Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 102 instruments in Nevada stand at one.
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Sloan Channel At Charleston Blvd Nr Las Vegas Report
Rank 467 of 698 in Nevada, 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 score85.3of 100
Nevada median
89.9the median score of 698 stations
Scoring higher
465stations in Nevada
Sharing its score
2ranks 466 to 467
Points deducted
14.76.1 continuity, 4.3 accuracy, 2.4 forecast check, 2.0 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Nevada median 78.5, 100.0, 76.4
Next above
PFBN2rank 466; ahead on reports received 100% against 94.4%
Next below
SPMN2rank 468; behind on 247 score 85.3 against 85.2
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.
Reports receivedweight 3594.433.0 of 35 pointsNevada median 98.8476 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNevada median 80.4half its reports arrived within 8 min
Continuityweight 1038.83.9 of 10 pointsNevada median 100.0longest silence 7 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
Accuracyweight 20-15.7 of 20 points, at the medianNevada median 78.5-
Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianNevada median 100.0-
Forecast checkweight 10-7.6 of 10 points, at the medianNevada median 76.4-
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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 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
At 1,711 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.12 inHg and the temperature at 52.9 F.
On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 36.16 N, and the day is 11 h 06 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.