Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
RFD
Latitude
42.19530 N
Longitude
89.09720 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 28 reports in 28 hours over the last seven days
Observed
6:54 PMCDT, 6 hours ago
Precipitation today
-

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

Rockford Report

Rank 28 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
LOTI2rank 27; ahead on median arrival 7 min 58 s against 8 min
Next below
RANI2rank 30; behind on reports due 28 against 7, the longer record first
Sharing its rank
1other 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 99.128 of 28 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 6.1 h, on a schedule of one report every 6 h
  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 36 min, none at 6 h
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (18 h), none for 72 (432 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 6 hourson the hour's :00 and :57
Reports received, 24 hours
4 of 4100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
28 of 28100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
29 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
6 h 06 minfrom Oct 15, 6:54 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
8 min9 in 10 within 26 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 6 hours, 4 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 6 hours 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. Rockford received 100.0 per cent, 28 of 28 scheduled reports, rank 28 of 1,393.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 28 OF 28, RANK 28 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 Rockford's rank in Illinois by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-29 rank 62 of 535; 2026-09-30 rank 71 of 540; 2026-10-01 rank 147 of 542; 2026-10-02 rank 18 of 1,103; 2026-10-03 rank 18 of 1,104; 2026-10-04 rank 18 of 1,162; 2026-10-05 rank 13 of 1,318; 2026-10-06 rank 11 of 1,354; 2026-10-07 rank 13 of 1,449; 2026-10-08 rank 7 of 1,399; 2026-10-09 rank 7 of 1,364; 2026-10-10 rank 7 of 1,364; 2026-10-11 rank 18 of 1,359; 2026-10-12 rank 18 of 1,354; 2026-10-13 rank 25 of 1,360; 2026-10-14 rank 25 of 1,356; 2026-10-15 rank 27 of 1,375; 2026-10-16 rank 28 of 1,393.ITS RANK IN ILLINOIS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP150100150Sep 29Oct 2Oct 5Oct 8Oct 11Oct 14Oct 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, 2026281,393100.0%
Oct 15, 2026271,375100.0%
Oct 14, 2026251,356100.0%
Oct 13, 2026251,360100.0%
Oct 12, 2026181,354100.0%
Oct 11, 2026181,359100.0%
Oct 10, 202671,364100.0%
Oct 9, 202671,364100.0%
Oct 8, 202671,399100.0%
Oct 7, 2026131,449100.0%
Oct 6, 2026111,354100.0%
Oct 5, 2026131,318100.0%
Oct 4, 2026181,162100.0%
Oct 3, 2026181,104100.0%
Oct 2, 2026181,103100.0%
Oct 1, 2026147542100.0%
Sep 30, 202671540100.0%
Sep 29, 202662535100.0%
Reports received at Rockford, reports from 0.0 to 1.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.250.50.7513 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Rockford, reports from 0.0 to 1.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.250.50.751Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
High and Low at Rockford, high from 64.0 to 88.0, the latest 66.0; low from 41.0 to 65.0, the latest 56.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.HIGH AND LOWF406080100Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12HIGHLOW
Average wind and Strongest gust at Rockford, average wind from 1 to 10, the latest 7; strongest gust from 12 to 32, the latest 17, in miles an hour.AVERAGE WIND AND STRONGEST GUSTmph010203040Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12AVERAGE WINDSTRONGEST GUST
Precipitation at Rockford, precipitation from 0.00 to 2.63, the latest trace, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.001.002.003.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
Snow depth at Rockford, snow depth from 0.00 to 0.00, the latest 0.00, in inches.SNOW DEPTHin-1.00-0.500.000.501.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh FLow FAverage wind mphStrongest gust mphPrecipitation inSnowfall inSnow depth in
Oct 15----trace--
Oct 1466.056.0717trace0.000.00
Oct 1378.065.08260.110.000.00
Oct 1288.056.010310.000.000.00
Oct 1180.048.04170.000.000.00
Oct 1083.056.09280.000.000.00
Oct 968.048.04160.060.000.00
Oct 872.044.03170.000.000.00
Oct 779.048.06300.000.000.00
Oct 674.048.010310.000.000.00
Oct 571.041.02140.000.000.00
Oct 472.045.0523trace0.000.00
Oct 371.041.0520trace0.000.00
Oct 267.043.07190.000.000.00
Oct 167.057.07201.350.000.00
Sep 3069.060.08300.950.000.00
Sep 2979.047.05190.000.000.00
Sep 2877.047.01120.000.000.00
Sep 2775.046.01140.000.000.00
Sep 2672.048.04160.000.000.00
Sep 2569.053.03120.020.000.00
Sep 2474.053.05170.000.000.00
Sep 2371.052.06200.000.000.00
Sep 2264.053.06230.210.000.00
Sep 2164.054.08260.080.000.00
Sep 2068.060.08271.630.000.00
Sep 1969.062.05322.630.000.00
Sep 1870.062.0619trace0.000.00
Sep 1777.063.05190.800.000.00

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