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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
03318005
Latitude
37.62006 N
Longitude
86.49943 W
Elevation
-
Rank
474of 692 in Kentucky, Oct 16
Observed
12:00 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Rough River Lake Near Falls Of RoughReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 88 instruments in Kentucky stand at one.

Station charts

Rough River Lake Near Falls Of Rough Report

Rank 474 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 score93.8of 100

Kentucky median
96.4the median score of 692 stations
Scoring higher
473stations in Kentucky
Sharing its score
2ranks 474 to 475
Points deducted
6.24.6 arrival, 1.0 forecast check, 0.6 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Kentucky median 100.0, 100.0, 89.8
Next above
KY-DV-33rank 473; ahead on 247 score 94.0 against 93.8
Next below
BARK2rank 475; behind on reports received 98.2% against 85.7%

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 3598.234.4 of 35 pointsKentucky median 99.4165 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1054.45.4 of 10 pointsKentucky median 91.6half its reports arrived within 33 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsKentucky median 100.0longest silence 3 h, 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
474of 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
165 of 16898.2% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
3 hoursfrom Oct 9, 2:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 4:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 min9 in 10 within 33 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. Rough River Lake Near Falls Of Rough received 98.2 per cent, 165 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 474 of 692.WHERE IT RANKS IN KENTUCKY, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.2%, 165 OF 168, RANK 474 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 Rough River Lake Near Falls Of Rough's rank in Kentucky by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 659 of 687; 2026-10-08 rank 651 of 690; 2026-10-09 rank 588 of 674; 2026-10-10 rank 581 of 674; 2026-10-11 rank 534 of 663; 2026-10-12 rank 504 of 669; 2026-10-13 rank 458 of 673; 2026-10-14 rank 462 of 672; 2026-10-15 rank 473 of 676; 2026-10-16 rank 474 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, 202647469298.2%
Oct 15, 202647367698.2%
Oct 14, 202646267298.2%
Oct 13, 202645867398.2%
Oct 12, 202650466984.5%
Oct 11, 202653466370.2%
Oct 10, 202658167455.9%
Oct 9, 202658867455.3%
Oct 8, 202665169029.1%
Oct 7, 202665968714.8%

Station report

Rough River Lake Near Falls Of Rough, 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 16 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 37.62 N, and the day is 11 h 03 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rough River Lake Near Falls Of Rough, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 76 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 03318005FIG. E THE SUN AT ROUGH RIVER LAKE NEAR FALLS OF ROUGHELEVATION 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 76°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 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.62 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLERough River Lake Near Falls Of Rough, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03318005TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03318005-1DRAWN 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, Rough River Lake Near Falls Of Rough, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03318005FIG. 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 SCALETITLERough River Lake Near Falls Of Rough, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03318005TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03318005-2DRAWN 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-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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