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Identifier
08380500
Latitude
35.65199 N
Longitude
105.31883 W
Elevation
6,880 ft
Rank
12of 956 in New Mexico, Oct 16
Observed
12:45 AMMDT, 31 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Gallinas Creek Near MontezumaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Gallinas Creek Near Montezuma Report

Rank 12 of 956 in New Mexico, 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 score99.1of 100

New Mexico median
94.1the median score of 956 stations
Scoring higher
3stations in New Mexico
Sharing its score
187ranks 4 to 190
Points deducted
0.90.9 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; New Mexico median 95.4, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
350405106274630rank 11; ahead on median arrival 7 min 48 s against 7 min 49 s
Next below
RPPN5rank 13; behind on median arrival 7 min 49 s against 9 min 53 s

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 Mexico median 98.8168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNew Mexico median 94.1half its reports arrived within 8 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNew Mexico median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.1 of 20 points, at the medianNew Mexico median 95.4-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianNew Mexico median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianNew Mexico 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
12of 956 in New Mexico, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule, 174 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 9, 7:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 6:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
8 min9 in 10 within 8 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 956 ranked stations in New Mexico 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, 3; 10 to 19 per cent, 3; 20 to 29 per cent, 7; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 81; 50 to 59 per cent, 72; 60 to 69 per cent, 9; 70 to 79 per cent, 139; 80 to 89 per cent, 114; 90 to 99 per cent, 131; 100 per cent, 395. Gallinas Creek Near Montezuma received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 12 of 956.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW MEXICO, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 12 OF 956PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9310 to 19320 to 29730 to 39240 to 498150 to 597260 to 69970 to 7913980 to 8911490 to 99131100395STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Gallinas Creek Near Montezuma's rank in New Mexico by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 916 of 999; 2026-10-08 rank 853 of 962; 2026-10-09 rank 681 of 940; 2026-10-10 rank 681 of 942; 2026-10-11 rank 580 of 936; 2026-10-12 rank 450 of 937; 2026-10-13 rank 5 of 960; 2026-10-14 rank 6 of 953; 2026-10-15 rank 15 of 955; 2026-10-16 rank 12 of 956.ITS RANK IN NEW MEXICO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%395
90 to 99%131
80 to 89%114
70 to 79%139
60 to 69%9
50 to 59%72
40 to 49%81
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%7
10 to 19%3
0 to 9%3
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202612956100.0%
Oct 15, 202615955100.0%
Oct 14, 20266953100.0%
Oct 13, 20265960100.0%
Oct 12, 202645093785.7%
Oct 11, 202658093671.4%
Oct 10, 202668194257.1%
Oct 9, 202668194057.1%
Oct 8, 202685396228.5%
Oct 7, 202691699914.2%

Station report

Gallinas Creek Near Montezuma, 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 6,880 ft above sea level, 22 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.19 inHg and the temperature at 34.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Gallinas Creek Near Montezuma stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,880 feet above sea level with 22 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.19 inches of mercury, and temperature, 34.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08380500FIG. D WHERE GALLINAS CREEK NEAR MONTEZUMA 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 ATMOSPHEREGALLINAS CREEK NEAR MONTEZUMA22 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,880 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 HERE23.19 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE34.5 FTITLEGallinas Creek Near Montezuma, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 08380500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08380500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 35.65 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 Gallinas Creek Near Montezuma, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 78 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 08380500FIG. E THE SUN AT GALLINAS CREEK NEAR MONTEZUMAELEVATION 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 78°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 35.65 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEGallinas Creek Near Montezuma, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 08380500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08380500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 6,880 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Gallinas Creek Near Montezuma, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08380500FIG. 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 SCALETITLEGallinas Creek Near Montezuma, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 08380500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08380500-3DRAWN 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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