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Identifier
FCDMC-82201
Latitude
33.98750 N
Longitude
111.46417 W
Elevation
5,820 ft
Rank
1,408of 1,869 in Arizona, Oct 16
Observed
11:00 PMMST, 26 minutes ago
Air temperature
57F
Dew point
40.5F
Relative humidity
54%
Wind
28mph
Gust
33mph
Wind direction
20°

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Sycamore Creek - UpperReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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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Sycamore Creek - Upper Report

Rank 1,408 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 score86.3of 100

Arizona median
91.5the median score of 1,869 stations
Scoring higher
1,406stations in Arizona
Sharing its score
2ranks 1,407 to 1,408
Points deducted
13.711.4 reports received, 0.9 continuity, 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
AZ-PM-480rank 1,407; ahead on reports received 71.4% against 67.2%
Next below
JTCrank 1,409; behind on 247 score 86.3 against 85.9

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 3567.323.6 of 35 pointsArizona median 85.7452 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 1090.99.1 of 10 pointsArizona median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 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 (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
1,408of 1,869 in Arizona, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
65 of 9667.7% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
451 of 67267.1% of its schedule, 452 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 10, 10:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 6:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
8 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 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 - Upper received 67.2 per cent, 452 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 1,408 of 1,869.WHERE IT RANKS IN ARIZONA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 67.2%, 452 OF 672, RANK 1,408 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 - Upper's rank in Arizona by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-09 rank 1,556 of 1,661; 2026-10-10 rank 1,556 of 1,661; 2026-10-11 rank 1,576 of 1,656; 2026-10-12 rank 1,637 of 1,722; 2026-10-13 rank 1,668 of 1,762; 2026-10-14 rank 1,596 of 1,845; 2026-10-15 rank 1,505 of 1,880; 2026-10-16 rank 1,408 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, 20261,4081,86967.2%
Oct 15, 20261,5051,88057.8%
Oct 14, 20261,5961,84548.2%
Oct 13, 20261,6681,76238.6%
Oct 12, 20261,6371,72229.4%
Oct 11, 20261,5761,65619.9%
Oct 10, 20261,5561,6619.9%
Oct 9, 20261,5561,6619.6%

Station report

Sycamore Creek - Upper, 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 5,820 ft above sea level, 19 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.14 inHg and the temperature at 38.2 F.

Section from sea level of where Sycamore Creek - Upper stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,820 feet above sea level with 19 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.14 inches of mercury, and temperature, 38.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FCDMC-82201FIG. D WHERE SYCAMORE CREEK - UPPER 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 - UPPER19 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,820 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 HERE24.14 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE38.2 FTITLESycamore Creek - Upper, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP FCDMC-82201TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FCDMC82201-1DRAWN 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 33.99 N, and the day is 11 h 10 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 - Upper, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 10 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FCDMC-82201FIG. E THE SUN AT SYCAMORE CREEK - UPPERELEVATION 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 79°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 16, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 10 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.99 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESycamore Creek - Upper, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP FCDMC-82201TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FCDMC82201-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 5,820 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Sycamore Creek - Upper, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FCDMC-82201FIG. 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 - Upper, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP FCDMC-82201TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FCDMC82201-3DRAWN 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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