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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
CDCI2
Latitude
41.52080 N
Longitude
87.59030 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 168 reports in 162 hours over the last seven days
Observed
4:00 AMCDT, 56 minutes ago
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

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

Station charts

Deer Creek AT Chicago Heights Report

Rank 444 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 score98.1of 100

Illinois median
95.9the median score of 1,393 stations
Scoring higher
439stations in Illinois
Sharing its score
16ranks 440 to 455
Points deducted
1.91.3 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
PSJI2rank 442; ahead on longest silence 60 min against 62 min
Next below
IL-CK-477rank 449; behind on reports due 168 against 7, the longer record first
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 1086.88.7 of 10 pointsIllinois median 96.3half its reports arrived within 17 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 10-9.5 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
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
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
61 minfrom Oct 8, 11:59 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 9:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
17 min9 in 10 within 17 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. Deer Creek AT Chicago Heights received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 444 of 1,393.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 444 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 Deer Creek AT Chicago Heights's rank in Illinois by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 62 of 415; 2026-09-27 rank 56 of 417; 2026-09-28 rank 48 of 517; 2026-09-29 rank 49 of 535; 2026-09-30 rank 51 of 540; 2026-10-01 rank 31 of 542; 2026-10-02 rank 510 of 1,103; 2026-10-03 rank 510 of 1,104; 2026-10-04 rank 425 of 1,162; 2026-10-05 rank 384 of 1,318; 2026-10-06 rank 388 of 1,354; 2026-10-07 rank 372 of 1,449; 2026-10-08 rank 367 of 1,399; 2026-10-09 rank 362 of 1,364; 2026-10-10 rank 365 of 1,364; 2026-10-11 rank 334 of 1,359; 2026-10-12 rank 361 of 1,354; 2026-10-13 rank 409 of 1,360; 2026-10-14 rank 421 of 1,356; 2026-10-15 rank 439 of 1,375; 2026-10-16 rank 444 of 1,393.ITS RANK IN ILLINOIS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 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, 20264441,393100.0%
Oct 15, 20264391,375100.0%
Oct 14, 20264211,35699.4%
Oct 13, 20264091,36099.4%
Oct 12, 20263611,35499.4%
Oct 11, 20263341,35999.4%
Oct 10, 20263651,36499.4%
Oct 9, 20263621,36499.4%
Oct 8, 20263671,39999.4%
Oct 7, 20263721,449100.0%
Oct 6, 20263881,354100.0%
Oct 5, 20263841,318100.0%
Oct 4, 20264251,162100.0%
Oct 3, 20265101,104100.0%
Oct 2, 20265101,103100.0%
Oct 1, 202631542100.0%
Sep 30, 202651540100.0%
Sep 29, 202649535100.0%
Sep 28, 202648517100.0%
Sep 27, 202656417100.0%
Sep 26, 202662415100.0%
Precipitation at Deer Creek AT Chicago Heights, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.06, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.106 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Deer Creek AT Chicago Heights, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012346 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 4 AM0.001
Fri 16, 3 AM0.004
Fri 16, 2 AM0.014
Fri 16, 1 AM0.004
Thu 15, 11 PM0.014
Thu 15, 10 PM0.014
Thu 15, 9 PM0.004
Thu 15, 8 PM0.024
Thu 15, 7 PM0.064
Thu 15, 6 PM0.024
Thu 15, 5 PM0.004
Thu 15, 3 PM0.004
Thu 15, 2 PM0.004
Thu 15, 1 PM0.004
Thu 15, 11 AM0.004
Thu 15, 10 AM0.004
Thu 15, 9 AM0.004
Thu 15, 8 AM0.004
Thu 15, 7 AM0.004
Thu 15, 6 AM0.004
