Storm Station
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In a park or preserve

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FDCF1
Latitude
27.64280 N
Longitude
82.72300 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 279 reports in 139 hours over the last seven days
Observed
3:33 PMEDT, 2 days ago

Ranking Statistics

In a park or preserve

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. It is the only instrument in Florida that stands at one.

Station charts

Fort Desoto State Park Report

Rank 2,139 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 score77.6of 100

Florida median
95.4the median score of 2,300 stations
Scoring higher
2,138stations in Florida
Sharing its score
12ranks 2,139 to 2,150
Points deducted
22.410.9 reports received, 10.0 continuity, 1.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Florida median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
FL-CT-38rank 2,138; ahead on 247 score 77.7 against 77.6
Next below
FL-HD-11rank 2,148; behind on reports received 69.0% against 57.1%
Sharing its rank
8other 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 3569.024.2 of 35 pointsFlorida median 99.3232 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.38.4 of 10 pointsFlorida median 82.4half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 100.00.0 of 10 pointsFlorida median 100.0longest silence 2.2 days, on a schedule of one report every 30 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 (1.5 h), none for 72 (36 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
Schedule
every 30 minon the hour's :03 and :33
Reports received, 24 hours
0 of 480.0% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
233 of 33669.3% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 days 4 hoursfrom Oct 14, 3:33 PM
Latest report
Oct 14, 3:33 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 18 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 30 min, 48 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 30 min 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. Fort Desoto State Park received 69.0 per cent, 232 of 336 scheduled reports, rank 2,139 of 2,300.WHERE IT RANKS IN FLORIDA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 69.0%, 232 OF 336, RANK 2,139 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 Fort Desoto State Park's rank in Florida by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 373 of 1,216; 2026-09-27 rank 349 of 1,222; 2026-09-28 rank 325 of 1,296; 2026-09-29 rank 317 of 1,310; 2026-09-30 rank 329 of 1,328; 2026-10-01 rank 1 of 1,338; 2026-10-02 rank 685 of 1,858; 2026-10-03 rank 685 of 1,858; 2026-10-04 rank 1,710 of 1,911; 2026-10-05 rank 1,930 of 2,190; 2026-10-06 rank 2,049 of 2,226; 2026-10-07 rank 2,063 of 2,308; 2026-10-08 rank 2,063 of 2,350; 2026-10-09 rank 2,137 of 2,355; 2026-10-10 rank 2,136 of 2,355; 2026-10-11 rank 1,726 of 2,385; 2026-10-12 rank 1,547 of 2,379; 2026-10-13 rank 617 of 2,378; 2026-10-14 rank 522 of 2,362; 2026-10-15 rank 1,369 of 2,348; 2026-10-16 rank 1,943 of 2,338; 2026-10-17 rank 2,139 of 2,300.ITS RANK IN FLORIDA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16Oct 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, 20262,1392,30069.0%
Oct 16, 20261,9432,33883.0%
Oct 15, 20261,3692,34897.3%
Oct 14, 20265222,36298.5%
Oct 13, 20266172,37898.2%
Oct 12, 20261,5472,37986.9%
Oct 11, 20261,7262,38572.9%
Oct 10, 20262,1362,35562.7%
Oct 9, 20262,1372,35562.7%
Oct 8, 20262,0632,35063.0%
Oct 7, 20262,0632,30863.6%
Oct 6, 20262,0492,22664.2%
Oct 5, 20261,9302,19075.5%
Oct 4, 20261,7101,91189.8%
Oct 3, 20266851,858100.0%
Oct 2, 20266851,858100.0%
Oct 1, 202611,338100.0%
Sep 30, 20263291,328100.0%
Sep 29, 20263171,310100.0%
Sep 28, 20263251,296100.0%
Sep 27, 20263491,222100.0%
Sep 26, 20263731,216100.0%
Reports received at Fort Desoto State Park, reports from 0.0 to 36.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports010203040Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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