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Identifier
415737088031100
Latitude
41.96031 N
Longitude
88.05313 W
Elevation
-
Rank
15of 1,393 in Illinois, Oct 16
Observed
9:45 PMCDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Spring Creek Reservoir Near BloomingdaleReflectivityStorm 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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Spring Creek Reservoir Near Bloomingdale Report

Rank 15 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 score99.5of 100

Illinois median
95.9the median score of 1,393 stations
Scoring higher
11stations in Illinois
Sharing its score
319ranks 12 to 330
Points deducted
0.50.5 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
OLMI2rank 12; ahead on median arrival 4 min 17 s against 7 min 48 s
Next below
414702088104801rank 20; behind on median arrival 7 min 48 s against 7 min 49 s
Sharing its rank
4other 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 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIllinois median 96.3half its reports arrived within 8 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIllinois median 100.0longest silence 60 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 10-9.5 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
15of 1,393 in Illinois, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
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
62 minfrom Oct 16, 2:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 2:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
8 min9 in 10 within 8 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. Spring Creek Reservoir Near Bloomingdale received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 15 of 1,393.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 15 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 Spring Creek Reservoir Near Bloomingdale's rank in Illinois by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,322 of 1,449; 2026-10-08 rank 1,247 of 1,399; 2026-10-09 rank 956 of 1,364; 2026-10-10 rank 958 of 1,364; 2026-10-11 rank 857 of 1,359; 2026-10-12 rank 657 of 1,354; 2026-10-13 rank 16 of 1,360; 2026-10-14 rank 15 of 1,356; 2026-10-15 rank 16 of 1,375; 2026-10-16 rank 15 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, 2026151,393100.0%
Oct 15, 2026161,375100.0%
Oct 14, 2026151,356100.0%
Oct 13, 2026161,360100.0%
Oct 12, 20266571,35485.7%
Oct 11, 20268571,35971.4%
Oct 10, 20269581,36457.1%
Oct 9, 20269561,36457.1%
Oct 8, 20261,2471,39928.5%
Oct 7, 20261,3221,44914.2%

Station report

Spring Creek Reservoir Near Bloomingdale, 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 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.96 N, and the day is 10 h 54 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Spring Creek Reservoir Near Bloomingdale, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 415737088031100FIG. E THE SUN AT SPRING CREEK RESERVOIR NEAR BLOOMINGDALEELEVATION 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 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.96 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESpring Creek Reservoir Near Bloomingdale, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 415737088031100TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-415737088031100-1DRAWN 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, Spring Creek Reservoir Near Bloomingdale, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 415737088031100FIG. 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 SCALETITLESpring Creek Reservoir Near Bloomingdale, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 415737088031100TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-415737088031100-2DRAWN 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-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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