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Identifier
03253000
Latitude
38.65868 N
Longitude
84.35188 W
Elevation
537 ft
Rank
478of 692 in Kentucky, Oct 16
Observed
3:15 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over South Fork Licking River At HayesReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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South Fork Licking River At Hayes Report

Rank 478 of 692 in Kentucky, 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 score93.5of 100

Kentucky median
96.4the median score of 692 stations
Scoring higher
477stations in Kentucky
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
6.55.5 arrival, 1.0 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Kentucky median 100.0, 100.0, 89.8
Next above
BBVK2rank 477; ahead on 247 score 93.7 against 93.5
Next below
ODAK2rank 479; behind on 247 score 93.5 against 93.3

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 pointsKentucky median 99.4168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1045.04.5 of 10 pointsKentucky median 91.6half its reports arrived within 38 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsKentucky 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 medianKentucky median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianKentucky median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.0 of 10 points, at the medianKentucky median 89.8-

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
478of 692 in Kentucky, Oct 16
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
67 minfrom Oct 16, 7:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 7:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
38 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 692 ranked stations in Kentucky 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, 6; 10 to 19 per cent, 7; 20 to 29 per cent, 12; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 35; 50 to 59 per cent, 62; 60 to 69 per cent, 14; 70 to 79 per cent, 37; 80 to 89 per cent, 52; 90 to 99 per cent, 219; 100 per cent, 247. South Fork Licking River At Hayes received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 478 of 692.WHERE IT RANKS IN KENTUCKY, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 478 OF 692PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9610 to 19720 to 291230 to 39140 to 493550 to 596260 to 691470 to 793780 to 895290 to 99219100247STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of South Fork Licking River At Hayes's rank in Kentucky by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 669 of 687; 2026-10-08 rank 663 of 690; 2026-10-09 rank 601 of 674; 2026-10-10 rank 595 of 674; 2026-10-11 rank 540 of 663; 2026-10-12 rank 530 of 669; 2026-10-13 rank 466 of 673; 2026-10-14 rank 471 of 672; 2026-10-15 rank 477 of 676; 2026-10-16 rank 478 of 692.ITS RANK IN KENTUCKY, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%247
90 to 99%219
80 to 89%52
70 to 79%37
60 to 69%14
50 to 59%62
40 to 49%35
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%12
10 to 19%7
0 to 9%6
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 2026478692100.0%
Oct 15, 202647767699.4%
Oct 14, 202647167299.4%
Oct 13, 202646667399.4%
Oct 12, 202653066985.7%
Oct 11, 202654066371.4%
Oct 10, 202659567457.1%
Oct 9, 202660167456.5%
Oct 8, 202666369029.1%
Oct 7, 202666968714.8%

Station report

South Fork Licking River At Hayes, 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 537 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.35 inHg and the temperature at 57.1 F.

Section from sea level of where South Fork Licking River At Hayes stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 537 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.35 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03253000FIG. D WHERE SOUTH FORK LICKING RIVER AT HAYES 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 ATMOSPHERESOUTH FORK LICKING RIVER AT HAYES2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT537 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 HERE29.35 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.1 FTITLESouth Fork Licking River At Hayes, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 03253000TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03253000-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 38.66 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 South Fork Licking River At Hayes, 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 03253000FIG. E THE SUN AT SOUTH FORK LICKING RIVER AT HAYESELEVATION 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 38.66 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESouth Fork Licking River At Hayes, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03253000TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03253000-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 537 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, South Fork Licking River At Hayes, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03253000FIG. 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 SCALETITLESouth Fork Licking River At Hayes, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03253000TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03253000-3DRAWN 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-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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