Thu 15, 5 AM0.004
Precipitation at Deer Creek AT Chicago Heights, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.07, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at Deer Creek AT Chicago Heights, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 4 AM0.001
Fri 16, 3 AM0.004
Fri 16, 2 AM0.014
Fri 16, 1 AM0.004
Thu 15, 11 PM0.014
Thu 15, 10 PM0.014
Thu 15, 9 PM0.004
Thu 15, 8 PM0.024
Thu 15, 7 PM0.064
Thu 15, 6 PM0.024
Thu 15, 5 PM0.004
Thu 15, 3 PM0.004
Thu 15, 2 PM0.004
Thu 15, 1 PM0.004
Thu 15, 11 AM0.004
Thu 15, 10 AM0.004
Thu 15, 9 AM0.004
Thu 15, 8 AM0.004
Thu 15, 7 AM0.004
Thu 15, 6 AM0.004
Thu 15, 5 AM0.004
Thu 15, 4 AM0.004
Thu 15, 3 AM0.004
Thu 15, 2 AM0.004
Thu 15, 1 AM0.004
Thu 15, 12 AM0.004
Wed 14, 11 PM0.004
Wed 14, 10 PM0.004
Wed 14, 9 PM0.004
Wed 14, 8 PM0.004
Wed 14, 7 PM0.004
Wed 14, 6 PM0.004
Wed 14, 5 PM0.004
Wed 14, 4 PM0.004
Wed 14, 3 PM0.004
Wed 14, 2 PM0.004
Wed 14, 1 PM0.004
Wed 14, 12 PM0.004
Wed 14, 10 AM0.004
Wed 14, 9 AM0.014
Wed 14, 8 AM0.074
Wed 14, 7 AM0.004
Wed 14, 6 AM0.004
Wed 14, 5 AM0.004
Wed 14, 4 AM0.004
Wed 14, 3 AM0.004
Wed 14, 2 AM0.004
Wed 14, 1 AM0.004
Wed 14, 12 AM0.004
Tue 13, 11 PM0.001
Tue 13, 10 PM0.004
Tue 13, 9 PM0.004
Tue 13, 8 PM0.004
Tue 13, 7 PM0.004
Tue 13, 6 PM0.004
Tue 13, 5 PM0.004
Tue 13, 4 PM0.004
Tue 13, 3 PM0.004
Tue 13, 2 PM0.004
Tue 13, 1 PM0.004
Tue 13, 12 PM0.004
Tue 13, 11 AM0.004
Tue 13, 10 AM0.004
Tue 13, 9 AM0.004
Tue 13, 8 AM0.004
Tue 13, 7 AM0.004
Tue 13, 6 AM0.004
Tue 13, 5 AM0.004
Tue 13, 4 AM0.004
Tue 13, 3 AM0.004
Tue 13, 2 AM0.004
Mon 12, 11 PM0.004
Mon 12, 10 PM0.004
Mon 12, 9 PM0.004
Mon 12, 8 PM0.004
Mon 12, 7 PM0.004
Mon 12, 6 PM0.004
Mon 12, 5 PM0.004
Mon 12, 4 PM0.004
Mon 12, 3 PM0.004
Mon 12, 2 PM0.004
Mon 12, 1 PM0.004
Mon 12, 10 AM0.004
Mon 12, 9 AM0.004
Mon 12, 8 AM0.004
Mon 12, 7 AM0.004
Mon 12, 6 AM0.004
Mon 12, 5 AM0.004
Mon 12, 4 AM0.004
Mon 12, 3 AM0.004
Mon 12, 2 AM0.004
Mon 12, 1 AM0.004
Mon 12, 12 AM0.004
Sun 11, 11 PM0.004
Sun 11, 10 PM0.004
Sun 11, 9 PM0.004
Sun 11, 8 PM0.004
Sun 11, 7 PM0.004
Sun 11, 6 PM0.004
Sun 11, 5 PM0.004
Sun 11, 4 PM0.004
Sun 11, 3 PM0.004
Sun 11, 2 PM0.004
Sun 11, 1 PM0.004
Sun 11, 12 PM0.004
Sun 11, 11 AM0.004
Sun 11, 10 AM0.004
Sun 11, 9 AM0.004
Sun 11, 8 AM0.004
Sun 11, 7 AM0.004
Sun 11, 6 AM0.004
Sun 11, 5 AM0.004
Sun 11, 4 AM0.004
Sun 11, 3 AM0.004
Sun 11, 2 AM0.004
Sun 11, 1 AM0.004
Sun 11, 12 AM0.004
Sat 10, 11 PM0.004
Sat 10, 10 PM0.004
Sat 10, 9 PM0.004
Sat 10, 8 PM0.004
Sat 10, 7 PM0.004
Sat 10, 6 PM0.004
Sat 10, 5 PM0.004
Sat 10, 4 PM0.004
Sat 10, 3 PM0.004
Sat 10, 2 PM0.004
Sat 10, 1 PM0.004
Sat 10, 12 PM0.004
Sat 10, 11 AM0.004
Sat 10, 10 AM0.004
Sat 10, 9 AM0.004
Sat 10, 8 AM0.004
Sat 10, 7 AM0.004
Sat 10, 6 AM0.004
Sat 10, 5 AM0.004
Sat 10, 4 AM0.004
Sat 10, 3 AM0.004
Sat 10, 2 AM0.004
Sat 10, 1 AM0.004
Fri 9, 10 PM0.004
Fri 9, 9 PM0.004
Fri 9, 8 PM0.004
Fri 9, 7 PM0.004
Fri 9, 6 PM0.004
Fri 9, 5 PM0.004
Fri 9, 4 PM0.004
Fri 9, 3 PM0.004
Fri 9, 2 PM0.004
Fri 9, 1 PM0.004
Fri 9, 12 PM0.004
Fri 9, 11 AM0.004
Fri 9, 10 AM0.004
Fri 9, 9 AM0.004
Fri 9, 6 AM0.004
Fri 9, 5 AM0.004
Precipitation at Deer Creek AT Chicago Heights, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.75, the latest 0.01, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.501.001.502.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.01
Oct 150.12
Oct 140.08
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.00
Oct 110.00
Oct 100.00
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.00
Oct 30.00
Oct 20.06
Oct 10.58
Sep 300.79
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.00
Sep 260.00
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.00
Sep 220.00
Sep 210.02
Sep 200.91
Sep 191.01
Sep 180.00
Sep 171.75

Near Deer Creek AT Chicago Heights