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Desert Center Report
Rank 2,614 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.
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; California median 85.6, 100.0, 92.4
Next above
BBEC1rank 2,613; ahead on reports received 100% against 97.0%
Next below
CF085rank 2,615; behind on reports received 97.0% against 92.7%
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.
Reports receivedweight 3597.034.0 of 35 pointsCalifornia median 98.5163 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
Arrivalweight 1034.03.4 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 81.2half its reports arrived within 43 min
Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 100.0longest silence 3 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
Accuracyweight 20-17.1 of 20 points, at the medianCalifornia median 85.6-
Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianCalifornia median 100.0-
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
The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 163 of 168 scheduled reports received, 97.0%.
Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports received
Stations
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
Day
Rank
Stations ranked
Share received
Oct 16, 2026
2,614
4,465
97.0%
Oct 15, 2026
2,589
4,462
98.2%
Oct 14, 2026
2,694
4,466
97.6%
Oct 13, 2026
2,669
4,464
97.6%
Oct 12, 2026
2,661
4,446
97.6%
Oct 11, 2026
2,735
4,428
97.6%
Oct 10, 2026
3,361
4,400
93.4%
Oct 9, 2026
3,357
4,400
93.4%
Oct 8, 2026
3,247
4,405
95.2%
Oct 7, 2026
3,244
4,381
95.2%
Oct 6, 2026
3,246
4,362
95.2%
Oct 5, 2026
3,250
4,333
95.0%
Oct 4, 2026
3,255
4,072
94.1%
Oct 3, 2026
2,708
3,944
99.1%
Oct 2, 2026
2,707
3,944
99.1%
Oct 1, 2026
1,985
3,586
98.8%
Sep 30, 2026
2,257
3,491
98.4%
Sep 29, 2026
1,471
3,460
100.0%
Sep 28, 2026
1,514
3,395
100.0%
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Hour
Temperature F
Dew point F
Relative humidity %
Wind mph
Wind direction °
Reports
Thu 15, 7 PM
84.4
37.6
19
-
-
1
Thu 15, 6 PM
85.5
37.1
18
10
339
1
Thu 15, 5 PM
87.1
35.4
16
9
353
1
Thu 15, 4 PM
87.4
35.7
16
10
349
1
Thu 15, 3 PM
86.5
35.0
16
12
20
1
Thu 15, 2 PM
85.3
34.0
16
12
22
1
Thu 15, 1 PM
84.6
35.0
17
13
24
1
Thu 15, 12 PM
83.8
34.3
17
13
17
1
Thu 15, 11 AM
80.8
36.0
20
13
18
1
Thu 15, 10 AM
79.5
36.1
21
12
15
1
Thu 15, 9 AM
72.9
37.9
28
7
356
1
Thu 15, 8 AM
63.1
42.0
46
3
176
1
Thu 15, 7 AM
57.2
44.3
62
2
169
1
Thu 15, 6 AM
63.3
41.0
44
1
259
1
Thu 15, 5 AM
63.3
39.2
41
1
172
1
Thu 15, 4 AM
64.2
39.4
40
2
25
1
Thu 15, 3 AM
66.2
37.7
35
2
45
1
