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Identifier
BAAC1
Latitude
34.99830 N
Longitude
118.40140 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 161 reports in 156 hours over the last seven days
Rank
3,162of 4,465 in California, Oct 16
Observed
11:00 PMPDT, 2 hours ago
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Ballona Creek Alert #370ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Ballona Creek Alert #370 Report

Rank 3,162 of 4,465 in California, 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 score84.9of 100

California median
91.6the median score of 4,465 stations
Scoring higher
3,159stations in California
Sharing its score
17ranks 3,160 to 3,176
Points deducted
15.110.0 arrival, 2.9 accuracy, 1.5 reports received, 0.8 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; California median 85.6, 100.0, 92.4
Next above
LVBC1rank 3,161; ahead on reports received 96.4% against 95.8%
Next below
DKWC1rank 3,163; behind on median arrival 74 min 25 s against 74 min 30 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 3595.833.5 of 35 pointsCalifornia median 98.5161 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 100.00.0 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 81.2half its reports arrived within 74 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-17.1 of 20 points, at the medianCalifornia median 85.6-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianCalifornia median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.2 of 10 points, at the medianCalifornia median 92.4-

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
3,162of 4,465 in California, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
161 of 16895.8% of its schedule, 170 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
2 h 13 minfrom Oct 15, 11:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 11:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
74 min9 in 10 within 75 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 4,465 ranked stations in California 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, 78; 10 to 19 per cent, 83; 20 to 29 per cent, 45; 30 to 39 per cent, 22; 40 to 49 per cent, 118; 50 to 59 per cent, 285; 60 to 69 per cent, 120; 70 to 79 per cent, 209; 80 to 89 per cent, 391; 90 to 99 per cent, 2,034; 100 per cent, 1,080. Ballona Creek Alert #370 received 95.8 per cent, 161 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 3,162 of 4,465.WHERE IT RANKS IN CALIFORNIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 95.8%, 161 OF 168, RANK 3,162 OF 4,465PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 97810 to 198320 to 294530 to 392240 to 4911850 to 5928560 to 6912070 to 7920980 to 8939190 to 992,0341001,080STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Ballona Creek Alert #370's rank in California by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 2,334 of 3,089; 2026-09-27 rank 2,150 of 3,141; 2026-09-28 rank 2,183 of 3,395; 2026-09-29 rank 2,471 of 3,460; 2026-09-30 rank 2,425 of 3,491; 2026-10-01 rank 2,213 of 3,586; 2026-10-02 rank 3,040 of 3,944; 2026-10-03 rank 3,039 of 3,944; 2026-10-04 rank 3,076 of 4,072; 2026-10-05 rank 3,179 of 4,333; 2026-10-06 rank 3,087 of 4,362; 2026-10-07 rank 3,093 of 4,381; 2026-10-08 rank 3,082 of 4,405; 2026-10-09 rank 3,152 of 4,400; 2026-10-10 rank 3,161 of 4,400; 2026-10-11 rank 3,288 of 4,428; 2026-10-12 rank 3,160 of 4,446; 2026-10-13 rank 3,211 of 4,464; 2026-10-14 rank 3,313 of 4,466; 2026-10-15 rank 3,235 of 4,462; 2026-10-16 rank 3,162 of 4,465.ITS RANK IN CALIFORNIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,0004,000Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,080
90 to 99%2,034
80 to 89%391
70 to 79%209
60 to 69%120
50 to 59%285
40 to 49%118
30 to 39%22
20 to 29%45
10 to 19%83
0 to 9%78
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20263,1624,46595.8%
Oct 15, 20263,2354,46295.8%
Oct 14, 20263,3134,46696.4%
Oct 13, 20263,2114,46497.6%
Oct 12, 20263,1604,44698.2%
Oct 11, 20263,2884,42897.6%
Oct 10, 20263,1614,40098.8%
Oct 9, 20263,1524,40098.8%
Oct 8, 20263,0824,40598.8%
Oct 7, 20263,0934,38198.8%
Oct 6, 20263,0874,36298.8%
Oct 5, 20263,1794,33398.2%
Oct 4, 20263,0764,07298.8%
Oct 3, 20263,0393,94499.3%
Oct 2, 20263,0403,94499.3%
Oct 1, 20262,2133,58698.5%
Sep 30, 20262,4253,49198.3%
Sep 29, 20262,4713,46097.8%
Sep 28, 20262,1833,39598.5%
Sep 27, 20262,1503,14197.8%
Sep 26, 20262,3343,08995.6%
Reports received at Ballona Creek Alert #370, reports from 0.0 to 2.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.523 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Ballona Creek Alert #370, reports from 0.0 to 5.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0246Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Precipitation at Ballona Creek Alert #370, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.05, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
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The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

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