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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-NWCL1
Latitude
30.02700 N
Longitude
90.11300 W
Elevation
-
Rank
896of 933 in Louisiana, Oct 16
Observed
10:54 PMCDT, 47 minutes ago
Air temperature
76.3F
Wind
0mph
Gust
2mph

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 12 instruments in Louisiana stand at one.

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New Canal Station Report

Rank 896 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 score70.2of 100

Louisiana median
95.6the median score of 933 stations
Scoring higher
895stations in Louisiana
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
29.814.6 reports received, 6.9 arrival, 6.1 continuity, 1.8 accuracy, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Louisiana median 95.3
Next above
CSOL1rank 895; ahead on 247 score 71.0 against 70.2
Next below
CBKL1rank 897; behind on 247 score 70.2 against 70.0

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 3558.420.4 of 35 pointsLouisiana median 98.8327 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1031.23.1 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 84.4half its reports arrived within 44 min
  3. Continuityweight 1038.83.9 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 100.0longest silence 6.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 18 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2091.118.2 of 20 pointsLouisiana median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KNEW, 5.3 miles away, over 226 readings: typical difference 2.6 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.3 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsLouisiana median 100.00 of 226 readings failed their check against its reference station
  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 (54 min), none for 72 (21.6 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.0 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.5 °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
896of 933 in Louisiana, Oct 16
Schedule
every 18 minon the hour's :00, :18, :30 and :48
Reports received, 24 hours
56 of 8070.0% of its schedule, 61 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
339 of 56060.5% of its schedule, 395 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
6 h 18 minfrom Oct 14, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:54 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
44 min9 in 10 within 53 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.2 °Fcooler than the airport station KNEW, 5.3 miles away, on average over 224 readings; typical difference 2.5 °F; also compared with 2 other reference stations

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

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Its schedule is one report every 18 min, 80 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 18 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. New Canal Station received 58.3 per cent, 327 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 896 of 933.WHERE IT RANKS IN LOUISIANA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 58.3%, 327 OF 560, RANK 896 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 New Canal Station's rank in Louisiana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 942 of 951; 2026-10-12 rank 921 of 948; 2026-10-13 rank 916 of 940; 2026-10-14 rank 907 of 936; 2026-10-15 rank 898 of 927; 2026-10-16 rank 896 of 933.ITS RANK IN LOUISIANA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 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, 202689693358.3%
Oct 15, 202689892748.3%
Oct 14, 202690793643.0%
Oct 13, 202691694033.2%
Oct 12, 202692194822.8%
Oct 11, 202694295111.6%

Station report

New Canal Station, 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 30.03 N, and the day is 11 h 18 min long. Level ground there takes 78 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at New Canal Station, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 51 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 60 at the equinoxes and 37 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 18 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-NWCL1FIG. E THE SUN AT NEW CANAL STATIONELEVATION 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 37°OCT 16, 51°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 18 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 78 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.03 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLENew Canal Station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-NWCL1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCNWCL1-1DRAWN 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, New Canal Station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-NWCL1FIG. 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 SCALETITLENew Canal Station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-NWCL1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCNWCL1-2DRAWN 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

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

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