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Identifier
443305070323701
Latitude
44.55139 N
Longitude
70.54361 W
Elevation
466 ft
Rank
255of 422 in Maine, Oct 16
Observed
11:15 PMEDT, 33 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Rumford Precipitation at Rumford Report

Rank 255 of 422 in Maine, 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 score89.5of 100

Maine median
94.7the median score of 422 stations
Scoring higher
254stations in Maine
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
10.58.9 reports received, 0.9 forecast check, 0.6 arrival, 0.1 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Maine median 99.4, 100.0, 91.1
Next above
NINM1rank 254; ahead on 247 score 89.7 against 89.5
Next below
ME-WL-30rank 256; behind on 247 score 89.5 against 89.3

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 3574.626.1 of 35 pointsMaine median 97.6501 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.19.4 of 10 pointsMaine median 98.8half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMaine median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.9 of 20 points, at the medianMaine median 99.4-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMaine median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.1 of 10 points, at the medianMaine median 91.1-

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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 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
255of 422 in Maine, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
71 of 9673.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
501 of 67274.5% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
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Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 10, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 18 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

Chart of the 422 ranked stations in Maine 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, 6; 10 to 19 per cent, 1; 20 to 29 per cent, 10; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 32; 50 to 59 per cent, 77; 60 to 69 per cent, 13; 70 to 79 per cent, 28; 80 to 89 per cent, 33; 90 to 99 per cent, 104; 100 per cent, 118. Rumford Precipitation at Rumford received 74.5 per cent, 501 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 255 of 422.WHERE IT RANKS IN MAINE, Oct 16THIS ONE: 74.5%, 501 OF 672, RANK 255 OF 422PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9610 to 19120 to 291030 to 3940 to 493250 to 597760 to 691370 to 792880 to 893390 to 99104100118STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Rumford Precipitation at Rumford's rank in Maine by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 373 of 401; 2026-10-08 rank 373 of 413; 2026-10-09 rank 321 of 410; 2026-10-10 rank 322 of 411; 2026-10-11 rank 291 of 412; 2026-10-12 rank 264 of 416; 2026-10-13 rank 253 of 423; 2026-10-14 rank 257 of 419; 2026-10-15 rank 260 of 424; 2026-10-16 rank 255 of 422.ITS RANK IN MAINE, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300400Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%118
90 to 99%104
80 to 89%33
70 to 79%28
60 to 69%13
50 to 59%77
40 to 49%32
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%10
10 to 19%1
0 to 9%6
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202625542274.5%
Oct 15, 202626042474.7%
Oct 14, 202625741974.8%
Oct 13, 202625342374.8%
Oct 12, 202626441664.2%
Oct 11, 202629141253.5%
Oct 10, 202632241142.8%
Oct 9, 202632141042.5%
Oct 8, 202637341321.4%
Oct 7, 202637340110.7%

Station report

Rumford Precipitation at Rumford, 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 466 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.42 inHg and the temperature at 57.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Rumford Precipitation at Rumford stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 466 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.42 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 443305070323701FIG. D WHERE RUMFORD PRECIPITATION AT RUMFORD 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 ATMOSPHERERUMFORD PRECIPITATION AT RUMFORD2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT466 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 HERE29.42 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.3 FTITLERumford Precipitation at Rumford, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 443305070323701TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-443305070323701-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 36 degrees above the horizon at 44.55 N, and the day is 10 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 59 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rumford Precipitation at Rumford, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 36 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 443305070323701FIG. E THE SUN AT RUMFORD PRECIPITATION AT RUMFORDELEVATION 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 69°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°OCT 16, 36°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 59 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.55 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLERumford Precipitation at Rumford, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 443305070323701TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-443305070323701-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 466 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Rumford Precipitation at Rumford, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 443305070323701FIG. 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 SCALETITLERumford Precipitation at Rumford, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 443305070323701TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-443305070323701-3DRAWN 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-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

What this instrument measures for

2 places read it as one of the nearest to it.

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