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Identifier
05355024
Latitude
44.45858 N
Longitude
93.15967 W
Elevation
-
Rank
1,377of 1,965 in Minnesota, Oct 16
Observed
10:45 PMCDT, 49 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Cannon River At Northfield Report

Rank 1,377 of 1,965 in Minnesota, 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 score86.4of 100

Minnesota median
93.3the median score of 1,965 stations
Scoring higher
1,376stations in Minnesota
Sharing its score
3ranks 1,377 to 1,379
Points deducted
13.69.4 reports received, 2.6 arrival, 1.7 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Minnesota median 100.0, 100.0, 83.2
Next above
MN-CS-50rank 1,376; ahead on 247 score 86.5 against 86.4
Next below
MN-SR-35rank 1,378; behind on reports received 73.2% 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 3573.225.6 of 35 pointsMinnesota median 96.4492 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsMinnesota median 96.8half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMinnesota 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 medianMinnesota median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMinnesota median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.3 of 10 points, at the medianMinnesota median 83.2-

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
1,377of 1,965 in Minnesota, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
69 of 9671.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
490 of 67272.9% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
49 minfrom Oct 16, 3:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:45 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 1,965 ranked stations in Minnesota 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, 6; 20 to 29 per cent, 17; 30 to 39 per cent, 6; 40 to 49 per cent, 122; 50 to 59 per cent, 192; 60 to 69 per cent, 31; 70 to 79 per cent, 329; 80 to 89 per cent, 254; 90 to 99 per cent, 319; 100 per cent, 688. Cannon River At Northfield received 73.2 per cent, 492 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 1,377 of 1,965.WHERE IT RANKS IN MINNESOTA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 73.2%, 492 OF 672, RANK 1,377 OF 1,965PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19620 to 291730 to 39640 to 4912250 to 5919260 to 693170 to 7932980 to 8925490 to 99319100688STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Cannon River At Northfield's rank in Minnesota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 2,082 of 2,115; 2026-10-08 rank 1,983 of 2,022; 2026-10-09 rank 1,871 of 1,977; 2026-10-10 rank 1,867 of 1,978; 2026-10-11 rank 1,684 of 1,963; 2026-10-12 rank 1,529 of 1,914; 2026-10-13 rank 1,324 of 1,906; 2026-10-14 rank 1,345 of 1,912; 2026-10-15 rank 1,356 of 1,936; 2026-10-16 rank 1,377 of 1,965.ITS RANK IN MINNESOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%688
90 to 99%319
80 to 89%254
70 to 79%329
60 to 69%31
50 to 59%192
40 to 49%122
30 to 39%6
20 to 29%17
10 to 19%6
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20261,3771,96573.2%
Oct 15, 20261,3561,93673.0%
Oct 14, 20261,3451,91273.2%
Oct 13, 20261,3241,90673.3%
Oct 12, 20261,5291,91463.0%
Oct 11, 20261,6841,96352.3%
Oct 10, 20261,8671,97842.4%
Oct 9, 20261,8711,97741.9%
Oct 8, 20261,9832,02221.2%
Oct 7, 20262,0822,11510.8%

Station report

Cannon River At Northfield, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 36 degrees above the horizon at 44.46 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 Cannon River At Northfield, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 36 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 46 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 05355024FIG. E THE SUN AT CANNON RIVER AT NORTHFIELDELEVATION 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 46°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 44.46 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECannon River At Northfield, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 05355024TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-05355024-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Cannon River At Northfield, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05355024FIG. 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 SCALETITLECannon River At Northfield, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 05355024TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-05355024-2DRAWN 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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