7 AM
60.8
60.3
0
12
Thu 15, 6 AM
59.7
59.1
0
12
Thu 15, 5 AM
61.4
60.7
0
12
Thu 15, 4 AM
61.7
60.9
0
12
Thu 15, 3 AM
62.1
60.8
0
12
Thu 15, 2 AM
63.0
61.4
0
12
Thu 15, 1 AM
62.8
61.2
0
12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Hour
Temperature F
Dew point F
Wind mph
Reports
Thu 15, 10 PM
62.4
60.7
0
1
Thu 15, 9 PM
63.7
61.8
0
12
Thu 15, 8 PM
65.0
62.1
0
12
Thu 15, 7 PM
67.3
63.0
0
12
Thu 15, 6 PM
71.3
64.2
0
12
Thu 15, 5 PM
80.1
63.6
2
12
Thu 15, 4 PM
83.3
64.1
3
12
Thu 15, 3 PM
84.6
63.5
3
12
Thu 15, 2 PM
84.4
63.5
3
12
Thu 15, 1 PM
84.2
63.5
3
12
Thu 15, 12 PM
84.2
63.7
4
12
Thu 15, 11 AM
82.3
63.6
3
12
Thu 15, 10 AM
79.5
63.8
3
12
Thu 15, 9 AM
76.6
64.0
2
12
Thu 15, 8 AM
68.8
66.4
0
12
Thu 15, 7 AM
60.8
60.3
0
12
Thu 15, 6 AM
59.7
59.1
0
12
Thu 15, 5 AM
61.4
60.7
0
12
Thu 15, 4 AM
61.7
60.9
0
12
Thu 15, 3 AM
62.1
60.8
0
12
Thu 15, 2 AM
63.0
61.4
0
12
Thu 15, 1 AM
62.8
61.2
0
12
Thu 15, 12 AM
63.3
61.9
0
12
Wed 14, 11 PM
63.6
62.1
0
12
Wed 14, 10 PM
64.7
63.6
0
12
Wed 14, 9 PM
66.3
64.7
0
12
Wed 14, 8 PM
66.2
64.9
0
12
Wed 14, 7 PM
68.0
65.8
0
12
Wed 14, 6 PM
71.9
66.1
0
12
Wed 14, 5 PM
78.7
67.5
0
12
Wed 14, 4 PM
82.9
65.5
2
12
Wed 14, 3 PM
86.4
65.2
4
12
Wed 14, 2 PM
86.7
64.1
5
12
Wed 14, 1 PM
86.9
61.5
4
12
Wed 14, 12 PM
85.6
61.0
4
12
Wed 14, 11 AM
82.3
62.1
3
12
Wed 14, 10 AM
78.4
63.0
3
12
Wed 14, 9 AM
74.7
62.2
2
12
Wed 14, 8 AM
67.6
63.5
0
12
Wed 14, 7 AM
58.3
57.7
0
12
Wed 14, 6 AM
57.0
56.1
0
12
Wed 14, 5 AM
57.7
56.8
0
12
Wed 14, 4 AM
57.7
56.9
0
12
Wed 14, 3 AM
57.2
56.3
0
12
Wed 14, 2 AM
58.2
57.1
0
12
Wed 14, 1 AM
57.7
56.8
0
12
Wed 14, 12 AM
58.9
57.6
0
12
Tue 13, 11 PM
58.0
56.0
0
12
Tue 13, 10 PM
59.4
56.5
0
12
Tue 13, 9 PM
60.3
57.6
0
12
Tue 13, 8 PM
60.4
57.4
0
12
Tue 13, 7 PM
62.7
58.8
0
12
Tue 13, 6 PM
67.4
59.8
0
12
Tue 13, 5 PM
78.9
59.3
0
12
Tue 13, 4 PM
83.6
57.5
3
12
Tue 13, 3 PM
84.9
57.0
4
12
Tue 13, 2 PM
84.6
59.4
4
12
Tue 13, 1 PM
84.1
59.3
4
12
Tue 13, 12 PM
82.5
60.6
4
12
Tue 13, 11 AM
80.3
61.7
4
12
Tue 13, 10 AM
77.2
62.3
3
12
Tue 13, 9 AM
72.9
63.3
2
12
Tue 13, 8 AM
66.1
64.2
1
12
Tue 13, 7 AM
58.0
57.7
0
12
Tue 13, 6 AM
56.0
55.5
0
12
Tue 13, 5 AM
56.8
56.3
0
12
Tue 13, 4 AM
56.9
56.4
0
12
Tue 13, 3 AM
57.9
57.3
0
12
Tue 13, 2 AM
58.5
57.8
0
12
Tue 13, 1 AM
58.1
57.2
0
12
Tue 13, 12 AM
58.6
57.6
0
12
Mon 12, 11 PM
