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Identifier
413339087223001
Latitude
41.56059 N
Longitude
87.40198 W
Elevation
585 ft
Rank
351of 1,118 in Indiana, Oct 17
Observed
9:15 PMEDT, 2 hours ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Little Calumet River At Burr Street At GaryReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Little Calumet River At Burr Street At Gary Report

Rank 351 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 score98.0of 100

Indiana median
96.0the median score of 1,118 stations
Scoring higher
345stations in Indiana
Sharing its score
32ranks 346 to 377
Points deducted
2.01.6 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
03375500rank 346; ahead on median arrival 17 min 56 s against 17 min 57 s
Next below
ABBI3rank 354; behind on reports received 100% against 99.4%
Sharing its rank
2other 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 1084.18.4 of 10 pointsIndiana median 96.3half its reports arrived within 18 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 10-9.6 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
351of 1,118 in Indiana, Oct 17
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
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 h 32 minfrom Oct 17, 1:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 1:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 38 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. Little Calumet River At Burr Street At Gary received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 351 of 1,118.WHERE IT RANKS IN INDIANA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 351 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 Little Calumet River At Burr Street At Gary's rank in Indiana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-07 rank 1,025 of 1,119; 2026-10-08 rank 1,014 of 1,110; 2026-10-09 rank 849 of 1,073; 2026-10-10 rank 843 of 1,076; 2026-10-11 rank 771 of 1,077; 2026-10-12 rank 618 of 1,084; 2026-10-13 rank 341 of 1,089; 2026-10-14 rank 326 of 1,088; 2026-10-15 rank 353 of 1,103; 2026-10-16 rank 364 of 1,111; 2026-10-17 rank 351 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, 20263511,118100.0%
Oct 16, 20263641,111100.0%
Oct 15, 20263531,103100.0%
Oct 14, 20263261,088100.0%
Oct 13, 20263411,089100.0%
Oct 12, 20266181,08486.3%
Oct 11, 20267711,07772.0%
Oct 10, 20268431,07657.7%
Oct 9, 20268491,07357.1%
Oct 8, 20261,0141,11029.1%
Oct 7, 20261,0251,11914.8%

Station report

Little Calumet River At Burr Street At Gary, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 585 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.29 inHg and the temperature at 56.9 F.

Section from sea level of where Little Calumet River At Burr Street At Gary stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 585 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.29 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 413339087223001FIG. D WHERE LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT BURR STREET AT GARY STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERELITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT BURR STREET AT GARY2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT585 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.29 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.9 FTITLELittle Calumet River At Burr Street At Gary, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 413339087223001TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-413339087223001-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.56 N, and the day is 10 h 52 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 Little Calumet River At Burr Street At Gary, angles true: on Oct 17 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 52 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 413339087223001FIG. E THE SUN AT LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT BURR STREET AT GARYELEVATION 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 17, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 52 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.56 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLELittle Calumet River At Burr Street At Gary, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 413339087223001TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-413339087223001-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 585 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Little Calumet River At Burr Street At Gary, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 413339087223001FIG. 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 SCALETITLELittle Calumet River At Burr Street At Gary, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 413339087223001TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-413339087223001-3DRAWN 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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