Thu 15, 2 AM
66.6
38.1
35
3
31
1
Thu 15, 1 AM
65.5
39.2
38
2
42
1
Thu 15, 12 AM
66.7
39.6
37
1
80
1
Wed 14, 11 PM
70.9
38.8
31
2
50
1
Wed 14, 10 PM
74.1
35.0
24
3
356
1
Wed 14, 9 PM
73.2
34.2
24
5
334
1
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Hour
Temperature F
Dew point F
Relative humidity %
Wind mph
Wind direction °
Reports
Thu 15, 7 PM
84.4
37.6
19
-
-
1
Thu 15, 6 PM
85.5
37.1
18
10
339
1
Thu 15, 5 PM
87.1
35.4
16
9
353
1
Thu 15, 4 PM
87.4
35.7
16
10
349
1
Thu 15, 3 PM
86.5
35.0
16
12
20
1
Thu 15, 2 PM
85.3
34.0
16
12
22
1
Thu 15, 1 PM
84.6
35.0
17
13
24
1
Thu 15, 12 PM
83.8
34.3
17
13
17
1
Thu 15, 11 AM
80.8
36.0
20
13
18
1
Thu 15, 10 AM
79.5
36.1
21
12
15
1
Thu 15, 9 AM
72.9
37.9
28
7
356
1
Thu 15, 8 AM
63.1
42.0
46
3
176
1
Thu 15, 7 AM
57.2
44.3
62
2
169
1
Thu 15, 6 AM
63.3
41.0
44
1
259
1
Thu 15, 5 AM
63.3
39.2
41
1
172
1
Thu 15, 4 AM
64.2
39.4
40
2
25
1
Thu 15, 3 AM
66.2
37.7
35
2
45
1
Thu 15, 2 AM
66.6
38.1
35
3
31
1
Thu 15, 1 AM
65.5
39.2
38
2
42
1
Thu 15, 12 AM
66.7
39.6
37
1
80
1
Wed 14, 11 PM
70.9
38.8
31
2
50
1
Wed 14, 10 PM
74.1
35.0
24
3
356
1
Wed 14, 9 PM
73.2
34.2
24
5
334
1
Wed 14, 8 PM
73.0
38.0
28
4
290
1
Wed 14, 7 PM
77.7
34.6
21
4
305
1
Wed 14, 6 PM
79.2
33.4
19
5
314
1
Wed 14, 5 PM
81.1
32.2
17
8
306
1
Wed 14, 4 PM
81.5
32.5
17
9
313
1
Wed 14, 3 PM
80.8
33.3
18
9
312
1
Wed 14, 2 PM
79.7
33.8
19
9
301
1
Wed 14, 1 PM
77.0
32.9
20
7
297
1
Wed 14, 12 PM
75.7
35.3
23
4
312
1
Wed 14, 11 AM
73.8
35.8
25
4
314
1
Wed 14, 10 AM
68.5
35.8
30
6
359
1
Wed 14, 9 AM
64.4
37.6
37
6
123
1
Wed 14, 8 AM
62.1
35.5
37
5
113
1
Wed 14, 7 AM
56.5
36.5
47
2
71
1
Wed 14, 6 AM
58.1
35.1
42
2
33
1
Wed 14, 5 AM
60.6
33.5
36
3
10
1
Wed 14, 4 AM
60.4
35.3
39
2
358
1
Wed 14, 3 AM
59.7
37.7
44
3
360
1
Wed 14, 2 AM
59.4
40.2
49
2
329
1
Wed 14, 1 AM
59.2
35.5
41
1
319
1
Wed 14, 12 AM
60.6
35.5
39
2
157
1
Tue 13, 11 PM
63.7
31.7
30
2
259
1
Tue 13, 10 PM
67.1
29.1
24
3
184
1
Tue 13, 9 PM
68.5
27.0
21
6
317
1
Tue 13, 8 PM
69.3
25.3
19
10
312
1
Tue 13, 7 PM
70.2
24.7
18
11
310
1
Tue 13, 6 PM
71.6
27.1
19
14
317
1
Tue 13, 5 PM
73.9
30.3
20
15
319
1
Tue 13, 4 PM
75.4
30.3
19
19
312
1
Tue 13, 3 PM
75.0
37.8
26
17
311
1
Tue 13, 2 PM
73.9
35.9
25
13
305
1
Tue 13, 1 PM
73.4
39.2
29
15
309
1
Tue 13, 12 PM
71.2
40.6
33
13
311
1
Tue 13, 11 AM
70.3
38.2
31
12
313
1
Tue 13, 10 AM
68.5
39.0
34
11
323
1
Tue 13, 9 AM
66.2
41.2
40
13
325
1
Tue 13, 8 AM
60.4
47.7
63
6
329
1
Tue 13, 7 AM
61.3
45.5
56
4
57
1
Tue 13, 6 AM
62.4
46.0
55
6
308
1
Tue 13, 5 AM
62.8
45.4
53
8
315
1
Tue 13, 4 AM
63.3
45.9
53
9
309
1
Tue 13, 3 AM
64.0
46.5
53
9
312
1
Tue 13, 2 AM
59.7
49.9
70
8
309
1
