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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
HWAF1
Latitude
28.63220 N
Longitude
81.32330 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 166 reports in 166 hours over the last seven days
Observed
9:30 AMEDT, 40 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 82 instruments in Florida stand at one.

Station charts

Howell Creek Near Altamonte Springs Report

Rank 577 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 score97.6of 100

Florida median
95.4the median score of 2,300 stations
Scoring higher
544stations in Florida
Sharing its score
44ranks 545 to 588
Points deducted
2.42.0 arrival, 0.4 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
SNDF1rank 576; ahead on reports received 99.4% against 98.8%
Next below
DUCF1rank 586; behind on median arrival 20 min 4 s against 20 min 5 s
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 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsFlorida median 99.3166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1079.98.0 of 10 pointsFlorida median 82.4half its reports arrived within 20 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
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
166 of 16898.8% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 13, 1:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 10:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
19 min9 in 10 within 21 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. Howell Creek Near Altamonte Springs received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 577 of 2,300.WHERE IT RANKS IN FLORIDA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 577 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 Howell Creek Near Altamonte Springs's rank in Florida by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 1,120 of 1,216; 2026-09-27 rank 994 of 1,222; 2026-09-28 rank 924 of 1,296; 2026-09-29 rank 879 of 1,310; 2026-09-30 rank 857 of 1,328; 2026-10-01 rank 996 of 1,338; 2026-10-02 rank 1,010 of 1,858; 2026-10-03 rank 998 of 1,858; 2026-10-04 rank 871 of 1,911; 2026-10-05 rank 821 of 2,190; 2026-10-06 rank 824 of 2,226; 2026-10-07 rank 796 of 2,308; 2026-10-08 rank 791 of 2,350; 2026-10-09 rank 758 of 2,355; 2026-10-10 rank 759 of 2,355; 2026-10-11 rank 752 of 2,385; 2026-10-12 rank 776 of 2,379; 2026-10-13 rank 561 of 2,378; 2026-10-14 rank 552 of 2,362; 2026-10-15 rank 527 of 2,348; 2026-10-16 rank 550 of 2,338; 2026-10-17 rank 577 of 2,300.ITS RANK IN FLORIDA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Sep 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, 20265772,30098.8%
Oct 16, 20265502,33898.8%
Oct 15, 20265272,34899.4%
Oct 14, 20265522,36298.8%
Oct 13, 20265612,37899.4%
Oct 12, 20267762,37999.4%
Oct 11, 20267522,38599.4%
Oct 10, 20267592,35599.4%
Oct 9, 20267582,35599.4%
Oct 8, 20267912,35098.8%
Oct 7, 20267962,30899.4%
Oct 6, 20268242,22699.4%
Oct 5, 20268212,19099.4%
Oct 4, 20268711,91199.4%
Oct 3, 20269981,85898.1%
Oct 2, 20261,0101,85898.1%
Oct 1, 20269961,33898.5%
Sep 30, 20268571,32899.1%
Sep 29, 20268791,31098.9%
Sep 28, 20269241,29698.5%
Sep 27, 20269941,22297.8%
Sep 26, 20261,1201,21691.3%
Reports received at Howell Creek Near Altamonte Springs, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 3.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0123412 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM9 AM
Reports received at Howell Creek Near Altamonte Springs, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 3.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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