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Identifier
385349104501401
Latitude
38.89697 N
Longitude
104.83714 W
Elevation
6,240 ft
Rank
466of 2,650 in Colorado, Oct 16
Observed
12:20 PMMDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Douglas Cr Met Abv N Chestnut St At Co Sprs Report

Rank 466 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 score96.5of 100

Colorado median
93.2the median score of 2,650 stations
Scoring higher
464stations in Colorado
Sharing its score
14ranks 465 to 478
Points deducted
3.51.6 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
DYNC2rank 465; ahead on median arrival 11 min 49 s against 12 min 49 s
Next below
JAYC2rank 474; behind on longest silence 60 min against 70 min
Sharing its rank
7other stations, equal on every measure

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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsColorado median 98.8168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.49.4 of 10 pointsColorado median 90.3half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsColorado median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 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 (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
466of 2,650 in Colorado, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :20
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
72 minfrom Oct 16, 6:20 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 6:20 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 13 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 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. Douglas Cr Met Abv N Chestnut St At Co Sprs received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 466 of 2,650.WHERE IT RANKS IN COLORADO, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 466 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 Douglas Cr Met Abv N Chestnut St At Co Sprs's rank in Colorado by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 2,432 of 2,582; 2026-10-08 rank 2,355 of 2,564; 2026-10-09 rank 1,935 of 2,531; 2026-10-10 rank 1,917 of 2,531; 2026-10-11 rank 1,755 of 2,540; 2026-10-12 rank 1,499 of 2,551; 2026-10-13 rank 420 of 2,546; 2026-10-14 rank 425 of 2,553; 2026-10-15 rank 478 of 2,597; 2026-10-16 rank 466 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, 20264662,650100.0%
Oct 15, 20264782,597100.0%
Oct 14, 20264252,553100.0%
Oct 13, 20264202,546100.0%
Oct 12, 20261,4992,55186.3%
Oct 11, 20261,7552,54072.0%
Oct 10, 20261,9172,53157.7%
Oct 9, 20261,9352,53157.1%
Oct 8, 20262,3552,56429.1%
Oct 7, 20262,4322,58214.8%

Station report

Douglas Cr Met Abv N Chestnut St At Co Sprs, 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 6,240 ft above sea level, 21 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.76 inHg and the temperature at 36.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Douglas Cr Met Abv N Chestnut St At Co Sprs stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,240 feet above sea level with 21 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.76 inches of mercury, and temperature, 36.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 385349104501401FIG. D WHERE DOUGLAS CR MET ABV N CHESTNUT ST AT CO SPRS 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 ATMOSPHEREDOUGLAS CR MET ABV N CHESTNUT ST AT CO SPRS21 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,240 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 HERE23.76 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE36.7 FTITLEDouglas Cr Met Abv N Chestnut St At Co Sprs, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 385349104501401TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-385349104501401-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 38.90 N, and the day is 11 h 01 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Douglas Cr Met Abv N Chestnut St At Co Sprs, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 01 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 385349104501401FIG. E THE SUN AT DOUGLAS CR MET ABV N CHESTNUT ST AT CO SPRSELEVATION 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 75°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 16, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 01 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.90 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEDouglas Cr Met Abv N Chestnut St At Co Sprs, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 385349104501401TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-385349104501401-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 6,240 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Douglas Cr Met Abv N Chestnut St At Co Sprs, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 385349104501401FIG. 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 SCALETITLEDouglas Cr Met Abv N Chestnut St At Co Sprs, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 385349104501401TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-385349104501401-3DRAWN 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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