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Identifier
06610720
Latitude
41.37887 N
Longitude
96.18214 W
Elevation
1,070 ft
Rank
536of 681 in Nebraska, Oct 16
Observed
12:15 AMCDT, 22 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Big Papillion Creek near Bennington, Nebr.ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Big Papillion Creek near Bennington, Nebr. Report

Rank 536 of 681 in Nebraska, 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 score86.1of 100

Nebraska median
93.9the median score of 681 stations
Scoring higher
535stations in Nebraska
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
13.99.1 reports received, 3.3 forecast check, 1.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Nebraska median 100.0, 100.0, 67.4
Next above
06610773rank 534; ahead on 247 score 86.2 against 86.1
Next below
NE-CD-4rank 537; behind on 247 score 86.1 against 85.8

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 3574.125.9 of 35 pointsNebraska median 99.4498 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsNebraska median 80.2half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNebraska 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 medianNebraska median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianNebraska median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-6.7 of 10 points, at the medianNebraska median 67.4-

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
536of 681 in Nebraska, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
71 of 9673.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
498 of 67274.1% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 14, 7:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 5:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 23 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 681 ranked stations in Nebraska 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 3; 20 to 29 per cent, 12; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 27; 50 to 59 per cent, 48; 60 to 69 per cent, 6; 70 to 79 per cent, 56; 80 to 89 per cent, 48; 90 to 99 per cent, 189; 100 per cent, 290. Big Papillion Creek near Bennington, Nebr. received 74.1 per cent, 498 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 536 of 681.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEBRASKA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 74.1%, 498 OF 672, RANK 536 OF 681PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19320 to 291230 to 39240 to 492750 to 594860 to 69670 to 795680 to 894890 to 99189100290STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Big Papillion Creek near Bennington, Nebr.'s rank in Nebraska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 676 of 697; 2026-10-08 rank 670 of 693; 2026-10-09 rank 625 of 680; 2026-10-10 rank 625 of 680; 2026-10-11 rank 590 of 680; 2026-10-12 rank 557 of 678; 2026-10-13 rank 530 of 676; 2026-10-14 rank 531 of 676; 2026-10-15 rank 530 of 674; 2026-10-16 rank 536 of 681.ITS RANK IN NEBRASKA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%290
90 to 99%189
80 to 89%48
70 to 79%56
60 to 69%6
50 to 59%48
40 to 49%27
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%12
10 to 19%3
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202653668174.1%
Oct 15, 202653067473.9%
Oct 14, 202653167674.1%
Oct 13, 202653067674.2%
Oct 12, 202655767863.6%
Oct 11, 202659068052.9%
Oct 10, 202662568042.4%
Oct 9, 202662568042.1%
Oct 8, 202667069321.4%
Oct 7, 202667669710.7%

Station report

Big Papillion Creek near Bennington, Nebr., 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 1,070 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.78 inHg and the temperature at 55.2 F.

Section from sea level of where Big Papillion Creek near Bennington, Nebr. stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,070 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.78 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06610720FIG. D WHERE BIG PAPILLION CREEK NEAR BENNINGTON, NEBR. 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 ATMOSPHEREBIG PAPILLION CREEK NEAR BENNINGTON, NEBR.4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,070 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 HERE28.78 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.2 FTITLEBig Papillion Creek near Bennington, Nebr., the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 06610720TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-06610720-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 41.38 N, and the day is 10 h 55 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Big Papillion Creek near Bennington, Nebr., angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 55 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06610720FIG. E THE SUN AT BIG PAPILLION CREEK NEAR BENNINGTON, NEBR.ELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 55 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.38 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEBig Papillion Creek near Bennington, Nebr., the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 06610720TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-06610720-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,070 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Big Papillion Creek near Bennington, Nebr., each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06610720FIG. 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 SCALETITLEBig Papillion Creek near Bennington, Nebr., the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 06610720TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-06610720-3DRAWN 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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