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At a river or reservoir gauge

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Identifier
392810106221001
Latitude
39.46944 N
Longitude
106.36958 W
Elevation
8,831 ft
Rank
2,543of 2,650 in Colorado, Oct 16
Observed
11:00 PMMDT, 42 minutes ago
Air temperature
25F
Dew point
23.8F
Relative humidity
95%
Wind
0mph
Gust
1mph

Ranking Statistics

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Homestake Meteorological Station Report

Rank 2,543 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 score71.2of 100

Colorado median
93.2the median score of 2,650 stations
Scoring higher
2,542stations in Colorado
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
28.819.0 accuracy, 4.6 arrival, 3.7 instrument checks, 1.3 forecast check, 0.2 reports received
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Colorado median 86.8
Next above
RSDC2rank 2,542; ahead on 247 score 71.4 against 71.2
Next below
CO-CH-32rank 2,544; behind on 247 score 71.2 against 71.1

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 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsColorado median 98.8167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1054.45.4 of 10 pointsColorado median 90.3half its reports arrived within 33 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsColorado median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 204.81.0 of 20 pointsColorado median 91.9its temperature against the airport station KCCU, 11.6 miles away, over 161 readings: typical difference 8.8 °F beyond a steady offset of +7.0 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 1575.211.3 of 15 pointsColorado median 100.02 of 161 readings failed their check against its reference station
  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 2.7 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.2 °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
2,543of 2,650 in Colorado, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
167 of 16899.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 11, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 5:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 min9 in 10 within 33 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+4.9 °Fwarmer than the airport station KCCU, 12 miles away, on average over 238 readings; typical difference 12.0 °F

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

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. Homestake Meteorological Station received 99.4 per cent, 167 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 2,543 of 2,650.WHERE IT RANKS IN COLORADO, Oct 16THIS ONE: 99.4%, 167 OF 168, RANK 2,543 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 Homestake Meteorological Station's rank in Colorado by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 2,580 of 2,582; 2026-10-08 rank 2,563 of 2,564; 2026-10-09 rank 2,529 of 2,531; 2026-10-10 rank 2,528 of 2,531; 2026-10-11 rank 2,524 of 2,540; 2026-10-12 rank 2,508 of 2,551; 2026-10-13 rank 2,483 of 2,546; 2026-10-14 rank 2,512 of 2,553; 2026-10-15 rank 2,513 of 2,597; 2026-10-16 rank 2,543 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, 20262,5432,65099.4%
Oct 15, 20262,5132,59799.4%
Oct 14, 20262,5122,55399.4%
Oct 13, 20262,4832,54699.4%
Oct 12, 20262,5082,55185.7%
Oct 11, 20262,5242,54072.0%
Oct 10, 20262,5282,53157.7%
Oct 9, 20262,5292,53157.1%
Oct 8, 20262,5632,56429.1%
Oct 7, 20262,5802,58214.8%

Station report

Homestake Meteorological Station, 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 8,831 ft above sea level, 28 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 21.53 inHg and the temperature at 27.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Homestake Meteorological Station stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 8,831 feet above sea level with 28 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 21.53 inches of mercury, and temperature, 27.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 392810106221001FIG. D WHERE HOMESTAKE METEOROLOGICAL STATION 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 ATMOSPHEREHOMESTAKE METEOROLOGICAL STATION28 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT8,831 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 HERE21.53 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE27.5 FTITLEHomestake Meteorological Station, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 392810106221001TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-392810106221001-1DRAWN 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 39.47 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 Homestake Meteorological Station, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 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 392810106221001FIG. E THE SUN AT HOMESTAKE METEOROLOGICAL STATIONELEVATION 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 51°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 39.47 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEHomestake Meteorological Station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 392810106221001TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-392810106221001-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 8,831 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Homestake Meteorological Station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 392810106221001FIG. 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 SCALETITLEHomestake Meteorological Station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 392810106221001TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-392810106221001-3DRAWN 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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