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Identifier
02318000
Latitude
31.15556 N
Longitude
83.54361 W
Elevation
173 ft
Rank
1,026of 1,277 in Georgia, Oct 16
Observed
12:00 AMEDT, 2 hours ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Little River Near Adel Report

Rank 1,026 of 1,277 in Georgia, 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 score85.2of 100

Georgia median
96.5the median score of 1,277 stations
Scoring higher
1,024stations in Georgia
Sharing its score
2ranks 1,025 to 1,026
Points deducted
14.811.3 reports received, 3.5 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Georgia median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
GA320rank 1,025; ahead on reports received 79.1% against 67.5%
Next below
GA319rank 1,027; behind on 247 score 85.2 against 85.0

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 3567.623.7 of 35 pointsGeorgia median 99.4227 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1065.06.5 of 10 pointsGeorgia median 84.4half its reports arrived within 28 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsGeorgia median 100.0longest silence 75 min, on a schedule of one report every 30 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianGeorgia median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianGeorgia median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianGeorgia 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
Rank
1,026of 1,277 in Georgia, Oct 16
Schedule
every 30 minon the hour's :00, :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 4850.0% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
227 of 33667.5% of its schedule, 285 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 35 minfrom Oct 16, 4:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 4:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
28 min9 in 10 within 33 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 1,277 ranked stations in Georgia 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 5; 20 to 29 per cent, 21; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 67; 50 to 59 per cent, 107; 60 to 69 per cent, 34; 70 to 79 per cent, 62; 80 to 89 per cent, 96; 90 to 99 per cent, 431; 100 per cent, 452. Little River Near Adel received 67.5 per cent, 227 of 336 scheduled reports, rank 1,026 of 1,277.WHERE IT RANKS IN GEORGIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 67.5%, 227 OF 336, RANK 1,026 OF 1,277PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19520 to 292130 to 39240 to 496750 to 5910760 to 693470 to 796280 to 899690 to 99431100452STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Little River Near Adel's rank in Georgia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,206 of 1,275; 2026-10-08 rank 1,201 of 1,294; 2026-10-09 rank 1,076 of 1,288; 2026-10-10 rank 1,072 of 1,288; 2026-10-11 rank 978 of 1,307; 2026-10-12 rank 904 of 1,314; 2026-10-13 rank 1,005 of 1,293; 2026-10-14 rank 1,024 of 1,273; 2026-10-15 rank 1,027 of 1,279; 2026-10-16 rank 1,026 of 1,277.ITS RANK IN GEORGIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%452
90 to 99%431
80 to 89%96
70 to 79%62
60 to 69%34
50 to 59%107
40 to 49%67
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%21
10 to 19%5
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20261,0261,27767.5%
Oct 15, 20261,0271,27967.5%
Oct 14, 20261,0241,27367.5%
Oct 13, 20261,0051,29380.8%
Oct 12, 20269041,31486.3%
Oct 11, 20269781,30772.0%
Oct 10, 20261,0721,28857.7%
Oct 9, 20261,0761,28857.1%
Oct 8, 20261,2011,29429.1%
Oct 7, 20261,2061,27514.8%

Station report

Little River Near Adel, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 173 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.73 inHg and the temperature at 58.4 F.

Section from sea level of where Little River Near Adel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 173 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.73 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02318000FIG. D WHERE LITTLE RIVER NEAR ADEL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERELITTLE RIVER NEAR ADEL1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT173 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.73 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.4 FTITLELittle River Near Adel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 02318000TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02318000-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 31.16 N, and the day is 11 h 16 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Little River Near Adel, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 82 at the June solstice, 59 at the equinoxes and 35 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 16 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02318000FIG. E THE SUN AT LITTLE RIVER NEAR ADELELEVATION 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 82°EQUINOXES 59°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 35°OCT 16, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 16 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 31.16 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLELittle River Near Adel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02318000TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02318000-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 173 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Little River Near Adel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02318000FIG. 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 SCALETITLELittle River Near Adel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02318000TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02318000-3DRAWN 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

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