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Identifier
02302500
Latitude
28.13972 N
Longitude
82.15000 W
Elevation
-
Rank
1,319of 2,338 in Florida, Oct 16
Observed
4:15 AMEDT, 49 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Blackwater Creek Near KnightsReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Blackwater Creek Near Knights Report

Rank 1,319 of 2,338 in Florida, 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 score94.5of 100

Florida median
95.4the median score of 2,338 stations
Scoring higher
1,317stations in Florida
Sharing its score
15ranks 1,318 to 1,332
Points deducted
5.55.5 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Florida median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
02299484rank 1,318; ahead on median arrival 37 min 30 s against 37 min 35 s
Next below
LKWF1rank 1,320; behind on reports received 100% against 92.3%

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 pointsFlorida median 99.4168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1044.84.5 of 10 pointsFlorida median 84.4half its reports arrived within 38 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsFlorida median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianFlorida median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianFlorida median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianFlorida median 100.0-

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
1,319of 2,338 in Florida, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
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
1 hourfrom Oct 9, 9:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 8:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
38 min9 in 10 within 38 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 2,338 ranked stations in Florida 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, 13; 20 to 29 per cent, 41; 30 to 39 per cent, 6; 40 to 49 per cent, 116; 50 to 59 per cent, 250; 60 to 69 per cent, 37; 70 to 79 per cent, 118; 80 to 89 per cent, 228; 90 to 99 per cent, 892; 100 per cent, 635. Blackwater Creek Near Knights received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 1,319 of 2,338.WHERE IT RANKS IN FLORIDA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 1,319 OF 2,338PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 191320 to 294130 to 39640 to 4911650 to 5925060 to 693770 to 7911880 to 8922890 to 99892100635STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Blackwater Creek Near Knights's rank in Florida by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 2,247 of 2,308; 2026-10-08 rank 2,192 of 2,350; 2026-10-09 rank 2,036 of 2,355; 2026-10-10 rank 2,027 of 2,355; 2026-10-11 rank 1,846 of 2,385; 2026-10-12 rank 1,742 of 2,379; 2026-10-13 rank 1,340 of 2,378; 2026-10-14 rank 1,355 of 2,362; 2026-10-15 rank 1,312 of 2,348; 2026-10-16 rank 1,319 of 2,338.ITS RANK IN FLORIDA, 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%635
90 to 99%892
80 to 89%228
70 to 79%118
60 to 69%37
50 to 59%250
40 to 49%116
30 to 39%6
20 to 29%41
10 to 19%13
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20261,3192,338100.0%
Oct 15, 20261,3122,348100.0%
Oct 14, 20261,3552,362100.0%
Oct 13, 20261,3402,378100.0%
Oct 12, 20261,7422,37986.3%
Oct 11, 20261,8462,38572.0%
Oct 10, 20262,0272,35557.7%
Oct 9, 20262,0362,35557.1%
Oct 8, 20262,1922,35029.1%
Oct 7, 20262,2472,30814.8%

Station report

Blackwater Creek Near Knights, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 53 degrees above the horizon at 28.14 N, and the day is 11 h 21 min long. Level ground there takes 80 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Blackwater Creek Near Knights, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 85 at the June solstice, 62 at the equinoxes and 38 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 21 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02302500FIG. E THE SUN AT BLACKWATER CREEK NEAR KNIGHTSELEVATION 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 85°EQUINOXES 62°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 38°OCT 16, 53°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 21 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 80 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 28.14 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEBlackwater Creek Near Knights, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02302500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02302500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Blackwater Creek Near Knights, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02302500FIG. 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 SCALETITLEBlackwater Creek Near Knights, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02302500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02302500-2DRAWN 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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