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Identifier
06817000
Latitude
40.74322 N
Longitude
95.01453 W
Elevation
956 ft
Rank
252of 1,060 in Iowa, Oct 16
Observed
11:15 PMCDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
49.5F

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Nodaway River at ClarindaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Nodaway River at Clarinda Report

Rank 252 of 1,060 in Iowa, 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 score96.8of 100

Iowa median
94.7the median score of 1,060 stations
Scoring higher
251stations in Iowa
Sharing its score
7ranks 252 to 258
Points deducted
3.21.6 forecast check, 1.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Iowa median 83.8
Next above
TVKrank 251; ahead on 247 score 96.9 against 96.8
Next below
ICLrank 253; behind on reports received 100% against 99.8%

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 pointsIowa median 99.0168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsIowa median 82.9half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIowa median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsIowa median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KICL, 1.4 miles away, over 30 readings: typical difference 0.7 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.3 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsIowa median 100.00 of 30 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.4 of 10 points, at the medianIowa median 83.8-

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 1.6 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.1 °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
252of 1,060 in Iowa, 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
80 minfrom Oct 16, 4:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 4:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 18 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.2 °Fcooler than the airport station KICL, 1.4 miles away, on average over 35 readings; typical difference 0.8 °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 1,060 ranked stations in Iowa 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, 5; 10 to 19 per cent, 2; 20 to 29 per cent, 12; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 47; 50 to 59 per cent, 72; 60 to 69 per cent, 10; 70 to 79 per cent, 118; 80 to 89 per cent, 80; 90 to 99 per cent, 425; 100 per cent, 287. Nodaway River at Clarinda received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 252 of 1,060.WHERE IT RANKS IN IOWA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 252 OF 1,060PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9510 to 19220 to 291230 to 39240 to 494750 to 597260 to 691070 to 7911880 to 898090 to 99425100287STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Nodaway River at Clarinda's rank in Iowa by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,078 of 1,096; 2026-10-08 rank 1,027 of 1,054; 2026-10-09 rank 918 of 1,051; 2026-10-10 rank 914 of 1,051; 2026-10-11 rank 859 of 1,048; 2026-10-12 rank 713 of 1,040; 2026-10-13 rank 222 of 1,035; 2026-10-14 rank 184 of 1,036; 2026-10-15 rank 246 of 1,038; 2026-10-16 rank 252 of 1,060.ITS RANK IN IOWA, 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%287
90 to 99%425
80 to 89%80
70 to 79%118
60 to 69%10
50 to 59%72
40 to 49%47
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%12
10 to 19%2
0 to 9%5
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20262521,060100.0%
Oct 15, 20262461,038100.0%
Oct 14, 20261841,036100.0%
Oct 13, 20262221,035100.0%
Oct 12, 20267131,04086.3%
Oct 11, 20268591,04872.0%
Oct 10, 20269141,05157.7%
Oct 9, 20269181,05157.1%
Oct 8, 20261,0271,05429.1%
Oct 7, 20261,0781,09614.8%

Station report

Nodaway River at Clarinda, 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 956 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.90 inHg and the temperature at 55.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Nodaway River at Clarinda stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 956 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.90 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06817000FIG. D WHERE NODAWAY RIVER AT CLARINDA 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 ATMOSPHERENODAWAY RIVER AT CLARINDA3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT956 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 HERE28.90 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.6 FTITLENodaway River at Clarinda, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 06817000TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-06817000-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 40.74 N, and the day is 10 h 57 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Nodaway River at Clarinda, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 57 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06817000FIG. E THE SUN AT NODAWAY RIVER AT CLARINDAELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 16, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 57 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.74 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLENodaway River at Clarinda, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 06817000TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-06817000-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 956 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Nodaway River at Clarinda, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06817000FIG. 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 SCALETITLENodaway River at Clarinda, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 06817000TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-06817000-3DRAWN 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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