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Identifier
09034900
Latitude
39.76026 N
Longitude
105.90640 W
Elevation
10,430 ft
Rank
2,507of 2,650 in Colorado, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

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Bobtail Creek Near Jones Pass Report

Rank 2,507 of 2,650 in Colorado, 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 score73.3of 100

Colorado median
93.2the median score of 2,650 stations
Scoring higher
2,506stations in Colorado
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
26.713.1 reports received, 10.0 continuity, 1.6 accuracy, 1.3 forecast check, 0.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Colorado median 91.9, 100.0, 86.8
Next above
CO-AR-43rank 2,506; ahead on 247 score 73.4 against 73.3
Next below
EW8375rank 2,508; behind on 247 score 73.3 against 73.2

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 3562.521.9 of 35 pointsColorado median 98.8420 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.19.4 of 10 pointsColorado median 90.3half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 100.00.0 of 10 pointsColorado median 100.0longest silence 28.9 h, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-18.4 of 20 points, at the medianColorado median 91.9-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianColorado median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.7 of 10 points, at the medianColorado median 86.8-

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
2,507of 2,650 in Colorado, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :25, :40 and :55
Reports received, 24 hours
0 of 960.0% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
389 of 67257.8% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
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Longest silence, 7 days
38 h 57 minfrom Oct 14, 7:10 PM
Latest report
Oct 14, 7:10 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 22 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 2,650 ranked stations in Colorado 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 12; 20 to 29 per cent, 32; 30 to 39 per cent, 12; 40 to 49 per cent, 144; 50 to 59 per cent, 189; 60 to 69 per cent, 168; 70 to 79 per cent, 180; 80 to 89 per cent, 220; 90 to 99 per cent, 896; 100 per cent, 795. Bobtail Creek Near Jones Pass received 62.5 per cent, 420 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 2,507 of 2,650.WHERE IT RANKS IN COLORADO, Oct 16THIS ONE: 62.5%, 420 OF 672, RANK 2,507 OF 2,650PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 191220 to 293230 to 391240 to 4914450 to 5918960 to 6916870 to 7918080 to 8922090 to 99896100795STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Bobtail Creek Near Jones Pass's rank in Colorado by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 2,469 of 2,582; 2026-10-08 rank 2,418 of 2,564; 2026-10-09 rank 2,254 of 2,531; 2026-10-10 rank 2,251 of 2,531; 2026-10-11 rank 2,027 of 2,540; 2026-10-12 rank 1,894 of 2,551; 2026-10-13 rank 1,725 of 2,546; 2026-10-14 rank 1,735 of 2,553; 2026-10-15 rank 2,147 of 2,597; 2026-10-16 rank 2,507 of 2,650.ITS RANK IN COLORADO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%795
90 to 99%896
80 to 89%220
70 to 79%180
60 to 69%168
50 to 59%189
40 to 49%144
30 to 39%12
20 to 29%32
10 to 19%12
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20262,5072,65062.5%
Oct 15, 20262,1472,59773.0%
Oct 14, 20261,7352,55374.7%
Oct 13, 20261,7252,54674.7%
Oct 12, 20261,8942,55164.1%
Oct 11, 20262,0272,54053.4%
Oct 10, 20262,2512,53142.7%
Oct 9, 20262,2542,53142.4%
Oct 8, 20262,4182,56421.4%
Oct 7, 20262,4692,58210.7%

Station report

Bobtail Creek Near Jones Pass, 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 10,430 ft above sea level, 32 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 20.24 inHg and the temperature at 21.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Bobtail Creek Near Jones Pass stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 10,430 feet above sea level with 32 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 20.24 inches of mercury, and temperature, 21.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 09034900FIG. D WHERE BOBTAIL CREEK NEAR JONES PASS STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,00020,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREBOBTAIL CREEK NEAR JONES PASS32 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT10,430 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 FT50 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 17,970 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE20.24 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE21.8 FTITLEBobtail Creek Near Jones Pass, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 09034900TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-09034900-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.76 N, and the day is 10 h 59 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Bobtail Creek Near Jones Pass, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 59 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 09034900FIG. E THE SUN AT BOBTAIL CREEK NEAR JONES PASSELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 59 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.76 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEBobtail Creek Near Jones Pass, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 09034900TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-09034900-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 10,430 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Bobtail Creek Near Jones Pass, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 09034900FIG. 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 SCALETITLEBobtail Creek Near Jones Pass, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 09034900TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-09034900-3DRAWN 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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