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Identifier
301752089420800
Latitude
30.29789 N
Longitude
89.70222 W
Elevation
-
Rank
7of 933 in Louisiana, Oct 16
Observed
12:45 PMCDT, 53 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Precip at Pearl River at I-10 near SlidellReflectivityStorm 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.

Station charts

Precip at Pearl River at I-10 near Slidell Report

Rank 7 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 score99.5of 100

Louisiana median
95.6the median score of 933 stations
Scoring higher
6stations in Louisiana
Sharing its score
68ranks 7 to 74
Points deducted
0.50.5 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
MSYrank 4; ahead on 247 score 99.6 against 99.5
Next below
FLTL1rank 12; behind on median arrival 7 min 48 s against 9 min 52 s
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 pointsLouisiana median 98.8168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 84.4half its reports arrived within 8 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
7of 933 in Louisiana, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
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, 6:45 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 5:45 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
8 min9 in 10 within 8 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. Precip at Pearl River at I-10 near Slidell received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 7 of 933.WHERE IT RANKS IN LOUISIANA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 7 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 Precip at Pearl River at I-10 near Slidell's rank in Louisiana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 793 of 943; 2026-10-08 rank 787 of 950; 2026-10-09 rank 644 of 939; 2026-10-10 rank 643 of 939; 2026-10-11 rank 521 of 951; 2026-10-12 rank 389 of 948; 2026-10-13 rank 1 of 940; 2026-10-14 rank 3 of 936; 2026-10-15 rank 7 of 927; 2026-10-16 rank 7 of 933.ITS RANK IN LOUISIANA, 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%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, 20267933100.0%
Oct 15, 20267927100.0%
Oct 14, 20263936100.0%
Oct 13, 20261940100.0%
Oct 12, 202638994885.7%
Oct 11, 202652195171.4%
Oct 10, 202664393957.1%
Oct 9, 202664493957.1%
Oct 8, 202678795028.5%
Oct 7, 202679394314.2%

Station report

Precip at Pearl River at I-10 near Slidell, 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 51 degrees above the horizon at 30.30 N, and the day is 11 h 17 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 Pearl River at I-10 near Slidell, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 51 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 17 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 301752089420800FIG. E THE SUN AT PRECIP AT PEARL RIVER AT I-10 NEAR SLIDELLELEVATION 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 16, 51°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 17 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 77 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.30 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEPrecip at Pearl River at I-10 near Slidell, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 301752089420800TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-301752089420800-1DRAWN 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 Pearl River at I-10 near Slidell, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 301752089420800FIG. 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 Pearl River at I-10 near Slidell, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 301752089420800TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-301752089420800-2DRAWN 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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