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At a flood warning station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FCDMC-63501
Latitude
33.57500 N
Longitude
111.53750 W
Elevation
1,540 ft
Rank
1,424of 1,869 in Arizona, Oct 16
Observed
11:45 PMMST, 44 minutes ago
Air temperature
68F
Dew point
52.2F
Relative humidity
57%
Wind
3mph
Gust
5mph
Wind direction
269°

Ranking Statistics

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At a flood warning station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 39 instruments in Arizona stand at one.

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Saguaro Lake Report

Rank 1,424 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 score84.3of 100

Arizona median
91.5the median score of 1,869 stations
Scoring higher
1,423stations in Arizona
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
15.79.0 reports received, 3.6 continuity, 1.5 arrival, 1.1 accuracy, 0.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Arizona median 93.8
Next above
AL7LIrank 1,423; ahead on 247 score 84.4 against 84.3
Next below
FW0970rank 1,425; behind on 247 score 84.3 against 83.9

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 3574.426.0 of 35 pointsArizona median 85.7250 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1085.58.6 of 10 pointsArizona median 79.1half its reports arrived within 17 min
  3. Continuityweight 1063.76.4 of 10 pointsArizona median 100.0longest silence 4.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 30 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2094.718.9 of 20 pointsArizona median 96.5its temperature against the airport station KFFZ, 13.0 miles away, over 139 readings: typical difference 3.1 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.5 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsArizona median 100.00 of 139 readings failed their check against its reference station
  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 (1.5 h), none for 72 (36 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.8 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.3 °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
1,424of 1,869 in Arizona, Oct 16
Schedule
every 30 minon the hour's :15 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
40 of 4883.3% of its schedule, 41 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
250 of 33674.4% of its schedule, 262 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
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Longest silence, 7 days
4 h 45 minfrom Oct 11, 3:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 6:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
17 min9 in 10 within 22 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.4 °Fcooler than the airport station KFFZ, 13 miles away, on average over 148 readings; typical difference 3.2 °F

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

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Its schedule is one report every 30 min, 48 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 30 min 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. Saguaro Lake received 74.4 per cent, 250 of 336 scheduled reports, rank 1,424 of 1,869.WHERE IT RANKS IN ARIZONA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 74.4%, 250 OF 336, RANK 1,424 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 Saguaro Lake's rank in Arizona by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-09 rank 1,555 of 1,661; 2026-10-10 rank 1,550 of 1,661; 2026-10-11 rank 1,597 of 1,656; 2026-10-12 rank 1,685 of 1,722; 2026-10-13 rank 1,708 of 1,762; 2026-10-14 rank 1,746 of 1,845; 2026-10-15 rank 1,611 of 1,880; 2026-10-16 rank 1,424 of 1,869.ITS RANK IN ARIZONA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Oct 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, 20261,4241,86974.4%
Oct 15, 20261,6111,88063.3%
Oct 14, 20261,7461,84552.0%
Oct 13, 20261,7081,76245.5%
Oct 12, 20261,6851,72232.4%
Oct 11, 20261,5971,65625.8%
Oct 10, 20261,5501,66114.5%
Oct 9, 20261,5551,66113.9%

Station report

Saguaro Lake, 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 1,540 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.29 inHg and the temperature at 53.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Saguaro Lake stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,540 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.29 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FCDMC-63501FIG. D WHERE SAGUARO LAKE 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 ATMOSPHERESAGUARO LAKE5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,540 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 HERE28.29 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.5 FTITLESaguaro Lake, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP FCDMC-63501TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FCDMC63501-1DRAWN 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 33.58 N, and the day is 11 h 11 min long. Level ground there takes 74 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Saguaro Lake, 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 FCDMC-63501FIG. E THE SUN AT SAGUARO LAKEELEVATION 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 74 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.58 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESaguaro Lake, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP FCDMC-63501TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FCDMC63501-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,540 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Saguaro Lake, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FCDMC-63501FIG. 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 SCALETITLESaguaro Lake, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP FCDMC-63501TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FCDMC63501-3DRAWN 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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