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Identifier
09536500
Latitude
31.86667 N
Longitude
109.41667 W
Elevation
-
Rank
577of 1,869 in Arizona, Oct 16
Observed
9:30 PMMST, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over West Turkey Creek Near SunizonaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 104 instruments in Arizona stand at one.

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West Turkey Creek Near Sunizona Report

Rank 577 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 score96.1of 100

Arizona median
91.5the median score of 1,869 stations
Scoring higher
576stations in Arizona
Sharing its score
23ranks 577 to 599
Points deducted
3.92.6 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
SPRA3rank 576; ahead on 247 score 96.2 against 96.1
Next below
CHWA3rank 598; behind on reports received 100% against 98.2%
Sharing its rank
20other 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 pointsArizona median 85.7168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsArizona median 79.1half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsArizona median 100.0longest silence 60 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
577of 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
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
61 minfrom Oct 16, 4:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 4:30 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. West Turkey Creek Near Sunizona received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 577 of 1,869.WHERE IT RANKS IN ARIZONA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 577 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 West Turkey Creek Near Sunizona'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 807 of 1,722; 2026-10-13 rank 553 of 1,762; 2026-10-14 rank 564 of 1,845; 2026-10-15 rank 867 of 1,880; 2026-10-16 rank 577 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, 20265771,869100.0%
Oct 15, 20268671,880100.0%
Oct 14, 20265641,845100.0%
Oct 13, 20265531,762100.0%
Oct 12, 20268071,72286.3%
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

West Turkey Creek Near Sunizona, in 2 sheets

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

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 31.87 N, and the day is 11 h 14 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at West Turkey Creek Near Sunizona, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 82 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 35 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 14 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 09536500FIG. E THE SUN AT WEST TURKEY CREEK NEAR SUNIZONAELEVATION 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 82°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 35°OCT 16, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 14 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 31.87 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEWest Turkey Creek Near Sunizona, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 09536500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-09536500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, West Turkey Creek Near Sunizona, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 09536500FIG. 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 SCALETITLEWest Turkey Creek Near Sunizona, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 09536500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-09536500-2DRAWN 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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