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At a river or reservoir gauge

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Identifier
ULTC1
Latitude
38.40500 N
Longitude
122.04250 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 625 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Rank
2,562of 4,465 in California, Oct 18
Observed
6:00 AMPDT, 45 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Vacaville 4NW - Ulatis CreekReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Vacaville 4NW - Ulatis Creek Report

Rank 2,562 of 4,465 in California, Oct 18. 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 score87.7of 100

California median
90.2the median score of 4,465 stations
Scoring higher
2,554stations in California
Sharing its score
13ranks 2,555 to 2,567
Points deducted
12.33.9 arrival, 3.8 accuracy, 2.5 reports received, 1.2 forecast check, 0.9 continuity
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; California median 81.0, 100.0, 87.9
Next above
CF018rank 2,561; ahead on reports received 93.4% against 93.0%
Next below
CA-SD-18rank 2,563; behind on reports received 93.0% against 85.7%

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 3593.032.6 of 35 pointsCalifornia median 98.8625 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1061.16.1 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 81.1half its reports arrived within 29 min
  3. Continuityweight 1090.99.1 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-16.2 of 20 points, at the medianCalifornia median 81.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianCalifornia median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.8 of 10 points, at the medianCalifornia median 87.9-

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
2,562of 4,465 in California, Oct 18
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
89 of 9692.7% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
625 of 67293.0% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 12, 10:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 2:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
29 min9 in 10 within 35 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 4,465 ranked stations in California on Oct 18 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, 86; 10 to 19 per cent, 81; 20 to 29 per cent, 38; 30 to 39 per cent, 24; 40 to 49 per cent, 126; 50 to 59 per cent, 260; 60 to 69 per cent, 151; 70 to 79 per cent, 192; 80 to 89 per cent, 417; 90 to 99 per cent, 1,964; 100 per cent, 1,126. Vacaville 4NW - Ulatis Creek received 93.0 per cent, 625 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 2,562 of 4,465.WHERE IT RANKS IN CALIFORNIA, Oct 18THIS ONE: 93.0%, 625 OF 672, RANK 2,562 OF 4,465PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 98610 to 198120 to 293830 to 392440 to 4912650 to 5926060 to 6915170 to 7919280 to 8941790 to 991,9641001,126STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Vacaville 4NW - Ulatis Creek's rank in California by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-18: 2026-09-26 rank 2,054 of 3,089; 2026-09-27 rank 2,482 of 3,141; 2026-09-28 rank 2,707 of 3,395; 2026-09-29 rank 2,768 of 3,460; 2026-09-30 rank 2,866 of 3,491; 2026-10-01 rank 2,940 of 3,586; 2026-10-02 rank 2,634 of 3,944; 2026-10-03 rank 2,632 of 3,944; 2026-10-04 rank 2,604 of 4,072; 2026-10-05 rank 2,599 of 4,333; 2026-10-06 rank 2,572 of 4,362; 2026-10-07 rank 2,622 of 4,381; 2026-10-08 rank 2,680 of 4,405; 2026-10-09 rank 2,658 of 4,400; 2026-10-10 rank 2,681 of 4,400; 2026-10-11 rank 2,700 of 4,428; 2026-10-12 rank 2,616 of 4,446; 2026-10-13 rank 2,628 of 4,464; 2026-10-14 rank 2,640 of 4,466; 2026-10-15 rank 2,514 of 4,462; 2026-10-16 rank 2,549 of 4,465; 2026-10-17 rank 2,535 of 4,461; 2026-10-18 rank 2,562 of 4,465.ITS RANK IN CALIFORNIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16Oct 18
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,126
90 to 99%1,964
80 to 89%417
70 to 79%192
60 to 69%151
50 to 59%260
40 to 49%126
30 to 39%24
20 to 29%38
10 to 19%81
0 to 9%86
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 18, 20262,5624,46593.0%
Oct 17, 20262,5354,46193.3%
Oct 16, 20262,5494,46593.8%
Oct 15, 20262,5144,46294.7%
Oct 14, 20262,6404,46693.8%
Oct 13, 20262,6284,46493.4%
Oct 12, 20262,6164,44693.7%
Oct 11, 20262,7004,42893.6%
Oct 10, 20262,6814,40093.8%
Oct 9, 20262,6584,40093.8%
Oct 8, 20262,6804,40592.8%
Oct 7, 20262,6224,38193.0%
Oct 6, 20262,5724,36292.7%
Oct 5, 20262,5994,33392.5%
Oct 4, 20262,6044,07293.4%
Oct 3, 20262,6323,94493.6%
Oct 2, 20262,6343,94493.6%
Oct 1, 20262,9403,58693.8%
Sep 30, 20262,8663,49194.5%
Sep 29, 20262,7683,46094.9%
Sep 28, 20262,7073,39595.7%
Sep 27, 20262,4823,14196.2%
Sep 26, 20262,0543,08996.8%
Reports received at Vacaville 4NW - Ulatis Creek, reports from 1.0 to 8.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports024683 PM6 PM9 PMOct 173 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Reports received at Vacaville 4NW - Ulatis Creek, reports from 1.0 to 8.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02468Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

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