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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-TPAF1
Latitude
27.93300 N
Longitude
82.43300 W
Elevation
-
Rank
2,261of 2,338 in Florida, Oct 16
Observed
10:18 AMEDT, 54 minutes ago
Wind
3mph
Gust
7mph
Wind direction
80°

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over TPA Cruise Terminal 2, TampaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 24 instruments in Florida stand at one.

Station charts

TPA Cruise Terminal 2, Tampa Report

Rank 2,261 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 score70.3of 100

Florida median
95.4the median score of 2,338 stations
Scoring higher
2,260stations in Florida
Sharing its score
2ranks 2,261 to 2,262
Points deducted
29.714.7 reports received, 8.2 continuity, 6.9 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Florida median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
MIBF1rank 2,260; ahead on 247 score 70.5 against 70.3
Next below
FL-LV-23rank 2,262; behind on reports received 58.0% against 42.8%

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 3558.020.3 of 35 pointsFlorida median 99.4325 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1031.23.1 of 10 pointsFlorida median 84.4half its reports arrived within 44 min
  3. Continuityweight 1018.51.9 of 10 pointsFlorida median 100.0longest silence 12 h, on a schedule of one report every 18 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 (54 min), none for 72 (21.6 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
2,261of 2,338 in Florida, Oct 16
Schedule
every 18 minon the hour's :00, :18, :30, :48 and :54
Reports received, 24 hours
55 of 8068.7% of its schedule, 61 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
359 of 56064.1% of its schedule, 420 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
12 hoursfrom Oct 14, 3:18 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 2:18 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
44 min9 in 10 within 53 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 18 min, 80 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 18 min 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. TPA Cruise Terminal 2, Tampa received 58.0 per cent, 325 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 2,261 of 2,338.WHERE IT RANKS IN FLORIDA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 58.0%, 325 OF 560, RANK 2,261 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 TPA Cruise Terminal 2, Tampa's rank in Florida by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 2,371 of 2,385; 2026-10-12 rank 2,298 of 2,379; 2026-10-13 rank 2,293 of 2,378; 2026-10-14 rank 2,272 of 2,362; 2026-10-15 rank 2,277 of 2,348; 2026-10-16 rank 2,261 of 2,338.ITS RANK IN FLORIDA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 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, 20262,2612,33858.0%
Oct 15, 20262,2772,34848.2%
Oct 14, 20262,2722,36243.2%
Oct 13, 20262,2932,37833.2%
Oct 12, 20262,2982,37923.0%
Oct 11, 20262,3712,38511.6%

Station report

TPA Cruise Terminal 2, 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 16 the noon sun stands 53 degrees above the horizon at 27.93 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 TPA Cruise Terminal 2, Tampa, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 86 at the June solstice, 62 at the equinoxes and 39 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 21 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-TPAF1FIG. E THE SUN AT TPA CRUISE TERMINAL 2, 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 86°EQUINOXES 62°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 39°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 27.93 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLETPA Cruise Terminal 2, Tampa, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-TPAF1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCTPAF1-1DRAWN 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, TPA Cruise Terminal 2, Tampa, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-TPAF1FIG. 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 SCALETITLETPA Cruise Terminal 2, Tampa, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-TPAF1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCTPAF1-2DRAWN 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

What this instrument measures for

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