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At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-PTBM6
Latitude
30.21300 N
Longitude
88.50500 W
Elevation
-
Rank
446of 459 in Mississippi, Oct 16
Observed
12:30 PMCDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
83.8F
Wind
6mph
Gust
8mph
Wind direction
70°

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Petit Bois Island, Port of PascagoulaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 2 instruments in Mississippi stand at one.

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Petit Bois Island, Port of Pascagoula Report

Rank 446 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 score71.8of 100

Mississippi median
95.7the median score of 459 stations
Scoring higher
445stations in Mississippi
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
28.214.6 reports received, 6.9 arrival, 6.1 continuity, 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
LKBM6rank 445; ahead on 247 score 72.7 against 71.8
Next below
WALM6rank 447; behind on 247 score 71.8 against 71.1

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 3558.420.4 of 35 pointsMississippi median 99.4327 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1031.23.1 of 10 pointsMississippi median 86.8half its reports arrived within 44 min
  3. Continuityweight 1038.83.9 of 10 pointsMississippi median 100.0longest silence 6.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 18 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 (54 min), none for 72 (21.6 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
446of 459 in Mississippi, Oct 16
Schedule
every 18 minon the hour's :00, :18, :30 and :48
Reports received, 24 hours
54 of 8067.5% of its schedule, 61 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
368 of 56065.7% of its schedule, 429 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
6 h 18 minfrom Oct 14, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 5:30 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
44 min9 in 10 within 53 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 18 min, 80 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 18 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. Petit Bois Island, Port of Pascagoula received 58.3 per cent, 327 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 446 of 459.WHERE IT RANKS IN MISSISSIPPI, Oct 16THIS ONE: 58.3%, 327 OF 560, RANK 446 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 Petit Bois Island, Port of Pascagoula's rank in Mississippi by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 464 of 466; 2026-10-12 rank 463 of 469; 2026-10-13 rank 448 of 459; 2026-10-14 rank 440 of 456; 2026-10-15 rank 446 of 460; 2026-10-16 rank 446 of 459.ITS RANK IN MISSISSIPPI, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 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, 202644645958.3%
Oct 15, 202644646048.5%
Oct 14, 202644045643.0%
Oct 13, 202644845933.2%
Oct 12, 202646346922.8%
Oct 11, 202646446611.6%

Station report

Petit Bois Island, Port of Pascagoula, 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 51 degrees above the horizon at 30.21 N, and the day is 11 h 17 min long. Level ground there takes 77 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Petit Bois Island, Port of Pascagoula, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 51 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 60 at the equinoxes and 36 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 17 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PTBM6FIG. E THE SUN AT PETIT BOIS ISLAND, PORT OF PASCAGOULAELEVATION 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 83°EQUINOXES 60°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 36°OCT 16, 51°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 17 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 77 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.21 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEPetit Bois Island, Port of Pascagoula, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PTBM6TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCPTBM6-1DRAWN 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, Petit Bois Island, Port of Pascagoula, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PTBM6FIG. 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 SCALETITLEPetit Bois Island, Port of Pascagoula, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PTBM6TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCPTBM6-2DRAWN 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.

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