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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DACN5
Latitude
32.40670 N
Longitude
104.22610 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 78 reports in 83 hours over the last seven days
Rank
898of 950 in New Mexico, Oct 17
Observed
1:15 PMMDT, 1 hour ago

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Dark Canyon Draw AT Dark Canyon CarlsbadReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 84 instruments in New Mexico stand at one.

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Dark Canyon Draw AT Dark Canyon Carlsbad Report

Rank 898 of 950 in New Mexico, 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 score76.6of 100

New Mexico median
94.4the median score of 950 stations
Scoring higher
897stations in New Mexico
Sharing its score
2ranks 898 to 899
Points deducted
23.418.8 reports received, 4.0 arrival, 0.6 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; New Mexico median 96.8, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
GW2192rank 897; ahead on 247 score 76.7 against 76.6
Next below
NM-SC-71rank 899; behind on reports received 46.4% against 42.8%

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 3546.416.2 of 35 pointsNew Mexico median 99.478 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1060.36.0 of 10 pointsNew Mexico median 94.1half its reports arrived within 30 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 20-19.4 of 20 points, at the medianNew Mexico median 96.8-
  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
898of 950 in New Mexico, Oct 17
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
98 of 16858.3% of its schedule, 105 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
72 minfrom Oct 17, 1:15 PM
Latest report
Oct 17, 1:15 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
30 min9 in 10 within 30 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 950 ranked stations in New Mexico 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 9; 20 to 29 per cent, 3; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 57; 50 to 59 per cent, 108; 60 to 69 per cent, 6; 70 to 79 per cent, 135; 80 to 89 per cent, 95; 90 to 99 per cent, 134; 100 per cent, 399. Dark Canyon Draw AT Dark Canyon Carlsbad received 46.4 per cent, 78 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 898 of 950.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW MEXICO, Oct 17THIS ONE: 46.4%, 78 OF 168, RANK 898 OF 950PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19920 to 29330 to 39440 to 495750 to 5910860 to 69670 to 7913580 to 899590 to 99134100399STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Dark Canyon Draw AT Dark Canyon Carlsbad's rank in New Mexico by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 315 of 344; 2026-09-27 rank 301 of 340; 2026-09-28 rank 321 of 383; 2026-09-29 rank 319 of 397; 2026-09-30 rank 304 of 404; 2026-10-01 rank 290 of 409; 2026-10-02 rank 598 of 942; 2026-10-03 rank 593 of 942; 2026-10-04 rank 472 of 967; 2026-10-05 rank 442 of 1,031; 2026-10-06 rank 438 of 1,044; 2026-10-07 rank 700 of 999; 2026-10-08 rank 806 of 962; 2026-10-09 rank 915 of 940; 2026-10-10 rank 917 of 942; 2026-10-11 rank 930 of 936; 2026-10-12 rank 933 of 937; 2026-10-15 rank 941 of 955; 2026-10-16 rank 936 of 956; 2026-10-17 rank 898 of 950.ITS RANK IN NEW MEXICO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%399
90 to 99%134
80 to 89%95
70 to 79%135
60 to 69%6
50 to 59%108
40 to 49%57
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%3
10 to 19%9
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 202689895046.4%
Oct 16, 202693695632.1%
Oct 15, 202694195517.8%
Oct 12, 202693393716.0%
Oct 11, 202693093630.3%
Oct 10, 202691794244.6%
Oct 9, 202691594045.2%
Oct 8, 202680696273.2%
Oct 7, 202670099987.5%
Oct 6, 20264381,044100.0%
Oct 5, 20264421,031100.0%
Oct 4, 2026472967100.0%
Oct 3, 202659394298.1%
Oct 2, 202659894298.1%
Oct 1, 202629040998.5%
Sep 30, 202630440497.4%
Sep 29, 202631939797.8%
Sep 28, 202632138397.1%
Sep 27, 202630134093.6%
Sep 26, 202631534491.3%
Reports received at Dark Canyon Draw AT Dark Canyon Carlsbad, reports from 0.0 to 5.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02463 PM6 PM9 PMOct 173 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Reports received at Dark Canyon Draw AT Dark Canyon Carlsbad, reports from 0.0 to 5.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0246Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17

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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