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Identifier
FCDMC-71701
Latitude
33.67694 N
Longitude
112.42333 W
Elevation
1,355 ft
Rank
1,223of 1,869 in Arizona, Oct 16
Observed
11:00 PMMST, 31 minutes ago
Air temperature
76F
Dew point
44.8F
Relative humidity
33%
Wind
13mph
Gust
20mph
Wind direction
50°

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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McMicken Dam Report

Rank 1,223 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 score90.0of 100

Arizona median
91.5the median score of 1,869 stations
Scoring higher
1,221stations in Arizona
Sharing its score
2ranks 1,222 to 1,223
Points deducted
10.09.4 reports received, 0.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Arizona median 93.8
Next above
AZ-PM-292rank 1,222; ahead on reports received 85.7% against 73.0%
Next below
AZ-PM-315rank 1,224; behind on 247 score 90.0 against 89.9

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 3573.125.6 of 35 pointsArizona median 85.7491 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsArizona median 79.1half its reports arrived within 8 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsArizona median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsArizona median 96.5its temperature against the airport station KLUF, 9.9 miles away, over 263 readings: typical difference 2.0 °F beyond a steady offset of -4.2 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsArizona median 100.00 of 263 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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.0 °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
1,223of 1,869 in Arizona, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
71 of 9673.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
491 of 67273.0% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
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Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 10, 2:45 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 6:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
8 min9 in 10 within 13 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-4.6 °Fcooler than the airport station KLUF, 9.9 miles away, on average over 203 readings; typical difference 5.0 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

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 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 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. McMicken Dam received 73.0 per cent, 491 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 1,223 of 1,869.WHERE IT RANKS IN ARIZONA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 73.0%, 491 OF 672, RANK 1,223 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 McMicken Dam's rank in Arizona by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-09 rank 1,531 of 1,661; 2026-10-10 rank 1,531 of 1,661; 2026-10-11 rank 1,525 of 1,656; 2026-10-12 rank 1,559 of 1,722; 2026-10-13 rank 1,474 of 1,762; 2026-10-14 rank 1,420 of 1,845; 2026-10-15 rank 1,423 of 1,880; 2026-10-16 rank 1,223 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, 20261,2231,86973.0%
Oct 15, 20261,4231,88062.7%
Oct 14, 20261,4201,84552.2%
Oct 13, 20261,4741,76241.8%
Oct 12, 20261,5591,72231.5%
Oct 11, 20261,5251,65621.2%
Oct 10, 20261,5311,66111.0%
Oct 9, 20261,5311,66110.7%

Station report

McMicken Dam, 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 1,355 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.48 inHg and the temperature at 54.2 F.

Section from sea level of where McMicken Dam stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,355 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.48 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FCDMC-71701FIG. D WHERE MCMICKEN DAM 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 ATMOSPHEREMCMICKEN DAM5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,355 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 HERE28.48 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.2 FTITLEMcMicken Dam, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP FCDMC-71701TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FCDMC71701-1DRAWN 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 33.68 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 McMicken Dam, 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-71701FIG. E THE SUN AT MCMICKEN DAMELEVATION 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 33.68 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEMcMicken Dam, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP FCDMC-71701TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FCDMC71701-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,355 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, McMicken Dam, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FCDMC-71701FIG. 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 SCALETITLEMcMicken Dam, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP FCDMC-71701TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FCDMC71701-3DRAWN 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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