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Identifier
05548280
Latitude
42.44373 N
Longitude
88.24742 W
Elevation
746 ft
Rank
519of 1,393 in Illinois, Oct 16
Observed
12:00 AMCDT, 23 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Nippersink Creek Near Spring GroveReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Nippersink Creek Near Spring Grove Report

Rank 519 of 1,393 in Illinois, 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 score97.6of 100

Illinois median
95.9the median score of 1,393 stations
Scoring higher
513stations in Illinois
Sharing its score
6ranks 514 to 519
Points deducted
2.41.3 reports received, 0.6 arrival, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Illinois median 100.0, 100.0, 94.7
Next above
IL-UN-12rank 518; ahead on reports received 100% against 96.4%
Next below
MVNrank 520; behind on 247 score 97.6 against 97.5

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 3596.433.7 of 35 pointsIllinois median 99.1162 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.49.4 of 10 pointsIllinois median 96.3half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 1099.710.0 of 10 pointsIllinois median 100.0longest silence 3 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianIllinois median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianIllinois median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianIllinois median 94.7-

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
519of 1,393 in Illinois, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
19 of 2479.1% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
161 of 16895.8% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
3 hoursfrom Oct 10, 8:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 5:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 13 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 1,393 ranked stations in Illinois 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 8; 20 to 29 per cent, 28; 30 to 39 per cent, 5; 40 to 49 per cent, 83; 50 to 59 per cent, 144; 60 to 69 per cent, 25; 70 to 79 per cent, 91; 80 to 89 per cent, 143; 90 to 99 per cent, 339; 100 per cent, 525. Nippersink Creek Near Spring Grove received 96.4 per cent, 162 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 519 of 1,393.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 96.4%, 162 OF 168, RANK 519 OF 1,393PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 19820 to 292830 to 39540 to 498350 to 5914460 to 692570 to 799180 to 8914390 to 99339100525STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Nippersink Creek Near Spring Grove's rank in Illinois by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,331 of 1,449; 2026-10-08 rank 1,263 of 1,399; 2026-10-09 rank 997 of 1,364; 2026-10-10 rank 993 of 1,364; 2026-10-11 rank 944 of 1,359; 2026-10-12 rank 795 of 1,354; 2026-10-13 rank 398 of 1,360; 2026-10-14 rank 391 of 1,356; 2026-10-15 rank 425 of 1,375; 2026-10-16 rank 519 of 1,393.ITS RANK IN ILLINOIS, 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%525
90 to 99%339
80 to 89%143
70 to 79%91
60 to 69%25
50 to 59%144
40 to 49%83
30 to 39%5
20 to 29%28
10 to 19%8
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20265191,39396.4%
Oct 15, 20264251,37598.8%
Oct 14, 20263911,35698.8%
Oct 13, 20263981,36098.8%
Oct 12, 20267951,35484.5%
Oct 11, 20269441,35970.2%
Oct 10, 20269931,36457.1%
Oct 9, 20269971,36456.5%
Oct 8, 20261,2631,39928.5%
Oct 7, 20261,3311,44914.2%

Station report

Nippersink Creek Near Spring Grove, 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 746 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.12 inHg and the temperature at 56.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Nippersink Creek Near Spring Grove stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 746 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.12 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05548280FIG. D WHERE NIPPERSINK CREEK NEAR SPRING GROVE 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 ATMOSPHERENIPPERSINK CREEK NEAR SPRING GROVE3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT746 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 HERE29.12 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.3 FTITLENippersink Creek Near Spring Grove, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 05548280TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-05548280-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 42.44 N, and the day is 10 h 53 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Nippersink Creek Near Spring Grove, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 53 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05548280FIG. E THE SUN AT NIPPERSINK CREEK NEAR SPRING GROVEELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 16, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 53 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.44 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLENippersink Creek Near Spring Grove, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 05548280TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-05548280-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 746 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Nippersink Creek Near Spring Grove, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05548280FIG. 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 SCALETITLENippersink Creek Near Spring Grove, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 05548280TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-05548280-3DRAWN 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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