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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
371444094335901
Latitude
37.24561 N
Longitude
94.56642 W
Elevation
-
Rank
350of 1,014 in Missouri, Oct 16
Observed
7:30 AMCDT, 58 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Rain Gage at Spring River nr WacoReflectivityStorm 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 Missouri stand at one.

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Rain Gage at Spring River nr Waco Report

Rank 350 of 1,014 in Missouri, 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 score96.8of 100

Missouri median
96.2the median score of 1,014 stations
Scoring higher
346stations in Missouri
Sharing its score
16ranks 347 to 362
Points deducted
3.22.6 arrival, 0.3 forecast check, 0.3 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Missouri median 98.5, 100.0, 96.7
Next above
TUDM7rank 347; ahead on median arrival 22 min 36 s against 22 min 48 s
Next below
TAYM7rank 357; behind on median arrival 22 min 48 s against 22 min 52 s
Sharing its rank
6other stations, equal on every measure

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 pointsMissouri median 98.9168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsMissouri median 94.3half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMissouri median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.7 of 20 points, at the medianMissouri median 98.5-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMissouri median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.7 of 10 points, at the medianMissouri median 96.7-

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
350of 1,014 in Missouri, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
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
1 hourfrom Oct 9, 1:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 12:30 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 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 hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 1,014 ranked stations in Missouri 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, 7; 20 to 29 per cent, 24; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 66; 50 to 59 per cent, 93; 60 to 69 per cent, 20; 70 to 79 per cent, 58; 80 to 89 per cent, 91; 90 to 99 per cent, 348; 100 per cent, 297. Rain Gage at Spring River nr Waco received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 350 of 1,014.WHERE IT RANKS IN MISSOURI, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 350 OF 1,014PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9610 to 19720 to 292430 to 39440 to 496650 to 599360 to 692070 to 795880 to 899190 to 99348100297STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Rain Gage at Spring River nr Waco's rank in Missouri by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 996 of 1,051; 2026-10-08 rank 957 of 1,022; 2026-10-09 rank 828 of 998; 2026-10-10 rank 829 of 998; 2026-10-11 rank 759 of 995; 2026-10-12 rank 671 of 994; 2026-10-13 rank 322 of 981; 2026-10-14 rank 309 of 976; 2026-10-15 rank 360 of 990; 2026-10-16 rank 350 of 1,014.ITS RANK IN MISSOURI, 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%297
90 to 99%348
80 to 89%91
70 to 79%58
60 to 69%20
50 to 59%93
40 to 49%66
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%24
10 to 19%7
0 to 9%6
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20263501,014100.0%
Oct 15, 2026360990100.0%
Oct 14, 2026309976100.0%
Oct 13, 2026322981100.0%
Oct 12, 202667199486.3%
Oct 11, 202675999572.0%
Oct 10, 202682999857.7%
Oct 9, 202682899857.1%
Oct 8, 20269571,02229.1%
Oct 7, 20269961,05114.8%

Station report

Rain Gage at Spring River nr Waco, 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 44 degrees above the horizon at 37.25 N, and the day is 11 h 04 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rain Gage at Spring River nr Waco, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 04 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 371444094335901FIG. E THE SUN AT RAIN GAGE AT SPRING RIVER NR WACOELEVATION 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 76°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°OCT 16, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 04 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.25 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLERain Gage at Spring River nr Waco, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 371444094335901TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-371444094335901-1DRAWN 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, Rain Gage at Spring River nr Waco, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 371444094335901FIG. 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 SCALETITLERain Gage at Spring River nr Waco, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 371444094335901TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-371444094335901-2DRAWN 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

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

Near Rain Gage at Spring River nr Waco

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