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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
02334400
Latitude
34.16272 N
Longitude
84.07553 W
Elevation
-
Rank
297of 1,277 in Georgia, Oct 16
Observed
5:15 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
66.6F
Dew point
62.9F
Relative humidity
88%
Wind
4mph
Wind direction
196°
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Lake Sidney Lanier Near BufordReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 243 instruments in Georgia stand at one.

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Lake Sidney Lanier Near Buford Report

Rank 297 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 score98.4of 100

Georgia median
96.5the median score of 1,277 stations
Scoring higher
292stations in Georgia
Sharing its score
48ranks 293 to 340
Points deducted
1.61.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Georgia median 100.0
Next above
02392920rank 293; ahead on median arrival 17 min 48 s against 17 min 49 s
Next below
02392780rank 319; behind on longest silence 60 min against 75 min
Sharing its rank
21other 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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsGeorgia median 99.4168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsGeorgia median 84.4half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsGeorgia median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsGeorgia median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KLZU, 14.1 miles away, over 166 readings: typical difference 2.4 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.5 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsGeorgia median 100.00 of 166 readings failed their check against its reference station
  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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.4 °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
297of 1,277 in Georgia, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
65 minfrom Oct 16, 9:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 9:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 18 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.6 °Fwarmer than the airport station KLZU, 14 miles away, on average over 249 readings; typical difference 3.0 °F

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 hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour 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. Lake Sidney Lanier Near Buford received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 297 of 1,277.WHERE IT RANKS IN GEORGIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 297 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 Lake Sidney Lanier Near Buford's rank in Georgia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,129 of 1,275; 2026-10-08 rank 1,240 of 1,294; 2026-10-09 rank 992 of 1,288; 2026-10-10 rank 983 of 1,288; 2026-10-11 rank 891 of 1,307; 2026-10-12 rank 761 of 1,314; 2026-10-13 rank 303 of 1,293; 2026-10-14 rank 284 of 1,273; 2026-10-15 rank 283 of 1,279; 2026-10-16 rank 297 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, 20262971,277100.0%
Oct 15, 20262831,279100.0%
Oct 14, 20262841,273100.0%
Oct 13, 20263031,293100.0%
Oct 12, 20267611,31486.3%
Oct 11, 20268911,30772.0%
Oct 10, 20269831,28857.7%
Oct 9, 20269921,28857.1%
Oct 8, 20261,2401,29429.1%
Oct 7, 20261,1291,27514.8%

Station report

Lake Sidney Lanier Near Buford, 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 47 degrees above the horizon at 34.16 N, and the day is 11 h 10 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Lake Sidney Lanier Near Buford, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 10 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02334400FIG. E THE SUN AT LAKE SIDNEY LANIER NEAR BUFORDELEVATION 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 79°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 16, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 10 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.16 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLELake Sidney Lanier Near Buford, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02334400TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02334400-1DRAWN 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, Lake Sidney Lanier Near Buford, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02334400FIG. 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 SCALETITLELake Sidney Lanier Near Buford, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02334400TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02334400-2DRAWN 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

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