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Identifier
02476600
Latitude
32.29833 N
Longitude
88.75361 W
Elevation
259 ft
Rank
359of 459 in Mississippi, Oct 16
Observed
12:00 AMCDT, 23 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Okatibbee Creek At ArundelReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Okatibbee Creek At Arundel Report

Rank 359 of 459 in Mississippi, 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 score89.9of 100

Mississippi median
95.7the median score of 459 stations
Scoring higher
357stations in Mississippi
Sharing its score
2ranks 358 to 359
Points deducted
10.18.9 reports received, 0.6 forecast check, 0.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Mississippi median 100.0, 100.0, 93.8
Next above
S2110rank 358; ahead on reports received 92.8% against 74.5%
Next below
ATBM6rank 360; behind on 247 score 89.9 against 89.7

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 pointsMississippi median 99.4501 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.49.4 of 10 pointsMississippi median 86.8half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMississippi 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 medianMississippi median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMississippi median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.4 of 10 points, at the medianMississippi median 93.8-

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
359of 459 in Mississippi, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
71 of 9673.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
501 of 67274.5% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 12, 4:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 5:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 18 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 459 ranked stations in Mississippi 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 3; 20 to 29 per cent, 6; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 20; 50 to 59 per cent, 28; 60 to 69 per cent, 4; 70 to 79 per cent, 19; 80 to 89 per cent, 50; 90 to 99 per cent, 175; 100 per cent, 151. Okatibbee Creek At Arundel received 74.5 per cent, 501 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 359 of 459.WHERE IT RANKS IN MISSISSIPPI, Oct 16THIS ONE: 74.5%, 501 OF 672, RANK 359 OF 459PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 19320 to 29630 to 39140 to 492050 to 592860 to 69470 to 791980 to 895090 to 99175100151STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Okatibbee Creek At Arundel's rank in Mississippi by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 440 of 460; 2026-10-08 rank 446 of 463; 2026-10-09 rank 428 of 458; 2026-10-10 rank 428 of 458; 2026-10-11 rank 409 of 466; 2026-10-12 rank 391 of 469; 2026-10-13 rank 362 of 459; 2026-10-14 rank 355 of 456; 2026-10-15 rank 358 of 460; 2026-10-16 rank 359 of 459.ITS RANK IN MISSISSIPPI, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%151
90 to 99%175
80 to 89%50
70 to 79%19
60 to 69%4
50 to 59%28
40 to 49%20
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%6
10 to 19%3
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202635945974.5%
Oct 15, 202635846074.5%
Oct 14, 202635545674.7%
Oct 13, 202636245974.7%
Oct 12, 202639146964.1%
Oct 11, 202640946653.4%
Oct 10, 202642845842.7%
Oct 9, 202642845842.4%
Oct 8, 202644646321.4%
Oct 7, 202644046010.7%

Station report

Okatibbee Creek At Arundel, 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 259 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.64 inHg and the temperature at 58.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Okatibbee Creek At Arundel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 259 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.64 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02476600FIG. D WHERE OKATIBBEE CREEK AT ARUNDEL 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 ATMOSPHEREOKATIBBEE CREEK AT ARUNDEL1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT259 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 HERE29.64 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.1 FTITLEOkatibbee Creek At Arundel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 02476600TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02476600-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 32.30 N, and the day is 11 h 14 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Okatibbee Creek At Arundel, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 81 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 34 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 14 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02476600FIG. E THE SUN AT OKATIBBEE CREEK AT ARUNDELELEVATION 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 81°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 34°OCT 16, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 14 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 32.30 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEOkatibbee Creek At Arundel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02476600TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02476600-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 259 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Okatibbee Creek At Arundel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02476600FIG. 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 SCALETITLEOkatibbee Creek At Arundel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02476600TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02476600-3DRAWN 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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