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Identifier
420119087445101
Latitude
42.02194 N
Longitude
87.74750 W
Elevation
-
Rank
972of 1,393 in Illinois, Oct 16
Observed
11:30 PMCDT, 50 minutes ago
Air temperature
61F
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Rain Gage At Oakton College At SkokieReflectivityStorm 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 Oakton College At Skokie Report

Rank 972 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 score90.0of 100

Illinois median
95.9the median score of 1,393 stations
Scoring higher
970stations in Illinois
Sharing its score
3ranks 971 to 973
Points deducted
10.06.5 arrival, 2.5 accuracy, 0.5 forecast check, 0.5 reports received
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Illinois median 94.7
Next above
414542087380901rank 971; ahead on reports received 98.8% against 98.5%
Next below
MX9208rank 973; behind on reports received 98.5% against 91.9%

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 3598.534.5 of 35 pointsIllinois median 99.1331 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1035.53.6 of 10 pointsIllinois median 96.3half its reports arrived within 42 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIllinois median 100.0longest silence 62 min, on a schedule of one report every 30 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2087.317.5 of 20 pointsIllinois median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KORD, 10.4 miles away, over 327 readings: typical difference 3.4 °F beyond a steady offset of -1.4 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsIllinois median 100.00 of 327 readings failed their check against its reference station
  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 (1.5 h), none for 72 (36 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.0 °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
972of 1,393 in Illinois, Oct 16
Schedule
every 30 minon the hour's :00 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
48 of 48100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
331 of 33698.5% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 10, 8:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 4:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
42 min9 in 10 within 43 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-1.3 °Fcooler than the airport station KORD, 10 miles away, on average over 481 readings; typical difference 3.8 °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 30 min, 48 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 30 min 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. Rain Gage At Oakton College At Skokie received 98.5 per cent, 331 of 336 scheduled reports, rank 972 of 1,393.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.5%, 331 OF 336, RANK 972 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 Rain Gage At Oakton College At Skokie's rank in Illinois by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,432 of 1,449; 2026-10-08 rank 1,360 of 1,399; 2026-10-09 rank 1,248 of 1,364; 2026-10-10 rank 1,245 of 1,364; 2026-10-11 rank 1,155 of 1,359; 2026-10-12 rank 1,028 of 1,354; 2026-10-13 rank 923 of 1,360; 2026-10-14 rank 931 of 1,356; 2026-10-15 rank 997 of 1,375; 2026-10-16 rank 972 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, 20269721,39398.5%
Oct 15, 20269971,37598.5%
Oct 14, 20269311,35698.8%
Oct 13, 20269231,36099.1%
Oct 12, 20261,0281,35485.4%
Oct 11, 20261,1551,35971.4%
Oct 10, 20261,2451,36457.4%
Oct 9, 20261,2481,36457.1%
Oct 8, 20261,3601,39928.8%
Oct 7, 20261,4321,44914.5%

Station report

Rain Gage At Oakton College At Skokie, 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 42.02 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 Rain Gage At Oakton College At Skokie, 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 420119087445101FIG. E THE SUN AT RAIN GAGE AT OAKTON COLLEGE AT SKOKIEELEVATION 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 42.02 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLERain Gage At Oakton College At Skokie, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 420119087445101TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-420119087445101-1DRAWN 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 Oakton College At Skokie, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 420119087445101FIG. 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 Oakton College At Skokie, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 420119087445101TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-420119087445101-2DRAWN 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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