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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
452025069574701
Latitude
45.34028 N
Longitude
69.96306 W
Elevation
592 ft
Rank
272of 422 in Maine, Oct 16
Observed
2:30 AMEDT, 40 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over The Forks Precipitation at The ForksReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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The Forks Precipitation at The Forks Report

Rank 272 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 score88.4of 100

Maine median
94.7the median score of 422 stations
Scoring higher
269stations in Maine
Sharing its score
4ranks 270 to 273
Points deducted
11.69.0 reports received, 1.6 arrival, 0.9 forecast check, 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
470646069052501rank 271; ahead on median arrival 17 min 51 s against 17 min 57 s
Next below
CARM1rank 273; behind on reports received 74.2% 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 3574.326.0 of 35 pointsMaine median 97.6499 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.18.4 of 10 pointsMaine median 98.8half its reports arrived within 18 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
272of 422 in Maine, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
71 of 9673.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
500 of 67274.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
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Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 14, 7:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 6:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 23 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. The Forks Precipitation at The Forks received 74.2 per cent, 499 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 272 of 422.WHERE IT RANKS IN MAINE, Oct 16THIS ONE: 74.2%, 499 OF 672, RANK 272 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 The Forks Precipitation at The Forks's rank in Maine by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 376 of 401; 2026-10-08 rank 378 of 413; 2026-10-09 rank 337 of 410; 2026-10-10 rank 334 of 411; 2026-10-11 rank 301 of 412; 2026-10-12 rank 271 of 416; 2026-10-13 rank 264 of 423; 2026-10-14 rank 266 of 419; 2026-10-15 rank 272 of 424; 2026-10-16 rank 272 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, 202627242274.2%
Oct 15, 202627242474.4%
Oct 14, 202626641974.5%
Oct 13, 202626442374.7%
Oct 12, 202627141664.1%
Oct 11, 202630141253.4%
Oct 10, 202633441142.7%
Oct 9, 202633741042.4%
Oct 8, 202637841321.4%
Oct 7, 202637640110.7%

Station report

The Forks Precipitation at The Forks, 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 592 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.29 inHg and the temperature at 56.9 F.

Section from sea level of where The Forks Precipitation at The Forks stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 592 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.29 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 452025069574701FIG. D WHERE THE FORKS PRECIPITATION AT THE FORKS 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 ATMOSPHERETHE FORKS PRECIPITATION AT THE FORKS2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT592 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 HERE29.29 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.9 FTITLEThe Forks Precipitation at The Forks, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 452025069574701TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-452025069574701-1DRAWN 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 45.34 N, and the day is 10 h 46 min long. Level ground there takes 58 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at The Forks Precipitation at The Forks, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 36 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 46 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 452025069574701FIG. E THE SUN AT THE FORKS PRECIPITATION AT THE FORKSELEVATION 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 68°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21°OCT 16, 36°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 46 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 58 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.34 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEThe Forks Precipitation at The Forks, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 452025069574701TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-452025069574701-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 592 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, The Forks Precipitation at The Forks, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 452025069574701FIG. 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 SCALETITLEThe Forks Precipitation at The Forks, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 452025069574701TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-452025069574701-3DRAWN 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

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