Tue 13, 1 AM
62.4
47.4
58
3
279
1
Tue 13, 12 AM
62.8
46.9
56
3
290
1
Mon 12, 11 PM
63.3
46.9
55
3
265
1
Mon 12, 10 PM
65.1
46.0
50
3
253
1
Mon 12, 9 PM
65.7
48.6
54
5
248
1
Mon 12, 8 PM
68.0
46.4
46
3
235
1
Mon 12, 7 PM
70.2
44.1
39
5
215
1
Mon 12, 6 PM
72.0
46.4
40
9
210
1
Mon 12, 5 PM
73.8
45.9
37
10
226
1
Mon 12, 4 PM
75.9
49.2
39
9
236
1
Mon 12, 3 PM
76.5
47.6
36
10
252
1
Mon 12, 2 PM
76.1
45.7
34
10
242
1
Mon 12, 1 PM
75.9
45.5
34
11
222
1
Mon 12, 12 PM
75.9
48.5
38
14
224
1
Mon 12, 11 AM
74.8
50.8
43
16
222
1
Mon 12, 10 AM
72.7
55.1
54
10
222
1
Mon 12, 9 AM
71.8
53.7
53
10
223
1
Mon 12, 8 AM
69.6
55.5
61
5
263
1
Mon 12, 7 AM
64.4
59.4
84
3
296
1
Mon 12, 6 AM
66.0
57.8
75
1
268
1
Mon 12, 5 AM
64.8
58.1
79
2
297
1
Mon 12, 4 AM
67.8
56.0
66
1
74
1
Mon 12, 3 AM
66.4
57.5
73
2
307
1
Mon 12, 2 AM
70.0
54.1
57
4
232
1
Mon 12, 1 AM
67.8
56.0
66
3
314
1
Mon 12, 12 AM
69.6
55.1
60
1
260
1
Sun 11, 11 PM
71.1
52.6
52
2
162
1
Sun 11, 10 PM
70.9
54.4
56
3
325
1
Sun 11, 9 PM
71.4
54.4
55
7
304
1
Sun 11, 8 PM
71.6
53.6
53
7
317
1
Sun 11, 7 PM
71.8
56.7
59
5
254
1
Sun 11, 6 PM
74.1
55.3
52
7
229
1
Sun 11, 5 PM
74.7
54.3
49
5
227
1
Sun 11, 4 PM
74.7
57.4
55
7
226
1
Sun 11, 3 PM
73.8
56.1
54
7
233
1
Sun 11, 2 PM
73.4
55.7
54
10
220
1
Sun 11, 1 PM
74.7
54.3
49
13
218
1
Sun 11, 12 PM
74.3
58.5
58
12
234
1
Sun 11, 11 AM
73.9
58.2
58
11
229
1
Sun 11, 10 AM
73.9
59.1
60
10
231
1
Sun 11, 9 AM
75.0
59.7
59
12
232
1
Sun 11, 8 AM
74.5
62.8
67
8
212
1
Sun 11, 7 AM
72.7
62.3
70
5
216
1
Sun 11, 6 AM
71.6
62.5
73
7
284
1
Sun 11, 5 AM
72.7
61.9
69
8
288
1
Sun 11, 4 AM
73.0
63.8
73
8
220
1
Sun 11, 3 AM
72.1
65.2
79
6
199
1
Sun 11, 2 AM
70.0
67.9
93
12
166
1
Sun 11, 1 AM
73.0
65.3
77
18
58
1
Sun 11, 12 AM
69.6
68.4
96
12
44
1
Sat 10, 11 PM
71.2
68.7
92
4
194
1
Sat 10, 10 PM
74.5
66.4
76
4
310
1
Sat 10, 9 PM
72.9
68.4
86
4
76
1
Sat 10, 8 PM
72.7
68.6
87
6
66
1
Sat 10, 7 PM
78.1
66.6
68
6
112
1
Sat 10, 6 PM
84.2
62.3
48
6
105
1
Sat 10, 5 PM
85.5
59.8
42
5
100
1
Sat 10, 4 PM
90.0
47.2
23
7
222
1
Sat 10, 3 PM
91.6
48.5
23
8
243
1
Sat 10, 2 PM
92.8
43.0
18
7
247
1
Sat 10, 1 PM
93.0
47.3
21
5
228
1
Sat 10, 12 PM
91.4
45.9
21
3
138
1
Sat 10, 11 AM
89.2
48.8
25
2
214
1
Sat 10, 10 AM
85.6
48.7
28
2
111
1
Sat 10, 9 AM
84.0
47.4
28
2
132
1
Sat 10, 8 AM
80.6
48.0
32
1
103
1
Sat 10, 7 AM
77.0
48.7
37
1
290
1
Sat 10, 6 AM
79.5
48.7
34
2
96
1
Sat 10, 5 AM
80.6
48.0
32
2
4
1
Sat 10, 4 AM
80.8
47.3
31
2
2
1
Sat 10, 3 AM
81.3
47.8
31
2
129
1
Sat 10, 2 AM
84.2
48.5
29
2
296
1
Sat 10, 1 AM
84.7
48.9
29
2
38
1
Sat 10, 12 AM
88.3
50.1
27
3
287
1
Fri 9, 11 PM
90.7
51.1
26
4
267
1
Fri 9, 10 PM
91.0
52.3
