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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DRFI2
Latitude
42.15278 N
Longitude
87.81861 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 661 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Observed
10:55 PMCDT, 33 minutes ago
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

Chicago River at Deerfield Report

Rank 523 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 score97.5of 100

Illinois median
95.9the median score of 1,393 stations
Scoring higher
519stations in Illinois
Sharing its score
9ranks 520 to 528
Points deducted
2.51.4 arrival, 0.6 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
RPJrank 522; ahead on reports received 99.2% against 98.3%
Next below
MLNI2rank 524; behind on reports received 98.3% against 98.2%

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 3598.434.4 of 35 pointsIllinois median 99.1661 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1086.18.6 of 10 pointsIllinois median 96.3half its reports arrived within 17 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIllinois median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 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 15 minon the hour's :10, :25, :40 and :55
Reports received, 24 hours
90 of 9693.7% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
662 of 67298.5% of its schedule, 664 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
29 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 15, 11:55 AM
Latest report
Oct 15, 11:10 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
17 min9 in 10 within 22 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 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. Chicago River at Deerfield received 98.3 per cent, 661 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 523 of 1,393.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.3%, 661 OF 672, RANK 523 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 Chicago River at Deerfield's rank in Illinois by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 256 of 415; 2026-09-27 rank 285 of 417; 2026-09-28 rank 339 of 517; 2026-09-29 rank 340 of 535; 2026-09-30 rank 352 of 540; 2026-10-01 rank 348 of 542; 2026-10-02 rank 777 of 1,103; 2026-10-03 rank 778 of 1,104; 2026-10-04 rank 682 of 1,162; 2026-10-05 rank 626 of 1,318; 2026-10-06 rank 611 of 1,354; 2026-10-07 rank 568 of 1,449; 2026-10-08 rank 555 of 1,399; 2026-10-09 rank 568 of 1,364; 2026-10-10 rank 563 of 1,364; 2026-10-11 rank 468 of 1,359; 2026-10-12 rank 479 of 1,354; 2026-10-13 rank 564 of 1,360; 2026-10-14 rank 558 of 1,356; 2026-10-15 rank 511 of 1,375; 2026-10-16 rank 523 of 1,393.ITS RANK IN ILLINOIS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Sep 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, 20265231,39398.3%
Oct 15, 20265111,37598.9%
Oct 14, 20265581,35698.3%
Oct 13, 20265641,36098.5%
Oct 12, 20264791,35498.6%
Oct 11, 20264681,35998.8%
Oct 10, 20265631,36498.3%
Oct 9, 20265681,36498.3%
Oct 8, 20265551,39998.0%
Oct 7, 20265681,44998.3%
Oct 6, 20266111,35498.3%
Oct 5, 20266261,31898.3%
Oct 4, 20266821,16298.3%
Oct 3, 20267781,10498.7%
Oct 2, 20267771,10398.7%
Oct 1, 202634854298.5%
Sep 30, 202635254099.1%
Sep 29, 202634053599.4%
Sep 28, 202633951799.6%
Sep 27, 202628541799.4%
Sep 26, 202625641598.9%
Precipitation at Chicago River at Deerfield, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.20, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.050.100.150.20Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Reports received at Chicago River at Deerfield, reports from 3.0 to 12.0, the latest 3.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Thu 15, 11 PM0.003
Thu 15, 10 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 9 PM0.0112
Thu 15, 8 PM0.009
Thu 15, 7 PM0.0512
Thu 15, 6 PM0.2012
Thu 15, 5 PM0.0112
Thu 15, 4 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 3 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 2 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 1 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 12 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 11 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 10 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 9 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 8 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 7 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 6 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 5 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 4 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 3 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 2 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 1 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 12 AM0.0012
Precipitation at Chicago River at Deerfield, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.41, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.200.400.60Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15
Reports received at Chicago River at Deerfield, reports from 3.0 to 12.0, the latest 3.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Thu 15, 11 PM0.003
Thu 15, 10 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 9 PM0.0112
Thu 15, 8 PM0.009
Thu 15, 7 PM0.0512
Thu 15, 6 PM0.2012
Thu 15, 5 PM0.0112
Thu 15, 4 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 3 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 2 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 1 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 12 PM0.0012
Thu 15, 11 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 10 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 9 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 8 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 7 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 6 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 5 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 4 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 3 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 2 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 1 AM0.0012
Thu 15, 12 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 11 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 10 PM0.009
Wed 14, 9 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 8 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 7 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 6 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 5 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 4 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 3 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 2 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 1 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 12 PM0.0012
Wed 14, 11 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 10 AM0.0012
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Wed 14, 8 AM0.0112
Wed 14, 7 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 6 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 5 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 4 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 3 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 2 AM0.0012
Wed 14, 1 AM0.0312
Wed 14, 12 AM0.0012
Tue 13, 11 PM0.0312
Tue 13, 10 PM0.4112
Tue 13, 9 PM0.0012
Tue 13, 8 PM0.0012
Tue 13, 7 PM0.0012
Tue 13, 6 PM0.0012
Tue 13, 5 PM0.009
Tue 13, 4 PM0.0012
Tue 13, 3 PM0.0012
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Mon 12, 11 PM0.0012
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Mon 12, 7 PM0.0012
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Sun 11, 5 AM0.009
Sun 11, 4 AM0.0012
Sun 11, 3 AM0.0012
Sun 11, 2 AM0.0012
Sun 11, 1 AM0.0012
Sun 11, 12 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 11 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 10 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 9 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 8 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 7 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 6 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 5 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 4 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 3 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 2 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 1 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 12 PM0.0012
Sat 10, 11 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 10 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 9 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 8 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 7 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 6 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 5 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 4 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 3 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 2 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 1 AM0.0012
Sat 10, 12 AM0.0012
Fri 9, 11 PM0.0012
Fri 9, 10 PM0.0012
Fri 9, 9 PM0.0012
Fri 9, 8 PM0.0012
Fri 9, 7 PM0.0012
Fri 9, 6 PM0.0012
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Fri 9, 1 AM0.0012
Fri 9, 12 AM0.0012
Precipitation at Chicago River at Deerfield, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.38, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.501.001.50Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 150.00
Oct 140.03
Oct 130.41
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 20.01
Oct 11.38
Sep 300.43
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 210.00
Sep 201.20
Sep 190.93
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.51

Near Chicago River at Deerfield