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Identifier
470646069052501
Latitude
47.11278 N
Longitude
69.09028 W
Elevation
636 ft
Rank
271of 422 in Maine, Oct 16
Observed
1:15 AMEDT, 34 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Dickey Precipitation at DickeyReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Dickey Precipitation at Dickey Report

Rank 271 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
453405067254501rank 270; ahead on reports received 74.4% against 74.2%
Next below
452025069574701rank 272; behind on median arrival 17 min 51 s against 17 min 57 s

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 1084.38.4 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
271of 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
499 of 67274.2% 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, 5:15 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. Dickey Precipitation at Dickey received 74.2 per cent, 499 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 271 of 422.WHERE IT RANKS IN MAINE, Oct 16THIS ONE: 74.2%, 499 OF 672, RANK 271 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 Dickey Precipitation at Dickey's rank in Maine by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 377 of 401; 2026-10-08 rank 378 of 413; 2026-10-09 rank 336 of 410; 2026-10-10 rank 333 of 411; 2026-10-11 rank 302 of 412; 2026-10-12 rank 272 of 416; 2026-10-13 rank 265 of 423; 2026-10-14 rank 268 of 419; 2026-10-15 rank 273 of 424; 2026-10-16 rank 271 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, 202627142274.2%
Oct 15, 202627342474.2%
Oct 14, 202626841974.4%
Oct 13, 202626542374.5%
Oct 12, 202627241663.9%
Oct 11, 202630241253.2%
Oct 10, 202633341142.7%
Oct 9, 202633641042.4%
Oct 8, 202637841321.4%
Oct 7, 202637740110.7%

Station report

Dickey Precipitation at Dickey, 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 636 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.24 inHg and the temperature at 56.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Dickey Precipitation at Dickey stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 636 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.24 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 470646069052501FIG. D WHERE DICKEY PRECIPITATION AT DICKEY 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 ATMOSPHEREDICKEY PRECIPITATION AT DICKEY2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT636 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 HERE29.24 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.7 FTITLEDickey Precipitation at Dickey, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 470646069052501TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-470646069052501-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 34 degrees above the horizon at 47.11 N, and the day is 10 h 41 min long. Level ground there takes 56 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Dickey Precipitation at Dickey, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 34 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 41 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 470646069052501FIG. E THE SUN AT DICKEY PRECIPITATION AT DICKEYELEVATION 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 66°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°OCT 16, 34°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 41 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 56 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.11 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEDickey Precipitation at Dickey, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 470646069052501TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-470646069052501-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 636 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Dickey Precipitation at Dickey, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 470646069052501FIG. 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 SCALETITLEDickey Precipitation at Dickey, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 470646069052501TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-470646069052501-3DRAWN 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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