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Identifier
322555091220000
Latitude
32.43194 N
Longitude
91.36667 W
Elevation
63 ft
Rank
581of 934 in Louisiana, Oct 17
Observed
7:30 PMCDT, 2 hours ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Precip at Tensas River at TendalReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Precip at Tensas River at Tendal Report

Rank 581 of 934 in Louisiana, Oct 17. 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 score93.1of 100

Louisiana median
95.7the median score of 934 stations
Scoring higher
580stations in Louisiana
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
6.96.6 arrival, 0.3 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Louisiana median 100.0, 100.0, 96.6
Next above
CEBL1rank 580; ahead on 247 score 93.2 against 93.1
Next below
FWLL1rank 582; behind on 247 score 93.1 against 93.0

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 1034.33.4 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 84.3half its reports arrived within 43 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 100.0longest silence 1.5 h, 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 96.6-

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
581of 934 in Louisiana, Oct 17
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
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 h 38 minfrom Oct 17, 12:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 12:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
43 min9 in 10 within 43 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 934 ranked stations in Louisiana on Oct 17 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, 18; 20 to 29 per cent, 9; 30 to 39 per cent, 8; 40 to 49 per cent, 36; 50 to 59 per cent, 60; 60 to 69 per cent, 50; 70 to 79 per cent, 42; 80 to 89 per cent, 83; 90 to 99 per cent, 286; 100 per cent, 341. Precip at Tensas River at Tendal received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 581 of 934.WHERE IT RANKS IN LOUISIANA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 581 OF 934PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 191820 to 29930 to 39840 to 493650 to 596060 to 695070 to 794280 to 898390 to 99286100341STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Precip at Tensas River at Tendal's rank in Louisiana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-07 rank 927 of 943; 2026-10-08 rank 926 of 950; 2026-10-09 rank 867 of 939; 2026-10-10 rank 860 of 939; 2026-10-11 rank 790 of 951; 2026-10-12 rank 730 of 948; 2026-10-13 rank 560 of 940; 2026-10-14 rank 574 of 936; 2026-10-15 rank 580 of 927; 2026-10-16 rank 580 of 933; 2026-10-17 rank 581 of 934.ITS RANK IN LOUISIANA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%341
90 to 99%286
80 to 89%83
70 to 79%42
60 to 69%50
50 to 59%60
40 to 49%36
30 to 39%8
20 to 29%9
10 to 19%18
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 2026581934100.0%
Oct 16, 2026580933100.0%
Oct 15, 2026580927100.0%
Oct 14, 2026574936100.0%
Oct 13, 2026560940100.0%
Oct 12, 202673094886.3%
Oct 11, 202679095172.0%
Oct 10, 202686093957.7%
Oct 9, 202686793957.1%
Oct 8, 202692695029.1%
Oct 7, 202692794314.8%

Station report

Precip at Tensas River at Tendal, 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 63 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.85 inHg and the temperature at 58.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Precip at Tensas River at Tendal stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 63 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.85 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 322555091220000FIG. D WHERE PRECIP AT TENSAS RIVER AT TENDAL 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 ATMOSPHEREPRECIP AT TENSAS RIVER AT TENDAL0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT63 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 HERE29.85 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.8 FTITLEPrecip at Tensas River at Tendal, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 322555091220000TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-322555091220000-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 48 degrees above the horizon at 32.43 N, and the day is 11 h 11 min long. Level ground there takes 74 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Precip at Tensas River at Tendal, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 81 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 34 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 11 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 322555091220000FIG. E THE SUN AT PRECIP AT TENSAS RIVER AT TENDALELEVATION 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 81°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 34°OCT 17, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 11 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 74 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 32.43 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLEPrecip at Tensas River at Tendal, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 322555091220000TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-322555091220000-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 63 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Precip at Tensas River at Tendal, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 322555091220000FIG. 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 Tensas River at Tendal, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 322555091220000TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-322555091220000-3DRAWN 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-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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