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Identifier
391907095441901
Latitude
39.31861 N
Longitude
95.73864 W
Elevation
1,083 ft
Rank
520of 1,155 in Kansas, Oct 17
Observed
9:45 PMCDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over 08S 15E 28Dddd01 Pbpn MW3ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 24 instruments in Kansas stand at one.

Station charts

08S 15E 28Dddd01 Pbpn MW3 Report

Rank 520 of 1,155 in Kansas, 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 score94.2of 100

Kansas median
93.4the median score of 1,155 stations
Scoring higher
519stations in Kansas
Sharing its score
19ranks 520 to 538
Points deducted
5.83.6 arrival, 2.3 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Kansas median 100.0, 100.0, 77.3
Next above
MHKK1rank 519; ahead on 247 score 94.3 against 94.2
Next below
RCHK1rank 521; behind on reports received 100% against 99.4%

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 pointsKansas median 98.8168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1064.36.4 of 10 pointsKansas median 100.0half its reports arrived within 28 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsKansas median 100.0longest silence 77 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianKansas median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianKansas median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-7.7 of 10 points, at the medianKansas median 77.3-

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
520of 1,155 in Kansas, Oct 17
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
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
65 minfrom Oct 17, 2:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 2:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
28 min9 in 10 within 28 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 1,155 ranked stations in Kansas 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 9; 20 to 29 per cent, 3; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 145; 50 to 59 per cent, 144; 60 to 69 per cent, 8; 70 to 79 per cent, 88; 80 to 89 per cent, 138; 90 to 99 per cent, 211; 100 per cent, 409. 08S 15E 28Dddd01 Pbpn MW3 received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 520 of 1,155.WHERE IT RANKS IN KANSAS, Oct 17THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 520 OF 1,155PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19920 to 29330 to 3940 to 4914550 to 5914460 to 69870 to 798880 to 8913890 to 99211100409STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of 08S 15E 28Dddd01 Pbpn MW3's rank in Kansas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-07 rank 1,447 of 1,462; 2026-10-08 rank 1,055 of 1,077; 2026-10-09 rank 875 of 1,005; 2026-10-10 rank 876 of 1,005; 2026-10-11 rank 797 of 1,001; 2026-10-12 rank 663 of 993; 2026-10-13 rank 495 of 989; 2026-10-14 rank 479 of 990; 2026-10-15 rank 534 of 1,027; 2026-10-16 rank 566 of 1,079; 2026-10-17 rank 520 of 1,155.ITS RANK IN KANSAS, 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%409
90 to 99%211
80 to 89%138
70 to 79%88
60 to 69%8
50 to 59%144
40 to 49%145
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%3
10 to 19%9
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20265201,155100.0%
Oct 16, 20265661,079100.0%
Oct 15, 20265341,027100.0%
Oct 14, 2026479990100.0%
Oct 13, 2026495989100.0%
Oct 12, 202666399385.7%
Oct 11, 20267971,00171.4%
Oct 10, 20268761,00557.1%
Oct 9, 20268751,00557.1%
Oct 8, 20261,0551,07728.5%
Oct 7, 20261,4471,46214.2%

Station report

08S 15E 28Dddd01 Pbpn MW3, 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 1,083 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.77 inHg and the temperature at 55.1 F.

Section from sea level of where 08S 15E 28Dddd01 Pbpn MW3 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,083 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.77 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 391907095441901FIG. D WHERE 08S 15E 28DDDD01 PBPN MW3 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 ATMOSPHERE08S 15E 28DDDD01 PBPN MW34 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,083 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 HERE28.77 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.1 FTITLE08S 15E 28Dddd01 Pbpn MW3, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 391907095441901TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-391907095441901-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.32 N, and the day is 10 h 57 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at 08S 15E 28Dddd01 Pbpn MW3, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 57 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 391907095441901FIG. E THE SUN AT 08S 15E 28DDDD01 PBPN MW3ELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 17, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 57 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.32 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLE08S 15E 28Dddd01 Pbpn MW3, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 391907095441901TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-391907095441901-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,083 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, 08S 15E 28Dddd01 Pbpn MW3, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 391907095441901FIG. 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 SCALETITLE08S 15E 28Dddd01 Pbpn MW3, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 391907095441901TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-391907095441901-3DRAWN 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

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

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