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Identifier
02381600
Latitude
34.57044 N
Longitude
84.46889 W
Elevation
1,312 ft
Rank
752of 1,277 in Georgia, Oct 16
Observed
3:45 AMEDT, 51 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Fausett Creek Near Talking RockReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Fausett Creek Near Talking Rock Report

Rank 752 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 score96.0of 100

Georgia median
96.5the median score of 1,277 stations
Scoring higher
751stations in Georgia
Sharing its score
7ranks 752 to 758
Points deducted
4.03.6 arrival, 0.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Georgia median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
WHGG1rank 746; ahead on 247 score 96.1 against 96.0
Next below
CWLG1rank 754; behind on reports received 98.8% against 98.2%
Sharing its rank
1other 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 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsGeorgia median 99.4166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1064.46.4 of 10 pointsGeorgia median 84.4half its reports arrived within 28 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsGeorgia median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 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
752of 1,277 in Georgia, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
165 of 16898.2% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 10, 8:45 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 7:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
28 min9 in 10 within 28 min

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

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. Fausett Creek Near Talking Rock received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 752 of 1,277.WHERE IT RANKS IN GEORGIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 752 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 Fausett Creek Near Talking Rock's rank in Georgia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,133 of 1,275; 2026-10-08 rank 1,130 of 1,294; 2026-10-09 rank 996 of 1,288; 2026-10-10 rank 989 of 1,288; 2026-10-11 rank 967 of 1,307; 2026-10-12 rank 891 of 1,314; 2026-10-13 rank 694 of 1,293; 2026-10-14 rank 679 of 1,273; 2026-10-15 rank 738 of 1,279; 2026-10-16 rank 752 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, 20267521,27798.8%
Oct 15, 20267381,27998.8%
Oct 14, 20266791,27398.8%
Oct 13, 20266941,29398.8%
Oct 12, 20268911,31485.1%
Oct 11, 20269671,30770.8%
Oct 10, 20269891,28857.1%
Oct 9, 20269961,28856.5%
Oct 8, 20261,1301,29428.5%
Oct 7, 20261,1331,27514.2%

Station report

Fausett Creek Near Talking Rock, 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 1,312 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.53 inHg and the temperature at 54.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Fausett Creek Near Talking Rock stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,312 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.53 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02381600FIG. D WHERE FAUSETT CREEK NEAR TALKING ROCK 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 ATMOSPHEREFAUSETT CREEK NEAR TALKING ROCK5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,312 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 HERE28.53 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.3 FTITLEFausett Creek Near Talking Rock, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 02381600TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02381600-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 46 degrees above the horizon at 34.57 N, and the day is 11 h 09 min long. Level ground there takes 72 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Fausett Creek Near Talking Rock, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 09 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02381600FIG. E THE SUN AT FAUSETT CREEK NEAR TALKING ROCKELEVATION 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 55°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 16, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 09 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 72 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.57 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEFausett Creek Near Talking Rock, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02381600TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02381600-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,312 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Fausett Creek Near Talking Rock, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02381600FIG. 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 SCALETITLEFausett Creek Near Talking Rock, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02381600TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02381600-3DRAWN 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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