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Identifier
411926088585501
Latitude
41.32389 N
Longitude
88.98189 W
Elevation
467 ft
Rank
855of 1,393 in Illinois, Oct 16
Observed
11:00 PMCDT, 38 minutes ago
Air temperature
59.2F
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Starved Rock Met Station Near North UticaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Starved Rock Met Station Near North Utica Report

Rank 855 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 score94.1of 100

Illinois median
95.9the median score of 1,393 stations
Scoring higher
854stations in Illinois
Sharing its score
4ranks 855 to 858
Points deducted
5.94.6 arrival, 0.8 reports received, 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
MCHI2rank 854; ahead on 247 score 94.2 against 94.1
Next below
LDRI2rank 856; behind on reports received 97.6% against 97.0%

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 pointsIllinois median 99.1164 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1054.45.4 of 10 pointsIllinois median 96.3half its reports arrived within 33 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIllinois 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 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
855of 1,393 in Illinois, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
22 of 2491.6% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
164 of 16897.6% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 9, 8:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 4:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 min9 in 10 within 33 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. Starved Rock Met Station Near North Utica received 97.6 per cent, 164 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 855 of 1,393.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 97.6%, 164 OF 168, RANK 855 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 Starved Rock Met Station Near North Utica's rank in Illinois by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,395 of 1,449; 2026-10-08 rank 1,334 of 1,399; 2026-10-09 rank 1,152 of 1,364; 2026-10-10 rank 1,142 of 1,364; 2026-10-11 rank 1,026 of 1,359; 2026-10-12 rank 904 of 1,354; 2026-10-13 rank 717 of 1,360; 2026-10-14 rank 726 of 1,356; 2026-10-15 rank 769 of 1,375; 2026-10-16 rank 855 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, 20268551,39397.6%
Oct 15, 20267691,37598.8%
Oct 14, 20267261,35698.8%
Oct 13, 20267171,36099.4%
Oct 12, 20269041,35485.7%
Oct 11, 20261,0261,35971.4%
Oct 10, 20261,1421,36457.1%
Oct 9, 20261,1521,36456.5%
Oct 8, 20261,3341,39929.1%
Oct 7, 20261,3951,44914.8%

Station report

Starved Rock Met Station Near North Utica, 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 467 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.42 inHg and the temperature at 57.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Starved Rock Met Station Near North Utica stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 467 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.42 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 411926088585501FIG. D WHERE STARVED ROCK MET STATION NEAR NORTH UTICA 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 ATMOSPHERESTARVED ROCK MET STATION NEAR NORTH UTICA2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT467 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 HERE29.42 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.3 FTITLEStarved Rock Met Station Near North Utica, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 411926088585501TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-411926088585501-1DRAWN 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 41.32 N, and the day is 10 h 55 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Starved Rock Met Station Near North Utica, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 55 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 411926088585501FIG. E THE SUN AT STARVED ROCK MET STATION NEAR NORTH UTICAELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 55 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.32 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEStarved Rock Met Station Near North Utica, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 411926088585501TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-411926088585501-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 467 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Starved Rock Met Station Near North Utica, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 411926088585501FIG. 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 SCALETITLEStarved Rock Met Station Near North Utica, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 411926088585501TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-411926088585501-3DRAWN 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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