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Identifier
03284552
Latitude
37.95778 N
Longitude
84.50111 W
Elevation
882 ft
Rank
133of 692 in Kentucky, Oct 16
Observed
10:00 PMEDT, 48 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over West Hickman Cr At Veterans Park Nr LexingtonReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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West Hickman Cr At Veterans Park Nr Lexington Report

Rank 133 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 score98.4of 100

Kentucky median
96.4the median score of 692 stations
Scoring higher
131stations in Kentucky
Sharing its score
14ranks 132 to 145
Points deducted
1.61.0 forecast check, 0.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Kentucky median 100.0, 100.0, 89.8
Next above
380249084295001rank 132; ahead on longest silence 60 min against 63 min
Next below
I35rank 138; behind on reports received 100% against 99.4%
Sharing its rank
4other 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 pointsKentucky median 99.4168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.49.4 of 10 pointsKentucky median 91.6half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsKentucky 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 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
133of 692 in Kentucky, Oct 16
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
1 hourfrom Oct 9, 3:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 2:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 13 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. West Hickman Cr At Veterans Park Nr Lexington received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 133 of 692.WHERE IT RANKS IN KENTUCKY, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 133 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 West Hickman Cr At Veterans Park Nr Lexington's rank in Kentucky by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 595 of 687; 2026-10-08 rank 585 of 690; 2026-10-09 rank 488 of 674; 2026-10-10 rank 484 of 674; 2026-10-11 rank 462 of 663; 2026-10-12 rank 409 of 669; 2026-10-13 rank 129 of 673; 2026-10-14 rank 129 of 672; 2026-10-15 rank 138 of 676; 2026-10-16 rank 133 of 692.ITS RANK IN KENTUCKY, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Oct 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, 2026133692100.0%
Oct 15, 2026138676100.0%
Oct 14, 2026129672100.0%
Oct 13, 2026129673100.0%
Oct 12, 202640966985.7%
Oct 11, 202646266371.4%
Oct 10, 202648467457.1%
Oct 9, 202648867456.5%
Oct 8, 202658569028.5%
Oct 7, 202659568714.2%

Station report

West Hickman Cr At Veterans Park Nr Lexington, 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 882 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.98 inHg and the temperature at 55.9 F.

Section from sea level of where West Hickman Cr At Veterans Park Nr Lexington stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 882 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.98 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03284552FIG. D WHERE WEST HICKMAN CR AT VETERANS PARK NR LEXINGTON 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 ATMOSPHEREWEST HICKMAN CR AT VETERANS PARK NR LEXINGTON3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT882 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 HERE28.98 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.9 FTITLEWest Hickman Cr At Veterans Park Nr Lexington, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 03284552TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03284552-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 37.96 N, and the day is 11 h 03 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at West Hickman Cr At Veterans Park Nr Lexington, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 03 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03284552FIG. E THE SUN AT WEST HICKMAN CR AT VETERANS PARK NR LEXINGTONELEVATION 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 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°OCT 16, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 03 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.96 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEWest Hickman Cr At Veterans Park Nr Lexington, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03284552TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03284552-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 882 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, West Hickman Cr At Veterans Park Nr Lexington, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03284552FIG. 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 SCALETITLEWest Hickman Cr At Veterans Park Nr Lexington, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03284552TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03284552-3DRAWN 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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