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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
300921091195300
Latitude
30.15572 N
Longitude
91.33139 W
Elevation
-
Rank
103of 933 in Louisiana, Oct 18
Observed
1:00 AMCDT, 58 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Precip at Lower Grand River at Bayou SorrelReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 132 instruments in Louisiana stand at one.

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Precip at Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel Report

Rank 103 of 933 in Louisiana, Oct 18. 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 score99.1of 100

Louisiana median
95.2the median score of 933 stations
Scoring higher
100stations in Louisiana
Sharing its score
25ranks 101 to 125
Points deducted
0.90.6 arrival, 0.3 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Louisiana median 100.0, 100.0, 97.1
Next above
AQVrank 102; ahead on median arrival 11 min 32 s against 12 min 48 s
Next below
320454092122300rank 123; behind on median arrival 12 min 48 s against 12 min 49 s
Sharing its rank
19other 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 99.4168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.49.4 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 84.4half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 100.0longest silence 61 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 10-9.7 of 10 points, at the medianLouisiana median 97.1-

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
103of 933 in Louisiana, Oct 18
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 11, 7:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 18, 6:00 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 933 ranked stations in Louisiana on Oct 18 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, 17; 20 to 29 per cent, 13; 30 to 39 per cent, 9; 40 to 49 per cent, 31; 50 to 59 per cent, 65; 60 to 69 per cent, 47; 70 to 79 per cent, 48; 80 to 89 per cent, 77; 90 to 99 per cent, 280; 100 per cent, 346. Precip at Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 103 of 933.WHERE IT RANKS IN LOUISIANA, Oct 18THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 103 OF 933PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 191720 to 291330 to 39940 to 493150 to 596560 to 694770 to 794880 to 897790 to 99280100346STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Precip at Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel's rank in Louisiana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-18: 2026-10-07 rank 801 of 943; 2026-10-08 rank 795 of 950; 2026-10-09 rank 668 of 939; 2026-10-10 rank 664 of 939; 2026-10-11 rank 591 of 951; 2026-10-12 rank 434 of 948; 2026-10-13 rank 88 of 940; 2026-10-14 rank 86 of 936; 2026-10-15 rank 94 of 927; 2026-10-16 rank 97 of 933; 2026-10-17 rank 113 of 934; 2026-10-18 rank 103 of 933.ITS RANK IN LOUISIANA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12004006008001,000Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%346
90 to 99%280
80 to 89%77
70 to 79%48
60 to 69%47
50 to 59%65
40 to 49%31
30 to 39%9
20 to 29%13
10 to 19%17
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 18, 2026103933100.0%
Oct 17, 2026113934100.0%
Oct 16, 202697933100.0%
Oct 15, 202694927100.0%
Oct 14, 202686936100.0%
Oct 13, 202688940100.0%
Oct 12, 202643494885.7%
Oct 11, 202659195171.4%
Oct 10, 202666493957.1%
Oct 9, 202666893956.5%
Oct 8, 202679595028.5%
Oct 7, 202680194314.2%

Station report

Precip at Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel, 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 18 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 30.16 N, and the day is 11 h 14 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 Precip at Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel, angles true: on Oct 18 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 60 at the equinoxes and 36 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 14 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 300921091195300FIG. E THE SUN AT PRECIP AT LOWER GRAND RIVER AT BAYOU SORRELELEVATION 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 60°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 36°OCT 18, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 14 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 77 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.16 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.8°TITLEPrecip at Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 300921091195300TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-18IDSR-300921091195300-1DRAWN 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, Precip at Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 300921091195300FIG. 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 SCALETITLEPrecip at Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 300921091195300TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-18IDSR-300921091195300-2DRAWN 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-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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