59.8
58.8
0
12
Mon 12, 10 PM
59.3
58.2
0
12
Mon 12, 9 PM
60.2
59.1
0
12
Mon 12, 8 PM
61.0
59.8
0
12
Mon 12, 7 PM
63.5
60.7
0
12
Mon 12, 6 PM
68.6
62.2
0
12
Mon 12, 5 PM
77.8
61.5
1
12
Mon 12, 4 PM
82.3
59.0
3
12
Mon 12, 3 PM
83.3
59.3
4
12
Mon 12, 2 PM
83.4
60.8
4
12
Mon 12, 1 PM
82.5
61.9
5
12
Mon 12, 12 PM
81.5
63.1
5
12
Mon 12, 11 AM
78.5
63.5
6
12
Mon 12, 10 AM
-
-
4
12
Mon 12, 9 AM
64.3
63.2
3
12
Mon 12, 8 AM
60.6
60.2
1
12
Mon 12, 7 AM
53.3
53.0
0
12
Mon 12, 6 AM
51.0
50.7
0
12
Mon 12, 5 AM
51.0
50.7
0
12
Mon 12, 4 AM
50.6
50.4
0
12
Mon 12, 3 AM
51.2
50.9
0
12
Mon 12, 2 AM
51.5
51.2
0
12
Mon 12, 1 AM
52.8
52.5
0
12
Mon 12, 12 AM
53.0
52.7
0
12
Sun 11, 11 PM
54.2
53.9
0
12
Sun 11, 10 PM
54.6
54.2
0
12
Sun 11, 9 PM
55.5
55.0
0
12
Sun 11, 8 PM
57.5
57.0
0
12
Sun 11, 7 PM
59.4
58.3
0
12
Sun 11, 6 PM
64.2
60.2
1
12
Sun 11, 5 PM
69.2
61.6
3
12
Sun 11, 4 PM
70.3
62.0
6
12
Sun 11, 3 PM
68.3
61.5
7
12
Sun 11, 2 PM
66.3
61.9
7
12
Sun 11, 1 PM
62.9
61.2
7
12
Sun 11, 12 PM
62.7
61.0
7
12
Sun 11, 11 AM
62.9
61.6
7
12
Sun 11, 10 AM
62.1
61.2
5
12
Sun 11, 9 AM
61.0
60.2
6
12
Sun 11, 8 AM
60.4
59.5
5
12
Sun 11, 7 AM
59.9
59.0
4
12
Sun 11, 6 AM
59.7
58.9
4
12
Sun 11, 5 AM
59.6
58.8
4
12
Sun 11, 4 AM
59.6
58.4
3
12
Sun 11, 3 AM
59.7
58.5
3
12
Sun 11, 2 AM
60.0
58.5
3
12
Sun 11, 1 AM
60.5
59.1
3
12
Sun 11, 12 AM
61.5
60.1
3
12
Sat 10, 11 PM
62.0
60.0
3
12
Sat 10, 10 PM
62.1
60.0
3
12
Sat 10, 9 PM
61.9
59.7
4
12
Sat 10, 8 PM
62.7
60.2
2
12
Sat 10, 7 PM
62.8
60.4
2
12
Sat 10, 6 PM
63.1
60.4
3
12
Sat 10, 5 PM
63.5
60.6
4
12
Sat 10, 4 PM
63.5
62.0
5
12
Sat 10, 3 PM
63.2
62.0
5
12
Sat 10, 2 PM
63.0
61.5
7
12
Sat 10, 1 PM
62.4
60.8
9
12
Sat 10, 12 PM
61.6
60.2
9
12
Sat 10, 11 AM
61.0
59.5
11
12
Sat 10, 10 AM
60.5
59.1
10
12
Sat 10, 9 AM
60.1
58.7
9
12
Sat 10, 8 AM
60.0
58.2
10
12
Sat 10, 7 AM
60.2
58.2
11
12
Sat 10, 6 AM
60.1
58.2
10
12
Sat 10, 5 AM
59.9
58.1
9
12
Sat 10, 4 AM
59.9
57.8
6
12
Sat 10, 3 AM
60.0
57.1
8
12
Sat 10, 2 AM
60.2
57.0
11
12
Sat 10, 1 AM
60.0
57.1
7
12
Sat 10, 12 AM
60.5
56.8
6
12
Fri 9, 11 PM
60.5
56.2
8
12
Fri 9, 10 PM
60.7
55.0
8
12
Fri 9, 9 PM
64.3
51.3
8
12
Fri 9, 8 PM
67.9
47.7
7
12
Fri 9, 7 PM
68.8
47.5
8
12
Fri 9, 6 PM
69.3
47.3
8
12
Fri 9, 5 PM
69.5
48.1
6
12
Fri 9, 4 PM
70.8
49.3
4
12
Fri 9, 3 PM
72.2
47.6
8
12
Fri 9, 2 PM
73.1
52.5
7
12
Fri 9, 1 PM
