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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-VAKF1
Latitude
25.73100 N
Longitude
80.16200 W
Elevation
-
Rank
2,243of 2,338 in Florida, Oct 16
Observed
10:54 PMEDT, 53 minutes ago
Wind
10mph
Gust
14mph
Wind direction
100°

Ranking Statistics

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

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Virginia Key Report

Rank 2,243 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 score72.4of 100

Florida median
95.4the median score of 2,338 stations
Scoring higher
2,241stations in Florida
Sharing its score
10ranks 2,242 to 2,251
Points deducted
27.614.6 reports received, 6.9 arrival, 6.1 continuity
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Florida median 100.0
Next above
NDBC-VCAF1rank 2,242; ahead on reports received 58.3% against 58.2%
Next below
CW7841rank 2,251; behind on reports received 58.2% against 42.8%
Sharing its rank
7other 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 3558.220.4 of 35 pointsFlorida median 99.4326 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 1038.83.9 of 10 pointsFlorida median 100.0longest silence 6.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 18 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsFlorida median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KMIA, 10.4 miles away, over 229 readings: typical difference 2.2 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.2 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsFlorida median 100.00 of 229 readings failed their check against its reference station
  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 2.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.0 °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
2,243of 2,338 in Florida, Oct 16
Schedule
every 18 minon the hour's :00, :18, :30 and :48
Reports received, 24 hours
56 of 8070.0% of its schedule, 61 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
336 of 56060.0% of its schedule, 392 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
6 h 18 minfrom Oct 14, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 2:54 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
44 min9 in 10 within 53 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.2 °Fcooler than the airport station KMIA, 10 miles away, on average over 233 readings; typical difference 2.2 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

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

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

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. Virginia Key received 58.2 per cent, 326 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 2,243 of 2,338.WHERE IT RANKS IN FLORIDA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 58.2%, 326 OF 560, RANK 2,243 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 Virginia Key's rank in Florida by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 2,352 of 2,385; 2026-10-12 rank 2,300 of 2,379; 2026-10-13 rank 2,295 of 2,378; 2026-10-14 rank 2,274 of 2,362; 2026-10-15 rank 2,262 of 2,348; 2026-10-16 rank 2,243 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, 20262,2432,33858.2%
Oct 15, 20262,2622,34848.3%
Oct 14, 20262,2742,36243.0%
Oct 13, 20262,2952,37833.0%
Oct 12, 20262,3002,37922.8%
Oct 11, 20262,3522,38511.6%

Station report

Virginia Key, 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 55 degrees above the horizon at 25.73 N, and the day is 11 h 25 min long. Level ground there takes 82 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Virginia Key, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 55 degrees above the horizon, against 88 at the June solstice, 64 at the equinoxes and 41 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 25 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-VAKF1FIG. E THE SUN AT VIRGINIA KEYELEVATION 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 88°EQUINOXES 64°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 41°OCT 16, 55°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 25 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 82 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 25.73 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEVirginia Key, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-VAKF1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCVAKF1-1DRAWN 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, Virginia Key, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-VAKF1FIG. 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 SCALETITLEVirginia Key, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-VAKF1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCVAKF1-2DRAWN 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

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

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