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Identifier
10348245
Latitude
39.56880 N
Longitude
119.72658 W
Elevation
4,410 ft
Rank
532of 698 in Nevada, Oct 16
Observed
5:40 AMPDT, 23 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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N Truckee Drain At Spanish Springs Rd Nr Spark Report

Rank 532 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 score82.9of 100

Nevada median
89.9the median score of 698 stations
Scoring higher
490stations in Nevada
Sharing its score
43ranks 491 to 533
Points deducted
17.19.0 reports received, 4.3 accuracy, 2.4 forecast check, 1.5 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Nevada median 78.5, 100.0, 76.4
Next above
TRUN2rank 527; ahead on reports received 98.8% against 74.2%
Next below
NV-NY-13rank 533; behind on reports received 74.2% against 71.4%

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 3574.326.0 of 35 pointsNevada median 98.8499 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1085.28.5 of 10 pointsNevada median 80.4half its reports arrived within 17 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNevada median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-15.7 of 20 points, at the medianNevada median 78.5-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianNevada median 100.0-
  6. 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 (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
532of 698 in Nevada, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :10, :25, :40 and :55
Reports received, 24 hours
71 of 9673.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
499 of 67274.2% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
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Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 12, 3:55 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 12:40 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
17 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 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

Chart of the 698 ranked stations in Nevada 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, 1; 20 to 29 per cent, 5; 30 to 39 per cent, 5; 40 to 49 per cent, 27; 50 to 59 per cent, 35; 60 to 69 per cent, 10; 70 to 79 per cent, 47; 80 to 89 per cent, 66; 90 to 99 per cent, 300; 100 per cent, 199. N Truckee Drain At Spanish Springs Rd Nr Spark received 74.2 per cent, 499 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 532 of 698.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEVADA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 74.2%, 499 OF 672, RANK 532 OF 698PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9310 to 19120 to 29530 to 39540 to 492750 to 593560 to 691070 to 794780 to 896690 to 99300100199STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of N Truckee Drain At Spanish Springs Rd Nr Spark's rank in Nevada by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 655 of 675; 2026-10-08 rank 642 of 671; 2026-10-09 rank 610 of 678; 2026-10-10 rank 609 of 678; 2026-10-11 rank 575 of 675; 2026-10-12 rank 552 of 683; 2026-10-13 rank 508 of 693; 2026-10-14 rank 523 of 697; 2026-10-15 rank 536 of 700; 2026-10-16 rank 532 of 698.ITS RANK IN NEVADA, 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%199
90 to 99%300
80 to 89%66
70 to 79%47
60 to 69%10
50 to 59%35
40 to 49%27
30 to 39%5
20 to 29%5
10 to 19%1
0 to 9%3
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202653269874.2%
Oct 15, 202653670074.2%
Oct 14, 202652369774.5%
Oct 13, 202650869374.7%
Oct 12, 202655268364.2%
Oct 11, 202657567553.5%
Oct 10, 202660967843.0%
Oct 9, 202661067842.5%
Oct 8, 202664267121.7%
Oct 7, 202665567510.8%

Station report

N Truckee Drain At Spanish Springs Rd Nr Spark, 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 4,410 ft above sea level, 15 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.45 inHg and the temperature at 43.3 F.

Section from sea level of where N Truckee Drain At Spanish Springs Rd Nr Spark stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,410 feet above sea level with 15 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.45 inches of mercury, and temperature, 43.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 10348245FIG. D WHERE N TRUCKEE DRAIN AT SPANISH SPRINGS RD NR SPARK 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 ATMOSPHEREN TRUCKEE DRAIN AT SPANISH SPRINGS RD NR SPARK15 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,410 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 HERE25.45 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE43.3 FTITLEN Truckee Drain At Spanish Springs Rd Nr Spark, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 10348245TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-10348245-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.57 N, and the day is 10 h 59 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at N Truckee Drain At Spanish Springs Rd Nr Spark, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 59 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 10348245FIG. E THE SUN AT N TRUCKEE DRAIN AT SPANISH SPRINGS RD NR SPARKELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 59 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.57 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEN Truckee Drain At Spanish Springs Rd Nr Spark, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 10348245TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-10348245-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 4,410 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, N Truckee Drain At Spanish Springs Rd Nr Spark, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 10348245FIG. 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 SCALETITLEN Truckee Drain At Spanish Springs Rd Nr Spark, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 10348245TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-10348245-3DRAWN 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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