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Identifier
CCBL1
Latitude
30.20560 N
Longitude
93.24040 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 230 reports in 166 hours over the last seven days
Rank
795of 933 in Louisiana, Oct 16
Observed
10:50 PMCDT, 43 minutes ago
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Lake Charles - Contraband BayouReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Lake Charles - Contraband Bayou Report

Rank 795 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 score82.6of 100

Louisiana median
95.6the median score of 933 stations
Scoring higher
793stations in Louisiana
Sharing its score
3ranks 794 to 796
Points deducted
17.415.0 reports received, 1.0 arrival, 0.9 continuity, 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
LA-BS-1rank 794; ahead on reports received 71.4% against 57.0%
Next below
CHCL1rank 796; behind on reports received 57.0% against 56.8%

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 3557.120.0 of 35 pointsLouisiana median 98.8230 of 403 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1090.59.1 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 84.4half its reports arrived within 15 min
  3. Continuityweight 1090.69.1 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 100.0longest silence 1.7 h, on a schedule of one report every 25 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 (75 min), none for 72 (30 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
795of 933 in Louisiana, Oct 16
Schedule
every 25 min
Reports received, 24 hours
34 of 5759.6% of its schedule, 39 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
232 of 40357.5% of its schedule, 284 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
29 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 41 minfrom Oct 10, 11:59 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 10:50 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
15 min9 in 10 within 19 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 25 min, 57 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 25 min 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. Lake Charles - Contraband Bayou received 57.0 per cent, 230 of 403 scheduled reports, rank 795 of 933.WHERE IT RANKS IN LOUISIANA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 57.0%, 230 OF 403, RANK 795 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 Lake Charles - Contraband Bayou's rank in Louisiana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 493 of 554; 2026-09-27 rank 533 of 556; 2026-09-28 rank 555 of 601; 2026-09-29 rank 586 of 616; 2026-09-30 rank 576 of 619; 2026-10-01 rank 577 of 621; 2026-10-02 rank 665 of 734; 2026-10-03 rank 665 of 734; 2026-10-04 rank 666 of 743; 2026-10-05 rank 676 of 812; 2026-10-06 rank 721 of 823; 2026-10-07 rank 708 of 943; 2026-10-08 rank 663 of 950; 2026-10-09 rank 691 of 939; 2026-10-10 rank 693 of 939; 2026-10-11 rank 834 of 951; 2026-10-12 rank 817 of 948; 2026-10-13 rank 783 of 940; 2026-10-14 rank 784 of 936; 2026-10-15 rank 793 of 927; 2026-10-16 rank 795 of 933.ITS RANK IN LOUISIANA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 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, 202679593357.0%
Oct 15, 202679392758.3%
Oct 14, 202678493658.5%
Oct 13, 202678394058.8%
Oct 12, 202681794853.5%
Oct 11, 202683495151.1%
Oct 10, 202669393958.3%
Oct 9, 202669193958.5%
Oct 8, 202666395059.8%
Oct 7, 202670894353.9%
Oct 6, 202672182353.5%
Oct 5, 202667681261.7%
Oct 4, 202666674361.2%
Oct 3, 202666573461.6%
Oct 2, 202666573461.6%
Oct 1, 202657762160.8%
Sep 30, 202657661961.7%
Sep 29, 202658661660.3%
Sep 28, 202655560161.3%
Sep 27, 202653355653.7%
Sep 26, 202649355472.3%
Reports received at Lake Charles - Contraband Bayou, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Reports received at Lake Charles - Contraband Bayou, reports from 0.0 to 5.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0246Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15
Precipitation at Lake Charles - Contraband Bayou, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.08, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 150.00
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.04
Oct 120.00
Oct 110.00
Oct 100.00
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.00
Oct 30.00
Oct 20.00
Oct 10.08
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.00
Sep 260.00
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.00
Sep 220.04
Sep 210.04
Sep 200.00
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.00

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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