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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
02304500
Latitude
28.02391 N
Longitude
82.42759 W
Elevation
-
Rank
727of 2,300 in Florida, Oct 17
Observed
12:30 AMEDT, 24 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Hillsborough River Near TampaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Hillsborough River Near Tampa Report

Rank 727 of 2,300 in Florida, Oct 17. 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 score97.2of 100

Florida median
95.4the median score of 2,300 stations
Scoring higher
718stations in Florida
Sharing its score
39ranks 719 to 757
Points deducted
2.82.6 arrival, 0.2 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Florida median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
FL-BW-172rank 726; ahead on reports received 100% against 99.4%
Next below
GHBF1rank 728; behind on reports received 99.4% against 98.2%

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 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsFlorida median 99.3167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.37.4 of 10 pointsFlorida median 82.4half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsFlorida median 100.0longest silence 2 h, 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
727of 2,300 in Florida, Oct 17
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
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, 6:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 17, 4:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 23 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 2,300 ranked stations in Florida on Oct 17 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, 3; 10 to 19 per cent, 41; 20 to 29 per cent, 12; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 99; 50 to 59 per cent, 232; 60 to 69 per cent, 92; 70 to 79 per cent, 126; 80 to 89 per cent, 173; 90 to 99 per cent, 863; 100 per cent, 655. Hillsborough River Near Tampa received 99.4 per cent, 167 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 727 of 2,300.WHERE IT RANKS IN FLORIDA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 99.4%, 167 OF 168, RANK 727 OF 2,300PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9310 to 194120 to 291230 to 39440 to 499950 to 5923260 to 699270 to 7912680 to 8917390 to 99863100655STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Hillsborough River Near Tampa's rank in Florida by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-07 rank 2,163 of 2,308; 2026-10-08 rank 2,105 of 2,350; 2026-10-09 rank 1,869 of 2,355; 2026-10-10 rank 1,861 of 2,355; 2026-10-11 rank 1,760 of 2,385; 2026-10-12 rank 1,622 of 2,379; 2026-10-13 rank 772 of 2,378; 2026-10-14 rank 669 of 2,362; 2026-10-15 rank 748 of 2,348; 2026-10-16 rank 751 of 2,338; 2026-10-17 rank 727 of 2,300.ITS RANK IN FLORIDA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%655
90 to 99%863
80 to 89%173
70 to 79%126
60 to 69%92
50 to 59%232
40 to 49%99
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%12
10 to 19%41
0 to 9%3
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20267272,30099.4%
Oct 16, 20267512,33899.4%
Oct 15, 20267482,34899.4%
Oct 14, 20266692,36299.4%
Oct 13, 20267722,37899.4%
Oct 12, 20261,6222,37985.7%
Oct 11, 20261,7602,38572.0%
Oct 10, 20261,8612,35557.7%
Oct 9, 20261,8692,35557.1%
Oct 8, 20262,1052,35029.1%
Oct 7, 20262,1632,30814.8%

Station report

Hillsborough River Near Tampa, 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 17 the noon sun stands 53 degrees above the horizon at 28.02 N, and the day is 11 h 19 min long. Level ground there takes 79 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Hillsborough River Near Tampa, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 85 at the June solstice, 62 at the equinoxes and 39 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 19 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02304500FIG. E THE SUN AT HILLSBOROUGH RIVER NEAR TAMPAELEVATION 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 39°OCT 17, 53°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 19 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 79 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 28.02 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLEHillsborough River Near Tampa, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02304500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-02304500-1DRAWN 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, Hillsborough River Near Tampa, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02304500FIG. 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 SCALETITLEHillsborough River Near Tampa, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02304500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-02304500-2DRAWN 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-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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