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Identifier
09510200
Latitude
33.69423 N
Longitude
111.54182 W
Elevation
1,761 ft
Rank
570of 1,869 in Arizona, Oct 16
Observed
7:30 PMMST, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Sycamore Creek Near Fort McdowellReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Sycamore Creek Near Fort Mcdowell Report

Rank 570 of 1,869 in Arizona, 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 score96.2of 100

Arizona median
91.5the median score of 1,869 stations
Scoring higher
569stations in Arizona
Sharing its score
7ranks 570 to 576
Points deducted
3.82.5 arrival, 0.7 accuracy, 0.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Arizona median 96.5, 100.0, 93.8
Next above
BHDA3rank 569; ahead on 247 score 96.3 against 96.2
Next below
BUCA3rank 571; behind on median arrival 22 min 35 s against 24 min 15 s

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 pointsArizona median 85.7168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.87.5 of 10 pointsArizona median 79.1half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsArizona median 100.0longest silence 70 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.3 of 20 points, at the medianArizona median 96.5-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianArizona median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.4 of 10 points, at the medianArizona median 93.8-

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
570of 1,869 in Arizona, Oct 16
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, 178 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
75 minfrom Oct 16, 2:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 2:30 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 1,869 ranked stations in Arizona 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 4; 20 to 29 per cent, 23; 30 to 39 per cent, 5; 40 to 49 per cent, 139; 50 to 59 per cent, 240; 60 to 69 per cent, 39; 70 to 79 per cent, 172; 80 to 89 per cent, 421; 90 to 99 per cent, 308; 100 per cent, 518. Sycamore Creek Near Fort Mcdowell received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 570 of 1,869.WHERE IT RANKS IN ARIZONA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 570 OF 1,869PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19420 to 292330 to 39540 to 4913950 to 5924060 to 693970 to 7917280 to 8942190 to 99308100518STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Sycamore Creek Near Fort Mcdowell's rank in Arizona by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,419 of 1,508; 2026-10-08 rank 1,105 of 1,221; 2026-10-09 rank 941 of 1,661; 2026-10-10 rank 936 of 1,661; 2026-10-11 rank 881 of 1,656; 2026-10-12 rank 825 of 1,722; 2026-10-13 rank 572 of 1,762; 2026-10-14 rank 584 of 1,845; 2026-10-15 rank 866 of 1,880; 2026-10-16 rank 570 of 1,869.ITS RANK IN ARIZONA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%518
90 to 99%308
80 to 89%421
70 to 79%172
60 to 69%39
50 to 59%240
40 to 49%139
30 to 39%5
20 to 29%23
10 to 19%4
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20265701,869100.0%
Oct 15, 20268661,880100.0%
Oct 14, 20265841,845100.0%
Oct 13, 20265721,762100.0%
Oct 12, 20268251,72286.3%
Oct 11, 20268811,65672.0%
Oct 10, 20269361,66157.7%
Oct 9, 20269411,66157.1%
Oct 8, 20261,1051,22129.1%
Oct 7, 20261,4191,50814.8%

Station report

Sycamore Creek Near Fort Mcdowell, 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 1,761 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.07 inHg and the temperature at 52.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Sycamore Creek Near Fort Mcdowell stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,761 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.07 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 09510200FIG. D WHERE SYCAMORE CREEK NEAR FORT MCDOWELL 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 ATMOSPHERESYCAMORE CREEK NEAR FORT MCDOWELL6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,761 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 HERE28.07 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.7 FTITLESycamore Creek Near Fort Mcdowell, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 09510200TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-09510200-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 33.69 N, and the day is 11 h 11 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Sycamore Creek Near Fort Mcdowell, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 11 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 09510200FIG. E THE SUN AT SYCAMORE CREEK NEAR FORT MCDOWELLELEVATION 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 80°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 16, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 11 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.69 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESycamore Creek Near Fort Mcdowell, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 09510200TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-09510200-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,761 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Sycamore Creek Near Fort Mcdowell, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 09510200FIG. 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 SCALETITLESycamore Creek Near Fort Mcdowell, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 09510200TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-09510200-3DRAWN 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

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