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Identifier
405219074132001
Latitude
40.87194 N
Longitude
74.22222 W
Elevation
-
Rank
497of 737 in New Jersey, Oct 16
Observed
3:15 AMEDT, 26 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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

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Little Falls USGS rain gage Report

Rank 497 of 737 in New Jersey, 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 score89.8of 100

New Jersey median
95.7the median score of 737 stations
Scoring higher
495stations in New Jersey
Sharing its score
2ranks 496 to 497
Points deducted
10.28.9 reports received, 0.6 arrival, 0.5 forecast check, 0.3 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; New Jersey median 98.6, 100.0, 95.3
Next above
CAPN4rank 496; ahead on reports received 93.5% against 74.5%
Next below
TTWN4rank 498; behind on 247 score 89.8 against 89.7

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 3574.626.1 of 35 pointsNew Jersey median 98.8501 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.19.4 of 10 pointsNew Jersey median 99.5half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNew Jersey median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.7 of 20 points, at the medianNew Jersey median 98.6-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianNew Jersey median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianNew Jersey median 95.3-

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
497of 737 in New Jersey, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
71 of 9673.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
501 of 67274.5% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 15, 5:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 7:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 18 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 737 ranked stations in New Jersey 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 6; 20 to 29 per cent, 24; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 45; 50 to 59 per cent, 90; 60 to 69 per cent, 16; 70 to 79 per cent, 41; 80 to 89 per cent, 70; 90 to 99 per cent, 169; 100 per cent, 271. Little Falls USGS rain gage received 74.5 per cent, 501 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 497 of 737.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW JERSEY, Oct 16THIS ONE: 74.5%, 501 OF 672, RANK 497 OF 737PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19620 to 292430 to 39440 to 494550 to 599060 to 691670 to 794180 to 897090 to 99169100271STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Little Falls USGS rain gage's rank in New Jersey by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 633 of 716; 2026-10-08 rank 639 of 725; 2026-10-09 rank 616 of 719; 2026-10-10 rank 613 of 719; 2026-10-11 rank 551 of 717; 2026-10-12 rank 509 of 721; 2026-10-13 rank 464 of 724; 2026-10-14 rank 466 of 727; 2026-10-15 rank 487 of 730; 2026-10-16 rank 497 of 737.ITS RANK IN NEW JERSEY, 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%271
90 to 99%169
80 to 89%70
70 to 79%41
60 to 69%16
50 to 59%90
40 to 49%45
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%24
10 to 19%6
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202649773774.5%
Oct 15, 202648773074.5%
Oct 14, 202646672774.5%
Oct 13, 202646472474.5%
Oct 12, 202650972163.9%
Oct 11, 202655171753.2%
Oct 10, 202661371942.5%
Oct 9, 202661671942.2%
Oct 8, 202663972521.2%
Oct 7, 202663371610.7%

Station report

Little Falls 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 16 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 40.87 N, and the day is 10 h 56 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 Little Falls USGS rain gage, angles true: on Oct 16 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 56 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 405219074132001FIG. E THE SUN AT LITTLE FALLS 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 16, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 56 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.87 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLELittle Falls USGS rain gage, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 405219074132001TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-405219074132001-1DRAWN 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, Little Falls 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 405219074132001FIG. 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 SCALETITLELittle Falls USGS rain gage, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 405219074132001TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-405219074132001-2DRAWN 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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