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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
VCAF1
Latitude
24.71100 N
Longitude
81.10700 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 774 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Observed
12:36 AMEDT, 17 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

Vaca Key - VCAF1 Report

Rank 1,296 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 score94.7of 100

Florida median
95.4the median score of 2,300 stations
Scoring higher
1,290stations in Florida
Sharing its score
7ranks 1,291 to 1,297
Points deducted
5.32.8 reports received, 2.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Florida median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
OPTF1rank 1,295; ahead on reports received 92.2% against 92.1%
Next below
KLPF1rank 1,297; behind on reports received 92.1% against 85.7%

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 3592.132.2 of 35 pointsFlorida median 99.3774 of 840 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsFlorida median 82.4half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsFlorida median 100.0longest silence 30 min, on a schedule of one report every 12 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 (36 min), none for 72 (14.4 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 12 min
Reports received, 24 hours
106 of 12088.3% of its schedule, 124 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
773 of 84092.0% of its schedule, 906 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
30 minfrom Oct 15, 1:06 PM
Latest report
Oct 17, 12:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 26 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 12 min, 120 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 12 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. Vaca Key - VCAF1 received 92.1 per cent, 774 of 840 scheduled reports, rank 1,296 of 2,300.WHERE IT RANKS IN FLORIDA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 92.1%, 774 OF 840, RANK 1,296 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 Vaca Key - VCAF1's rank in Florida by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 989 of 1,216; 2026-09-27 rank 951 of 1,222; 2026-09-28 rank 887 of 1,296; 2026-09-29 rank 833 of 1,310; 2026-09-30 rank 813 of 1,328; 2026-10-01 rank 970 of 1,338; 2026-10-02 rank 1,230 of 1,858; 2026-10-03 rank 1,229 of 1,858; 2026-10-04 rank 1,239 of 1,911; 2026-10-05 rank 1,190 of 2,190; 2026-10-06 rank 1,179 of 2,226; 2026-10-07 rank 1,168 of 2,308; 2026-10-08 rank 1,412 of 2,350; 2026-10-09 rank 1,427 of 2,355; 2026-10-10 rank 1,430 of 2,355; 2026-10-11 rank 1,496 of 2,385; 2026-10-12 rank 1,527 of 2,379; 2026-10-13 rank 1,391 of 2,378; 2026-10-14 rank 1,419 of 2,362; 2026-10-15 rank 1,196 of 2,348; 2026-10-16 rank 1,206 of 2,338; 2026-10-17 rank 1,296 of 2,300.ITS RANK IN FLORIDA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Sep 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, 20261,2962,30092.1%
Oct 16, 20261,2062,33893.4%
Oct 15, 20261,1962,34893.5%
Oct 14, 20261,4192,36293.4%
Oct 13, 20261,3912,37895.1%
Oct 12, 20261,5272,37997.0%
Oct 11, 20261,4962,38597.7%
Oct 10, 20261,4302,35598.2%
Oct 9, 20261,4272,35598.3%
Oct 8, 20261,4122,35098.2%
Oct 7, 20261,1682,30899.0%
Oct 6, 20261,1792,22699.1%
Oct 5, 20261,1902,19099.1%
Oct 4, 20261,2391,91199.0%
Oct 3, 20261,2291,85899.1%
Oct 2, 20261,2301,85899.1%
Oct 1, 20269701,33899.0%
Sep 30, 20268131,32899.6%
Sep 29, 20268331,31099.5%
Sep 28, 20268871,29699.4%
Sep 27, 20269511,22299.1%
Sep 26, 20269891,21698.2%
Reports received at Vaca Key - VCAF1, reports from 9.0 to 10.0, the latest 9.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.5103 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 17
Reports received at Vaca Key - VCAF1, reports from 8.0 to 10.0, the latest 9.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.510Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17

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