73.7
54.3
7
12
Fri 9, 12 PM
73.4
55.2
8
12
Fri 9, 11 AM
72.6
57.0
9
12
Fri 9, 10 AM
72.0
57.8
9
12
Fri 9, 9 AM
69.8
58.2
6
12
Fri 9, 8 AM
67.6
56.9
5
12
Fri 9, 7 AM
65.2
55.4
4
12
Fri 9, 6 AM
62.6
54.0
2
12
Fri 9, 5 AM
63.7
54.0
1
12
Fri 9, 4 AM
64.9
54.4
3
12
Fri 9, 3 AM
64.4
55.1
2
12
Fri 9, 2 AM
60.8
56.5
1
12
Fri 9, 1 AM
62.9
56.8
0
12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Day
High F
Low F
Highest dew point F
Lowest dew point F
Highest humidity %
Lowest humidity %
Precipitation in
Oct 15
85.5
57.7
68.3
57.2
99
48
0.00
Oct 14
87.6
55.2
68.2
54.7
98
41
0.00
Oct 13
85.5
54.7
65.1
54.2
99
38
0.00
Oct 12
83.7
49.6
64.6
49.4
100
43
0.00
Oct 11
70.9
52.7
62.7
52.4
99
74
0.08
Oct 10
63.7
59.7
62.5
56.6
96
86
1.54
Oct 9
73.9
59.9
58.6
46.7
88
41
0.04
Oct 8
85.5
51.3
61.4
50.7
99
34
0.00
Oct 7
78.8
52.9
60.6
50.6
97
46
0.00
Oct 6
79.0
55.6
62.1
51.5
92
49
0.00
Oct 5
80.8
57.0
68.8
49.6
97
38
0.00
Oct 4
73.0
66.6
71.0
65.1
98
93
1.98
Oct 3
82.2
63.7
71.0
63.4
99
65
0.00
Oct 2
87.1
63.0
69.1
61.5
96
50
0.00
Oct 1
86.9
62.4
67.7
55.1
85
47
0.00
Sep 30
86.9
54.0
59.0
48.6
87
29
0.00
Sep 29
82.2
45.3
56.5
44.1
97
28
0.00
Sep 28
80.6
45.9
51.6
42.9
91
27
0.00
Sep 27
81.7
47.8
52.4
34.8
95
20
0.00
Sep 26
79.9
48.9
58.7
44.3
99
30
0.00
Sep 25
77.2
59.2
62.7
57.1
96
57
0.00
Sep 24
74.3
60.3
64.5
59.3
97
66
0.00
Sep 23
83.5
63.9
73.8
63.6
99
66
0.02
Sep 22
87.1
64.6
71.0
63.7
99
55
0.12
Sep 21
89.8
67.3
74.1
63.8
98
50
0.00
Sep 20
92.5
63.9
71.7
63.0
98
45
2.04
Sep 19
93.0
65.8
71.8
64.9
98
47
0.03
Sep 18
95.4
65.5
74.7
64.9
99
41
0.00
Sep 17
92.5
63.7
71.3
62.8
98
41
0.00
Station report
Gadsden 19 N, in 5 sheets
Drawn from its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:00 PM local time, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.
62.4 F with a dew point of 60.7 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.
At 1,152 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.70 inHg and the temperature at 54.9 F; it reports 62.4 F, 7.5 F warmer than standard.
On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 34.28 N, and the day is 11 h 10 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.
FB-WAT-020, Fig. AFog types
FB-WAT-002, Fig. CHumidity variables
FB-ENG-011, Fig. AWater vapour as a gas
FB-ENG-005, Fig. ALapse rates and stability
