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Identifier
02482550
Latitude
32.70722 N
Longitude
89.52639 W
Elevation
315 ft
Rank
211of 459 in Mississippi, Oct 16
Observed
10:45 PMCDT, 49 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Pearl River Nr Carthage Report

Rank 211 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 score95.8of 100

Mississippi median
95.7the median score of 459 stations
Scoring higher
210stations in Mississippi
Sharing its score
14ranks 211 to 224
Points deducted
4.23.6 arrival, 0.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Mississippi median 100.0, 100.0, 93.8
Next above
GRYM6rank 210; ahead on 247 score 96.0 against 95.8
Next below
TPOM6rank 215; behind on reports received 100% against 98.8%
Sharing its rank
3other 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 pointsMississippi median 99.4168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1064.46.4 of 10 pointsMississippi median 86.8half its reports arrived within 28 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMississippi median 100.0longest silence 79 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 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 (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
211of 459 in Mississippi, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
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, 4:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
28 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 hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour 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. Pearl River Nr Carthage received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 211 of 459.WHERE IT RANKS IN MISSISSIPPI, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 211 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 Pearl River Nr Carthage's rank in Mississippi by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 447 of 460; 2026-10-08 rank 447 of 463; 2026-10-09 rank 402 of 458; 2026-10-10 rank 404 of 458; 2026-10-11 rank 389 of 466; 2026-10-12 rank 346 of 469; 2026-10-13 rank 217 of 459; 2026-10-14 rank 191 of 456; 2026-10-15 rank 214 of 460; 2026-10-16 rank 211 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, 2026211459100.0%
Oct 15, 2026214460100.0%
Oct 14, 2026191456100.0%
Oct 13, 2026217459100.0%
Oct 12, 202634646985.7%
Oct 11, 202638946671.4%
Oct 10, 202640445857.1%
Oct 9, 202640245857.1%
Oct 8, 202644746328.5%
Oct 7, 202644746014.2%

Station report

Pearl River Nr Carthage, 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 315 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.58 inHg and the temperature at 57.9 F.

Section from sea level of where Pearl River Nr Carthage stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 315 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.58 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02482550FIG. D WHERE PEARL RIVER NR CARTHAGE 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 ATMOSPHEREPEARL RIVER NR CARTHAGE1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT315 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 HERE29.58 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.9 FTITLEPearl River Nr Carthage, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 02482550TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02482550-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 48 degrees above the horizon at 32.71 N, and the day is 11 h 13 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 Pearl River Nr Carthage, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 81 at the June solstice, 57 at the equinoxes and 34 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 13 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02482550FIG. E THE SUN AT PEARL RIVER NR CARTHAGEELEVATION 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 57°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 34°OCT 16, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 13 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 32.71 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEPearl River Nr Carthage, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02482550TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02482550-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 315 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Pearl River Nr Carthage, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02482550FIG. 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 SCALETITLEPearl River Nr Carthage, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02482550TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02482550-3DRAWN 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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