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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
USBR-BFGI
Latitude
43.65303 N
Longitude
116.27417 W
Elevation
2,625 ft
Rank
63of 833 in Idaho, Oct 16
Observed
9:30 PMMDT, 59 minutes ago
Air temperature
55.6F
Dew point
37.2F
Relative humidity
50%
Wind
0mph
Gust
0mph

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 54 instruments in Idaho stand at one.

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Boise Fairgrounds Weather Station Report

Rank 63 of 833 in Idaho, 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 score96.3of 100

Idaho median
90.9the median score of 833 stations
Scoring higher
62stations in Idaho
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
3.71.8 forecast check, 1.1 accuracy, 0.8 reports received
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Idaho median 81.9
Next above
ID-AD-63rank 62; ahead on 247 score 96.4 against 96.3
Next below
PRTI1rank 64; behind on 247 score 96.3 against 96.1

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 3597.634.2 of 35 pointsIdaho median 98.8164 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIdaho median 76.8half its reports arrived within 3 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIdaho median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2094.718.9 of 20 pointsIdaho median 91.0its temperature against the airport station KMAN, 13.3 miles away, over 151 readings: typical difference 3.2 °F beyond a steady offset of -1.1 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsIdaho median 100.00 of 151 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.2 of 10 points, at the medianIdaho median 81.9-

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 2.8 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.3 °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
63of 833 in Idaho, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
22 of 2491.6% of its schedule, 23 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
164 of 16897.6% of its schedule, 166 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 12, 3:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
3 min9 in 10 within 3 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-1.0 °Fcooler than the airport station KMAN, 13 miles away, on average over 156 readings; typical difference 3.3 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

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 833 ranked stations in Idaho 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, 2; 20 to 29 per cent, 4; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 31; 50 to 59 per cent, 161; 60 to 69 per cent, 4; 70 to 79 per cent, 14; 80 to 89 per cent, 32; 90 to 99 per cent, 379; 100 per cent, 202. Boise Fairgrounds Weather Station received 97.6 per cent, 164 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 63 of 833.WHERE IT RANKS IN IDAHO, Oct 16THIS ONE: 97.6%, 164 OF 168, RANK 63 OF 833PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19220 to 29430 to 39440 to 493150 to 5916160 to 69470 to 791480 to 893290 to 99379100202STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Boise Fairgrounds Weather Station's rank in Idaho by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-09 rank 765 of 833; 2026-10-10 rank 652 of 833; 2026-10-11 rank 743 of 834; 2026-10-12 rank 704 of 835; 2026-10-13 rank 647 of 835; 2026-10-14 rank 479 of 829; 2026-10-15 rank 371 of 833; 2026-10-16 rank 63 of 833.ITS RANK IN IDAHO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%202
90 to 99%379
80 to 89%32
70 to 79%14
60 to 69%4
50 to 59%161
40 to 49%31
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%4
10 to 19%2
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20266383397.6%
Oct 15, 202637183385.7%
Oct 14, 202647982972.0%
Oct 13, 202664783557.7%
Oct 12, 202670483544.0%
Oct 11, 202674383429.7%
Oct 10, 202665283315.4%
Oct 9, 202676583314.8%

Station report

Boise Fairgrounds Weather Station, 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 2,625 ft above sea level, 9 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.19 inHg and the temperature at 49.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Boise Fairgrounds Weather Station stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,625 feet above sea level with 9 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.19 inches of mercury, and temperature, 49.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-BFGIFIG. D WHERE BOISE FAIRGROUNDS WEATHER STATION 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 ATMOSPHEREBOISE FAIRGROUNDS WEATHER STATION9 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,625 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 HERE27.19 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE49.6 FTITLEBoise Fairgrounds Weather Station, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-BFGITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRBFGI-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 37 degrees above the horizon at 43.65 N, and the day is 10 h 50 min long. Level ground there takes 61 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Boise Fairgrounds Weather Station, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 37 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 50 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-BFGIFIG. E THE SUN AT BOISE FAIRGROUNDS WEATHER STATIONELEVATION 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 70°EQUINOXES 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23°OCT 16, 37°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 50 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 43.65 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEBoise Fairgrounds Weather Station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-BFGITYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRBFGI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 2,625 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Boise Fairgrounds Weather Station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-BFGIFIG. 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 SCALETITLEBoise Fairgrounds Weather Station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-BFGITYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRBFGI-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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