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Identifier
400620088151801
Latitude
40.10544 N
Longitude
88.25500 W
Elevation
-
Rank
390of 1,419 in Illinois, Oct 17
Observed
1:00 PMCDT, 32 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Rain Gage At South Side Elem Sch At ChampaignReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 137 instruments in Illinois stand at one.

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Rain Gage At South Side Elem Sch At Champaign Report

Rank 390 of 1,419 in Illinois, Oct 17. 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 score98.9of 100

Illinois median
95.9the median score of 1,419 stations
Scoring higher
387stations in Illinois
Sharing its score
22ranks 388 to 409
Points deducted
1.10.6 arrival, 0.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Illinois median 100.0, 100.0, 94.3
Next above
420745088025901rank 389; ahead on longest silence 60 min against 62 min
Next below
ANCI2rank 404; behind on reports received 100% against 99.4%
Sharing its rank
13other 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 pointsIllinois median 99.1168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.39.4 of 10 pointsIllinois median 99.8half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIllinois median 100.0longest silence 62 min, 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 10-9.4 of 10 points, at the medianIllinois median 94.3-

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
390of 1,419 in Illinois, Oct 17
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
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
1 hourfrom Oct 10, 7:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 17, 6:00 PMlocal 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 1,419 ranked stations in Illinois on Oct 17 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 30; 20 to 29 per cent, 8; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 76; 50 to 59 per cent, 151; 60 to 69 per cent, 39; 70 to 79 per cent, 102; 80 to 89 per cent, 132; 90 to 99 per cent, 322; 100 per cent, 554. Rain Gage At South Side Elem Sch At Champaign received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 390 of 1,419.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 17THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 390 OF 1,419PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 193020 to 29830 to 39440 to 497650 to 5915160 to 693970 to 7910280 to 8913290 to 99322100554STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Rain Gage At South Side Elem Sch At Champaign's rank in Illinois by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-17: 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 917 of 1,359; 2026-10-12 rank 759 of 1,354; 2026-10-13 rank 345 of 1,360; 2026-10-14 rank 345 of 1,356; 2026-10-15 rank 379 of 1,375; 2026-10-16 rank 370 of 1,393; 2026-10-17 rank 390 of 1,419.ITS RANK IN ILLINOIS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%554
90 to 99%322
80 to 89%132
70 to 79%102
60 to 69%39
50 to 59%151
40 to 49%76
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%8
10 to 19%30
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20263901,419100.0%
Oct 16, 20263701,393100.0%
Oct 15, 20263791,375100.0%
Oct 14, 20263451,356100.0%
Oct 13, 20263451,360100.0%
Oct 12, 20267591,35485.7%
Oct 11, 20269171,35971.4%
Oct 10, 20269931,36457.1%
Oct 9, 20269971,36456.5%
Oct 8, 20261,2631,39928.5%
Oct 7, 20261,3311,44914.2%

Station report

Rain Gage At South Side Elem Sch At Champaign, 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 17 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 40.11 N, and the day is 10 h 56 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 Rain Gage At South Side Elem Sch At Champaign, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 56 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 400620088151801FIG. E THE SUN AT RAIN GAGE AT SOUTH SIDE ELEM SCH AT CHAMPAIGNELEVATION 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 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 17, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 56 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.11 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLERain Gage At South Side Elem Sch At Champaign, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 400620088151801TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-400620088151801-1DRAWN 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, Rain Gage At South Side Elem Sch At Champaign, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 400620088151801FIG. 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 SCALETITLERain Gage At South Side Elem Sch At Champaign, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 400620088151801TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-400620088151801-2DRAWN 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-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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