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Identifier
355631079025645
Latitude
35.94200 N
Longitude
79.04903 W
Elevation
-
Rank
1,234of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Observed
3:00 AMEDT, 49 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Raingage At Booker Cr At SR 1751 Nr Chapel HillReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Raingage At Booker Cr At SR 1751 Nr Chapel Hill Report

Rank 1,234 of 2,255 in North Carolina, 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 score93.6of 100

North Carolina median
95.0the median score of 2,255 stations
Scoring higher
1,233stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
2ranks 1,234 to 1,235
Points deducted
6.44.6 arrival, 1.9 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; North Carolina median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
SHAN7rank 1,233; ahead on 247 score 93.7 against 93.6
Next below
NC-MR-64rank 1,235; behind on reports received 94.6% against 85.7%

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 3594.633.1 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 92.6159 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1054.45.4 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 95.2half its reports arrived within 33 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 3 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianNorth Carolina median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianNorth Carolina median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianNorth Carolina median 100.0-

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
1,234of 2,255 in North Carolina, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
159 of 16894.6% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
3 hoursfrom Oct 11, 4:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 7:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 min9 in 10 within 33 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 2,255 ranked stations in North Carolina 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, 12; 10 to 19 per cent, 26; 20 to 29 per cent, 46; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 178; 50 to 59 per cent, 286; 60 to 69 per cent, 199; 70 to 79 per cent, 156; 80 to 89 per cent, 200; 90 to 99 per cent, 591; 100 per cent, 551. Raingage At Booker Cr At SR 1751 Nr Chapel Hill received 94.6 per cent, 159 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 1,234 of 2,255.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 94.6%, 159 OF 168, RANK 1,234 OF 2,255PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91210 to 192620 to 294630 to 391040 to 4917850 to 5928660 to 6919970 to 7915680 to 8920090 to 99591100551STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Raingage At Booker Cr At SR 1751 Nr Chapel Hill's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 2,100 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 2,082 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 1,795 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 1,787 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 1,629 of 2,229; 2026-10-12 rank 1,462 of 2,235; 2026-10-13 rank 1,227 of 2,255; 2026-10-14 rank 1,213 of 2,251; 2026-10-15 rank 1,234 of 2,253; 2026-10-16 rank 1,234 of 2,255.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%551
90 to 99%591
80 to 89%200
70 to 79%156
60 to 69%199
50 to 59%286
40 to 49%178
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%46
10 to 19%26
0 to 9%12
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20261,2342,25594.6%
Oct 15, 20261,2342,25394.6%
Oct 14, 20261,2132,25194.6%
Oct 13, 20261,2272,25594.6%
Oct 12, 20261,4622,23580.9%
Oct 11, 20261,6292,22971.4%
Oct 10, 20261,7872,18157.7%
Oct 9, 20261,7952,18157.1%
Oct 8, 20262,0822,20229.1%
Oct 7, 20262,1002,18014.8%

Station report

Raingage At Booker Cr At SR 1751 Nr Chapel Hill, 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 45 degrees above the horizon at 35.94 N, and the day is 11 h 07 min long. Level ground there takes 71 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Raingage At Booker Cr At SR 1751 Nr Chapel Hill, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 07 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 355631079025645FIG. E THE SUN AT RAINGAGE AT BOOKER CR AT SR 1751 NR CHAPEL HILLELEVATION 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 77°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 16, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 07 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.94 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLERaingage At Booker Cr At SR 1751 Nr Chapel Hill, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 355631079025645TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-355631079025645-1DRAWN 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, Raingage At Booker Cr At SR 1751 Nr Chapel Hill, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 355631079025645FIG. 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 SCALETITLERaingage At Booker Cr At SR 1751 Nr Chapel Hill, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 355631079025645TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-355631079025645-2DRAWN 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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