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Identifier
07055660
Latitude
36.02250 N
Longitude
93.35472 W
Elevation
990 ft
Rank
555of 678 in Arkansas, Oct 16
Observed
11:00 PMCDT, 34 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Buffalo River at PoncaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Buffalo River at Ponca Report

Rank 555 of 678 in Arkansas, 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 score89.2of 100

Arkansas median
96.0the median score of 678 stations
Scoring higher
549stations in Arkansas
Sharing its score
8ranks 550 to 557
Points deducted
10.88.9 reports received, 1.5 arrival, 0.3 forecast check, 0.1 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Arkansas median 99.3, 100.0, 97.3
Next above
ARD23rank 554; ahead on reports received 88.8% against 74.5%
Next below
BTSA4rank 558; behind on 247 score 89.2 against 89.1
Sharing its rank
2other 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 3574.626.1 of 35 pointsArkansas median 99.4501 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.88.5 of 10 pointsArkansas median 80.4half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsArkansas median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.9 of 20 points, at the medianArkansas median 99.3-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianArkansas median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.7 of 10 points, at the medianArkansas median 97.3-

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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 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
555of 678 in Arkansas, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
71 of 9673.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
501 of 67274.5% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 14, 7:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 4:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 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 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

Chart of the 678 ranked stations in Arkansas on Oct 16 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 2; 20 to 29 per cent, 8; 30 to 39 per cent, 3; 40 to 49 per cent, 22; 50 to 59 per cent, 40; 60 to 69 per cent, 20; 70 to 79 per cent, 33; 80 to 89 per cent, 48; 90 to 99 per cent, 218; 100 per cent, 283. Buffalo River at Ponca received 74.5 per cent, 501 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 555 of 678.WHERE IT RANKS IN ARKANSAS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 74.5%, 501 OF 672, RANK 555 OF 678PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19220 to 29830 to 39340 to 492250 to 594060 to 692070 to 793380 to 894890 to 99218100283STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Buffalo River at Ponca's rank in Arkansas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 637 of 700; 2026-10-08 rank 658 of 701; 2026-10-09 rank 646 of 686; 2026-10-10 rank 644 of 686; 2026-10-11 rank 595 of 681; 2026-10-12 rank 566 of 676; 2026-10-13 rank 529 of 674; 2026-10-14 rank 531 of 669; 2026-10-15 rank 545 of 674; 2026-10-16 rank 555 of 678.ITS RANK IN ARKANSAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%283
90 to 99%218
80 to 89%48
70 to 79%33
60 to 69%20
50 to 59%40
40 to 49%22
30 to 39%3
20 to 29%8
10 to 19%2
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202655567874.5%
Oct 15, 202654567474.5%
Oct 14, 202653166974.7%
Oct 13, 202652967474.7%
Oct 12, 202656667664.1%
Oct 11, 202659568153.4%
Oct 10, 202664468642.7%
Oct 9, 202664668642.4%
Oct 8, 202665870121.4%
Oct 7, 202663770010.7%

Station report

Buffalo River at Ponca, 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 990 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.87 inHg and the temperature at 55.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Buffalo River at Ponca stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 990 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.87 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 07055660FIG. D WHERE BUFFALO RIVER AT PONCA 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 ATMOSPHEREBUFFALO RIVER AT PONCA4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT990 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 HERE28.87 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.5 FTITLEBuffalo River at Ponca, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 07055660TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-07055660-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 36.02 N, and the day is 11 h 07 min long. Level ground there takes 71 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Buffalo River at Ponca, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 07 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 07055660FIG. E THE SUN AT BUFFALO RIVER AT PONCAELEVATION 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 77°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 16, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 07 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.02 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEBuffalo River at Ponca, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 07055660TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-07055660-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 990 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Buffalo River at Ponca, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 07055660FIG. 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 SCALETITLEBuffalo River at Ponca, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 07055660TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-07055660-3DRAWN 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-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

What this instrument measures for

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