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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
04168400
Latitude
42.30837 N
Longitude
83.25271 W
Elevation
580 ft
Rank
515of 979 in Michigan, Oct 16
Observed
11:10 PMEDT, 35 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0.01in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Lower River Rouge At DearbornReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 38 instruments in Michigan stand at one.

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Lower River Rouge At Dearborn Report

Rank 515 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 score94.7of 100

Michigan median
95.5the median score of 979 stations
Scoring higher
511stations in Michigan
Sharing its score
10ranks 512 to 521
Points deducted
5.34.6 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
EASM4rank 514; ahead on median arrival 32 min 37 s against 32 min 48 s
Next below
04118564rank 516; behind on median arrival 32 min 48 s against 32 min 49 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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsMichigan median 98.2168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1054.45.4 of 10 pointsMichigan median 96.9half its reports arrived within 33 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMichigan median 100.0longest silence 65 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 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
515of 979 in Michigan, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
70 minfrom Oct 16, 2:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:10 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 min9 in 10 within 33 min

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

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour 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. Lower River Rouge At Dearborn received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 515 of 979.WHERE IT RANKS IN MICHIGAN, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 515 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 Lower River Rouge At Dearborn's rank in Michigan by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 951 of 983; 2026-10-08 rank 934 of 982; 2026-10-09 rank 779 of 953; 2026-10-10 rank 777 of 953; 2026-10-11 rank 692 of 976; 2026-10-12 rank 613 of 964; 2026-10-13 rank 505 of 961; 2026-10-14 rank 517 of 975; 2026-10-15 rank 546 of 984; 2026-10-16 rank 515 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, 2026515979100.0%
Oct 15, 2026546984100.0%
Oct 14, 2026517975100.0%
Oct 13, 2026505961100.0%
Oct 12, 202661396486.3%
Oct 11, 202669297672.0%
Oct 10, 202677795357.7%
Oct 9, 202677995357.1%
Oct 8, 202693498229.1%
Oct 7, 202695198314.8%

Station report

Lower River Rouge At Dearborn, 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 580 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.30 inHg and the temperature at 56.9 F.

Section from sea level of where Lower River Rouge At Dearborn stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 580 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.30 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04168400FIG. D WHERE LOWER RIVER ROUGE AT DEARBORN 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 ATMOSPHERELOWER RIVER ROUGE AT DEARBORN2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT580 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 HERE29.30 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.9 FTITLELower River Rouge At Dearborn, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 04168400TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-04168400-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 42.31 N, and the day is 10 h 53 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Lower River Rouge At Dearborn, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 53 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04168400FIG. E THE SUN AT LOWER RIVER ROUGE AT DEARBORNELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 53 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.31 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLELower River Rouge At Dearborn, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 04168400TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-04168400-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 580 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Lower River Rouge At Dearborn, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04168400FIG. 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 SCALETITLELower River Rouge At Dearborn, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 04168400TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-04168400-3DRAWN 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

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