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Identifier
SS0493
Latitude
38.92300 N
Longitude
89.24580 W
Elevation
-
Rank
1,389of 1,393 in Illinois, Oct 16
Observed
1:55 AMCDT, 47 minutes ago
Road surface
dry
Air temperature
56F
Dew point
52F
Relative humidity
87%
Pavement temperature
64F

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over I-70 @ IL-140ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

Beside a road

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 37 instruments in Illinois stand at one.

Station charts

I-70 @ IL-140 Report

Rank 1,389 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 score59.2of 100

Illinois median
95.9the median score of 1,393 stations
Scoring higher
1,388stations in Illinois
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
40.825.3 reports received, 10.0 continuity, 5.0 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
FW0313rank 1,388; ahead on 247 score 59.4 against 59.2
Next below
EW4728rank 1,390; behind on 247 score 59.2 against 59.0

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 3527.79.7 of 35 pointsIllinois median 99.1186 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1050.15.0 of 10 pointsIllinois median 96.3half its reports arrived within 35 min
  3. Continuityweight 100.00.0 of 10 pointsIllinois median 100.0longest silence 37.5 h, 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
Rank
1,389of 1,393 in Illinois, Oct 16
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
39 min9 in 10 within 45 min

The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 186 of 672 scheduled reports received, 27.6%.

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. I-70 @ IL-140 received 27.6 per cent, 186 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 1,389 of 1,393.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 27.6%, 186 OF 672, RANK 1,389 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 I-70 @ IL-140's rank in Illinois by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-04 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-04 rank 1,149 of 1,162; 2026-10-05 rank 1,271 of 1,318; 2026-10-06 rank 1,265 of 1,354; 2026-10-07 rank 1,176 of 1,449; 2026-10-08 rank 1,240 of 1,399; 2026-10-09 rank 1,178 of 1,364; 2026-10-10 rank 1,184 of 1,364; 2026-10-11 rank 1,250 of 1,359; 2026-10-12 rank 1,296 of 1,354; 2026-10-13 rank 1,322 of 1,360; 2026-10-14 rank 1,347 of 1,356; 2026-10-15 rank 1,367 of 1,375; 2026-10-16 rank 1,389 of 1,393.ITS RANK IN ILLINOIS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 4Oct 7Oct 10Oct 13Oct 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, 20261,3891,39327.6%
Oct 15, 20261,3671,37533.3%
Oct 14, 20261,3471,35635.8%
Oct 13, 20261,3221,36046.7%
Oct 12, 20261,2961,35458.9%
Oct 11, 20261,2501,35968.4%
Oct 10, 20261,1841,36474.1%
Oct 9, 20261,1781,36474.1%
Oct 8, 20261,2401,39960.4%
Oct 7, 20261,1761,44952.6%
Oct 6, 20261,2651,35439.5%
Oct 5, 20261,2711,31826.0%
Oct 4, 20261,1491,16211.9%

Station report

I-70 @ IL-140, 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 42 degrees above the horizon at 38.92 N, and the day is 11 h 01 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at I-70 @ IL-140, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 01 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SS0493FIG. E THE SUN AT I-70 @ IL-140ELEVATION 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 75°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 16, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 01 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.92 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEI-70 @ IL-140, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS SS0493TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SS0493-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A road weather station. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a road weather station, I-70 @ IL-140, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SS0493FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A ROAD WEATHER STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READTHE ROAD, IN SECTIONPAVEMENT SENSOR, SET IN THE ROAD-PROBE UNDER THE ROAD-AIR TEMPERATURE ON THE TOWER-WIND AT THE TOP OF THE TOWER-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEI-70 @ IL-140, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · RWIS SS0493TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SS0493-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001Stevenson screen and siting FB-INS-009

What it seesLapse rates and stability FB-ENG-005Water vapour as a gas FB-ENG-011Blizzard FB-EVT-081Ice storm FB-EVT-084Heat wave and heat dome FB-EVT-130Fire weather FB-EVT-139High wind FB-EVT-150Humidity variables FB-WAT-002Fog types FB-WAT-020

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