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Identifier
04121970
Latitude
43.43475 N
Longitude
85.66532 W
Elevation
675 ft
Rank
697of 979 in Michigan, Oct 16
Observed
6:30 AMEDT, 33 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Muskegon River Near CrotonReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Muskegon River Near Croton Report

Rank 697 of 979 in Michigan, 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 score87.8of 100

Michigan median
95.5the median score of 979 stations
Scoring higher
695stations in Michigan
Sharing its score
5ranks 696 to 700
Points deducted
12.28.9 reports received, 2.5 arrival, 0.8 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Michigan median 100.0, 100.0, 92.3
Next above
8D4rank 696; ahead on reports received 99.0% against 74.5%
Next below
MI-KW-3rank 698; behind on reports received 74.5% against 71.4%

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 pointsMichigan median 98.2501 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1075.07.5 of 10 pointsMichigan median 96.9half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMichigan median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianMichigan median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMichigan median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.2 of 10 points, at the medianMichigan median 92.3-

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 (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
697of 979 in Michigan, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
70 of 9672.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
500 of 67274.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 12, 3:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 10:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 28 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 979 ranked stations in Michigan 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, 7; 20 to 29 per cent, 23; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 51; 50 to 59 per cent, 128; 60 to 69 per cent, 37; 70 to 79 per cent, 64; 80 to 89 per cent, 94; 90 to 99 per cent, 242; 100 per cent, 331. Muskegon River Near Croton received 74.5 per cent, 501 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 697 of 979.WHERE IT RANKS IN MICHIGAN, Oct 16THIS ONE: 74.5%, 501 OF 672, RANK 697 OF 979PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19720 to 292330 to 39140 to 495150 to 5912860 to 693770 to 796480 to 899490 to 99242100331STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Muskegon River Near Croton's rank in Michigan by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 949 of 983; 2026-10-08 rank 944 of 982; 2026-10-09 rank 872 of 953; 2026-10-10 rank 868 of 953; 2026-10-11 rank 764 of 976; 2026-10-12 rank 703 of 964; 2026-10-13 rank 673 of 961; 2026-10-14 rank 686 of 975; 2026-10-15 rank 690 of 984; 2026-10-16 rank 697 of 979.ITS RANK IN MICHIGAN, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%331
90 to 99%242
80 to 89%94
70 to 79%64
60 to 69%37
50 to 59%128
40 to 49%51
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%23
10 to 19%7
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202669797974.5%
Oct 15, 202669098474.5%
Oct 14, 202668697574.7%
Oct 13, 202667396174.7%
Oct 12, 202670396464.2%
Oct 11, 202676497653.4%
Oct 10, 202686895342.8%
Oct 9, 202687295342.4%
Oct 8, 202694498221.5%
Oct 7, 202694998310.8%

Station report

Muskegon River Near Croton, 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 675 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.20 inHg and the temperature at 56.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Muskegon River Near Croton stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 675 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.20 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04121970FIG. D WHERE MUSKEGON RIVER NEAR CROTON 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 ATMOSPHEREMUSKEGON RIVER NEAR CROTON2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT675 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 HERE29.20 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.6 FTITLEMuskegon River Near Croton, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 04121970TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-04121970-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 37 degrees above the horizon at 43.43 N, and the day is 10 h 50 min long. Level ground there takes 61 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Muskegon River Near Croton, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 37 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 50 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04121970FIG. E THE SUN AT MUSKEGON RIVER NEAR CROTONELEVATION 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 70°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23°OCT 16, 37°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 50 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 43.43 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEMuskegon River Near Croton, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 04121970TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-04121970-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 675 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Muskegon River Near Croton, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04121970FIG. 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 SCALETITLEMuskegon River Near Croton, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 04121970TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-04121970-3DRAWN 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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