27
6
285
1
Fri 9, 9 PM
92.8
49.5
23
6
246
1
Fri 9, 8 PM
93.7
47.8
21
5
233
1
Fri 9, 7 PM
97.0
47.9
19
3
243
1
Fri 9, 6 PM
100.4
46.0
16
6
226
1
Fri 9, 5 PM
103.3
42.8
13
7
211
1
Fri 9, 4 PM
105.1
42.1
12
7
203
1
Fri 9, 3 PM
103.1
42.7
13
6
196
1
Fri 9, 2 PM
-
-
-
4
165
1
Fri 9, 1 PM
102.2
42.0
13
-
-
1
Fri 9, 12 PM
100.8
40.9
13
5
117
1
Fri 9, 11 AM
96.6
41.3
15
3
115
1
Fri 9, 10 AM
91.8
40.8
17
2
158
1
Fri 9, 9 AM
86.2
40.4
20
4
146
1
Fri 9, 8 AM
78.3
39.6
25
2
210
1
Fri 9, 7 AM
73.0
38.0
28
3
80
1
Fri 9, 6 AM
72.1
38.1
29
1
312
1
Fri 9, 5 AM
74.5
38.3
27
1
318
1
Fri 9, 4 AM
81.0
39.7
23
2
130
1
Fri 9, 3 AM
76.6
38.1
25
3
346
1
Fri 9, 2 AM
79.5
38.4
23
1
295
1
Fri 9, 1 AM
80.2
40.1
24
1
280
1
Fri 9, 12 AM
89.6
40.5
18
3
229
1
Thu 8, 11 PM
86.2
37.7
18
3
289
1
Thu 8, 10 PM
91.6
40.6
17
3
339
1
Thu 8, 9 PM
92.8
38.3
15
3
313
1
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Day
High F
Low F
Highest dew point F
Lowest dew point F
Highest humidity %
Lowest humidity %
Strongest gust mph
Oct 15
87.4
57.2
44.3
34.0
62
16
31
Oct 14
81.5
56.5
40.2
32.2
49
17
18
Oct 13
75.4
59.7
49.9
24.7
70
18
28
Oct 12
76.5
63.3
59.4
44.1
84
34
31
Oct 11
75.0
69.6
68.4
52.6
96
49
39
Oct 10
93.0
71.2
68.7
43.0
92
18
17
Oct 9
105.1
72.1
52.3
38.0
29
12
16
Oct 8
105.4
74.7
44.7
37.7
31
11
16
Oct 7
104.4
74.1
45.4
40.7
32
13
12
Oct 6
100.8
70.5
48.8
42.6
38
16
14
Oct 5
100.0
75.9
48.6
44.9
36
16
16
Oct 4
100.4
75.4
50.7
44.6
35
16
16
Oct 3
101.1
72.1
50.6
41.8
45
14
19
Oct 2
100.6
69.8
52.8
43.7
47
17
16
Oct 1
98.6
66.6
51.8
39.2
58
13
13
Sep 30
97.3
65.3
55.3
43.5
70
16
14
Sep 29
88.0
63.0
61.0
44.9
92
23
29
Sep 28
90.7
71.4
67.2
47.9
86
33
25
Sep 27
93.4
81.5
63.7
44.4
53
22
15
Sep 26
102.0
77.2
54.1
37.6
41
11
18
Sep 25
101.7
75.9
58.6
43.8
49
15
17
Sep 24
97.2
73.0
66.2
34.9
46
20
20
Sep 23
101.7
71.6
41.0
33.7
26
11
15
Sep 22
96.4
77.9
47.1
34.8
30
14
19
Sep 21
98.6
77.9
56.9
27.3
36
10
20
Sep 20
100.8
69.1
39.8
23.0
21
7
15
Sep 19
99.9
74.5
44.4
23.3
32
7
20
Sep 18
102.0
77.4
61.5
25.3
49
9
12
Sep 17
97.9
79.3
68.4
52.3
67
27
20
Station report
Desert Center, in 4 sheets
Drawn from its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:00 PM local time, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.
84.4 F with a dew point of 37.6 F, 19 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 10,600 ft up.
At 556 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.32 inHg and the temperature at 57.0 F; it reports 84.4 F, 27.4 F warmer than standard.
On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 33.80 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.