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Identifier
02485601
Latitude
32.39778 N
Longitude
90.06472 W
Elevation
-
Rank
126of 459 in Mississippi, Oct 16
Observed
10:15 PMCDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Pearl River At Ross Barnett ReservoirReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 41 instruments in Mississippi stand at one.

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Pearl River At Ross Barnett Reservoir Report

Rank 126 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 score97.6of 100

Mississippi median
95.7the median score of 459 stations
Scoring higher
122stations in Mississippi
Sharing its score
11ranks 123 to 133
Points deducted
2.41.6 arrival, 0.6 forecast check, 0.2 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Mississippi median 100.0, 100.0, 93.8
Next above
RNEM6rank 125; ahead on median arrival 17 min 36 s against 17 min 51 s
Next below
PECM6rank 127; behind on reports received 99.4% against 98.2%

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 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsMississippi median 99.4167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.38.4 of 10 pointsMississippi median 86.8half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMississippi median 100.0longest silence 2 h, 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
126of 459 in Mississippi, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
167 of 16899.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 10, 8:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 38 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 At Ross Barnett Reservoir received 99.4 per cent, 167 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 126 of 459.WHERE IT RANKS IN MISSISSIPPI, Oct 16THIS ONE: 99.4%, 167 OF 168, RANK 126 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 At Ross Barnett Reservoir's rank in Mississippi by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 437 of 460; 2026-10-08 rank 439 of 463; 2026-10-09 rank 386 of 458; 2026-10-10 rank 386 of 458; 2026-10-11 rank 381 of 466; 2026-10-12 rank 321 of 469; 2026-10-13 rank 118 of 459; 2026-10-14 rank 100 of 456; 2026-10-15 rank 118 of 460; 2026-10-16 rank 126 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, 202612645999.4%
Oct 15, 202611846099.4%
Oct 14, 202610045699.4%
Oct 13, 202611845999.4%
Oct 12, 202632146985.7%
Oct 11, 202638146671.4%
Oct 10, 202638645857.7%
Oct 9, 202638645857.1%
Oct 8, 202643946329.1%
Oct 7, 202643746014.8%

Station report

Pearl River At Ross Barnett Reservoir, 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 49 degrees above the horizon at 32.40 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 At Ross Barnett Reservoir, 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 13 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02485601FIG. E THE SUN AT PEARL RIVER AT ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIRELEVATION 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 13 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 32.40 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEPearl River At Ross Barnett Reservoir, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02485601TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02485601-1DRAWN 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, Pearl River At Ross Barnett Reservoir, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02485601FIG. 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 At Ross Barnett Reservoir, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02485601TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-02485601-2DRAWN 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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