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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
413026087213601
Latitude
41.50417 N
Longitude
87.36389 W
Elevation
-
Rank
456of 1,137 in Indiana, Oct 18
Observed
3:30 AMEDT, 30 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Taft Precip Station Report

Rank 456 of 1,137 in Indiana, Oct 18. 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 score97.2of 100

Indiana median
95.9the median score of 1,137 stations
Scoring higher
455stations in Indiana
Sharing its score
39ranks 456 to 494
Points deducted
2.82.5 arrival, 0.2 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Indiana median 100.0, 100.0, 97.7
Next above
IWXI3rank 455; ahead on 247 score 97.3 against 97.2
Next below
03340800rank 471; behind on median arrival 22 min 35 s against 22 min 48 s
Sharing its rank
14other 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 99.1168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.87.5 of 10 pointsIndiana median 96.8half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIndiana median 100.0longest silence 60 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 10-9.8 of 10 points, at the medianIndiana median 97.7-

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
456of 1,137 in Indiana, Oct 18
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
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
1 hourfrom Oct 11, 8:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 18, 7:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 23 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 1,137 ranked stations in Indiana on Oct 18 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 8; 20 to 29 per cent, 9; 30 to 39 per cent, 3; 40 to 49 per cent, 65; 50 to 59 per cent, 110; 60 to 69 per cent, 19; 70 to 79 per cent, 75; 80 to 89 per cent, 151; 90 to 99 per cent, 211; 100 per cent, 486. Taft Precip Station received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 456 of 1,137.WHERE IT RANKS IN INDIANA, Oct 18THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 456 OF 1,137PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19820 to 29930 to 39340 to 496550 to 5911060 to 691970 to 797580 to 8915190 to 99211100486STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Taft Precip Station's rank in Indiana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-18: 2026-10-07 rank 1,039 of 1,119; 2026-10-08 rank 1,018 of 1,110; 2026-10-09 rank 860 of 1,073; 2026-10-10 rank 862 of 1,076; 2026-10-11 rank 787 of 1,077; 2026-10-12 rank 648 of 1,084; 2026-10-13 rank 429 of 1,089; 2026-10-14 rank 409 of 1,088; 2026-10-15 rank 441 of 1,103; 2026-10-16 rank 463 of 1,111; 2026-10-17 rank 462 of 1,118; 2026-10-18 rank 456 of 1,137.ITS RANK IN INDIANA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%486
90 to 99%211
80 to 89%151
70 to 79%75
60 to 69%19
50 to 59%110
40 to 49%65
30 to 39%3
20 to 29%9
10 to 19%8
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 18, 20264561,137100.0%
Oct 17, 20264621,118100.0%
Oct 16, 20264631,111100.0%
Oct 15, 20264411,103100.0%
Oct 14, 20264091,088100.0%
Oct 13, 20264291,089100.0%
Oct 12, 20266481,08486.3%
Oct 11, 20267871,07772.0%
Oct 10, 20268621,07657.7%
Oct 9, 20268601,07357.1%
Oct 8, 20261,0181,11029.1%
Oct 7, 20261,0391,11914.8%

Station report

Taft Precip Station, 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 18 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.50 N, and the day is 10 h 50 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Taft Precip Station, angles true: on Oct 18 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 50 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 413026087213601FIG. E THE SUN AT TAFT PRECIP STATIONELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 18, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 50 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.50 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.8°TITLETaft Precip Station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 413026087213601TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-18IDSR-413026087213601-1DRAWN 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, Taft Precip Station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 413026087213601FIG. 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 SCALETITLETaft Precip Station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 413026087213601TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-18IDSR-413026087213601-2DRAWN 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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