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Identifier
02491500
Latitude
30.84296 N
Longitude
90.16203 W
Elevation
124 ft
Rank
176of 933 in Louisiana, Oct 16
Observed
10:15 PMCDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Bogue Chitto River at FranklintonReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Bogue Chitto River at Franklinton Report

Rank 176 of 933 in Louisiana, 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 score98.0of 100

Louisiana median
95.6the median score of 933 stations
Scoring higher
175stations in Louisiana
Sharing its score
29ranks 176 to 204
Points deducted
2.01.6 arrival, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Louisiana median 100.0, 100.0, 95.3
Next above
CAUL1rank 175; ahead on 247 score 98.1 against 98.0
Next below
0738022395rank 192; behind on median arrival 17 min 48 s against 17 min 49 s
Sharing its rank
15other 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 pointsLouisiana median 98.8168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 84.4half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsLouisiana 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 medianLouisiana median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianLouisiana median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianLouisiana median 95.3-

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
176of 933 in Louisiana, 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
81 minfrom Oct 16, 3:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 18 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 933 ranked stations in Louisiana 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 12; 20 to 29 per cent, 17; 30 to 39 per cent, 9; 40 to 49 per cent, 33; 50 to 59 per cent, 73; 60 to 69 per cent, 39; 70 to 79 per cent, 44; 80 to 89 per cent, 73; 90 to 99 per cent, 333; 100 per cent, 299. Bogue Chitto River at Franklinton received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 176 of 933.WHERE IT RANKS IN LOUISIANA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 176 OF 933PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 191220 to 291730 to 39940 to 493350 to 597360 to 693970 to 794480 to 897390 to 99333100299STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Bogue Chitto River at Franklinton's rank in Louisiana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 825 of 943; 2026-10-08 rank 815 of 950; 2026-10-09 rank 699 of 939; 2026-10-10 rank 698 of 939; 2026-10-11 rank 633 of 951; 2026-10-12 rank 470 of 948; 2026-10-13 rank 168 of 940; 2026-10-14 rank 157 of 936; 2026-10-15 rank 187 of 927; 2026-10-16 rank 176 of 933.ITS RANK IN LOUISIANA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%299
90 to 99%333
80 to 89%73
70 to 79%44
60 to 69%39
50 to 59%73
40 to 49%33
30 to 39%9
20 to 29%17
10 to 19%12
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 2026176933100.0%
Oct 15, 2026187927100.0%
Oct 14, 2026157936100.0%
Oct 13, 2026168940100.0%
Oct 12, 202647094886.3%
Oct 11, 202663395172.0%
Oct 10, 202669893957.7%
Oct 9, 202669993957.1%
Oct 8, 202681595029.1%
Oct 7, 202682594314.8%

Station report

Bogue Chitto River at Franklinton, 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 124 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.79 inHg and the temperature at 58.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Bogue Chitto River at Franklinton stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 124 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.79 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02491500FIG. D WHERE BOGUE CHITTO RIVER AT FRANKLINTON 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 ATMOSPHEREBOGUE CHITTO RIVER AT FRANKLINTON0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT124 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 HERE29.79 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.6 FTITLEBogue Chitto River at Franklinton, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 02491500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02491500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 30.84 N, and the day is 11 h 16 min long. Level ground there takes 77 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Bogue Chitto River at Franklinton, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 59 at the equinoxes and 36 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 16 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02491500FIG. E THE SUN AT BOGUE CHITTO RIVER AT FRANKLINTONELEVATION 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 83°EQUINOXES 59°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 36°OCT 16, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 16 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 77 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.84 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEBogue Chitto River at Franklinton, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02491500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02491500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 124 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Bogue Chitto River at Franklinton, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02491500FIG. 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 SCALETITLEBogue Chitto River at Franklinton, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02491500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02491500-3DRAWN 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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