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Identifier
404822074442601
Latitude
40.80611 N
Longitude
74.74056 W
Elevation
-
Rank
279of 756 in New Jersey, Oct 17
Observed
5:30 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Four Bridges USGS rain gageReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 103 instruments in New Jersey stand at one.

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Four Bridges USGS rain gage Report

Rank 279 of 756 in New Jersey, Oct 17. 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 score97.2of 100

New Jersey median
96.2the median score of 756 stations
Scoring higher
273stations in New Jersey
Sharing its score
47ranks 274 to 320
Points deducted
2.82.6 arrival, 0.2 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; New Jersey median 100.0, 100.0, 97.8
Next above
403811074270501rank 274; ahead on median arrival 22 min 51 s against 22 min 56 s
Next below
RWDN4rank 284; behind on reports received 100% against 99.4%
Sharing its rank
4other 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 pointsNew Jersey median 98.8168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.17.4 of 10 pointsNew Jersey median 99.8half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNew Jersey median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianNew Jersey median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianNew Jersey median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.8 of 10 points, at the medianNew Jersey median 97.8-

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
279of 756 in New Jersey, Oct 17
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
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
81 minfrom Oct 17, 9:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 9:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 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 hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 756 ranked stations in New Jersey on Oct 17 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, 3; 10 to 19 per cent, 28; 20 to 29 per cent, 2; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 61; 50 to 59 per cent, 83; 60 to 69 per cent, 17; 70 to 79 per cent, 40; 80 to 89 per cent, 64; 90 to 99 per cent, 167; 100 per cent, 290. Four Bridges USGS rain gage received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 279 of 756.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW JERSEY, Oct 17THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 279 OF 756PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9310 to 192820 to 29230 to 39140 to 496150 to 598360 to 691770 to 794080 to 896490 to 99167100290STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Four Bridges USGS rain gage's rank in New Jersey by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-07 rank 636 of 716; 2026-10-08 rank 625 of 725; 2026-10-09 rank 519 of 719; 2026-10-10 rank 513 of 719; 2026-10-11 rank 436 of 717; 2026-10-12 rank 395 of 721; 2026-10-13 rank 263 of 724; 2026-10-14 rank 248 of 727; 2026-10-15 rank 280 of 730; 2026-10-16 rank 255 of 737; 2026-10-17 rank 279 of 756.ITS RANK IN NEW JERSEY, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%290
90 to 99%167
80 to 89%64
70 to 79%40
60 to 69%17
50 to 59%83
40 to 49%61
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%2
10 to 19%28
0 to 9%3
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 2026279756100.0%
Oct 16, 2026255737100.0%
Oct 15, 2026280730100.0%
Oct 14, 2026248727100.0%
Oct 13, 2026263724100.0%
Oct 12, 202639572186.3%
Oct 11, 202643671772.0%
Oct 10, 202651371957.7%
Oct 9, 202651971957.1%
Oct 8, 202662572529.1%
Oct 7, 202663671614.8%

Station report

Four Bridges USGS rain gage, 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 17 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 40.81 N, and the day is 10 h 54 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 Four Bridges USGS rain gage, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 404822074442601FIG. E THE SUN AT FOUR BRIDGES USGS RAIN GAGEELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 17, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.81 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLEFour Bridges USGS rain gage, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 404822074442601TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-404822074442601-1DRAWN 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, Four Bridges USGS rain gage, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 404822074442601FIG. 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 SCALETITLEFour Bridges USGS rain gage, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 404822074442601TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-404822074442601-2DRAWN 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-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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