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Identifier
405240086450400
Latitude
40.87786 N
Longitude
86.75119 W
Elevation
-
Rank
593of 1,118 in Indiana, Oct 17
Observed
12:00 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Rain Gage At Tippecanoe River At BuffaloReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 93 instruments in Indiana stand at one.

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Rain Gage At Tippecanoe River At Buffalo Report

Rank 593 of 1,118 in Indiana, Oct 17. 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 score95.0of 100

Indiana median
96.0the median score of 1,118 stations
Scoring higher
592stations in Indiana
Sharing its score
15ranks 593 to 607
Points deducted
5.04.6 arrival, 0.4 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Indiana median 100.0, 100.0, 95.7
Next above
CRLI3rank 591; ahead on 247 score 95.1 against 95.0
Next below
412354086421003rank 602; behind on longest silence 63 min against 65 min
Sharing its rank
8other 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 pointsIndiana median 99.4168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1054.15.4 of 10 pointsIndiana median 96.3half its reports arrived within 33 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIndiana median 100.0longest silence 63 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianIndiana median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianIndiana median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.6 of 10 points, at the medianIndiana median 95.7-

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
Rank
593of 1,118 in Indiana, Oct 17
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
-
Longest silence, 7 days
80 minfrom Oct 17, 4:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 4:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 min9 in 10 within 52 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 1,118 ranked stations in Indiana on Oct 17 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, 14; 20 to 29 per cent, 3; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 52; 50 to 59 per cent, 101; 60 to 69 per cent, 21; 70 to 79 per cent, 72; 80 to 89 per cent, 150; 90 to 99 per cent, 218; 100 per cent, 484. Rain Gage At Tippecanoe River At Buffalo received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 593 of 1,118.WHERE IT RANKS IN INDIANA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 593 OF 1,118PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 191420 to 29330 to 39140 to 495250 to 5910160 to 692170 to 797280 to 8915090 to 99218100484STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Rain Gage At Tippecanoe River At Buffalo's rank in Indiana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-07 rank 1,081 of 1,119; 2026-10-08 rank 1,067 of 1,110; 2026-10-09 rank 927 of 1,073; 2026-10-10 rank 928 of 1,076; 2026-10-11 rank 844 of 1,077; 2026-10-12 rank 738 of 1,084; 2026-10-13 rank 570 of 1,089; 2026-10-14 rank 559 of 1,088; 2026-10-15 rank 583 of 1,103; 2026-10-16 rank 589 of 1,111; 2026-10-17 rank 593 of 1,118.ITS RANK IN INDIANA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%484
90 to 99%218
80 to 89%150
70 to 79%72
60 to 69%21
50 to 59%101
40 to 49%52
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%3
10 to 19%14
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20265931,118100.0%
Oct 16, 20265891,111100.0%
Oct 15, 20265831,103100.0%
Oct 14, 20265591,088100.0%
Oct 13, 20265701,089100.0%
Oct 12, 20267381,08486.3%
Oct 11, 20268441,07772.0%
Oct 10, 20269281,07657.7%
Oct 9, 20269271,07357.1%
Oct 8, 20261,0671,11029.1%
Oct 7, 20261,0811,11914.8%

Station report

Rain Gage At Tippecanoe River At Buffalo, 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 17 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 40.88 N, and the day is 10 h 54 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rain Gage At Tippecanoe River At Buffalo, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 405240086450400FIG. E THE SUN AT RAIN GAGE AT TIPPECANOE RIVER AT BUFFALOELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 17, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.88 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLERain Gage At Tippecanoe River At Buffalo, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 405240086450400TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-405240086450400-1DRAWN 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 Tippecanoe River At Buffalo, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 405240086450400FIG. 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 Tippecanoe River At Buffalo, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 405240086450400TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-405240086450400-2DRAWN 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-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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