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Identifier
01519200
Latitude
41.98750 N
Longitude
77.30217 W
Elevation
1,100 ft
Rank
276of 1,432 in New York, Oct 16
Observed
6:00 AMEDT, 20 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Cowanesque River at ElklandReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Cowanesque River at Elkland Report

Rank 276 of 1,432 in New York, 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 score98.7of 100

New York median
96.1the median score of 1,432 stations
Scoring higher
275stations in New York
Sharing its score
3ranks 276 to 278
Points deducted
1.30.8 forecast check, 0.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; New York median 100.0, 100.0, 92.5
Next above
NY-DT-34rank 275; ahead on 247 score 98.8 against 98.7
Next below
ITHrank 279; behind on 247 score 98.7 against 98.6
Sharing its rank
2other stations, equal on every measure

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 York median 99.4168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.49.4 of 10 pointsNew York median 90.8half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNew York median 100.0longest silence 65 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianNew York median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianNew York median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.3 of 10 points, at the medianNew York median 92.5-

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
276of 1,432 in New York, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 9, 11:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 10:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 13 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 1,432 ranked stations in New York 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, 6; 10 to 19 per cent, 7; 20 to 29 per cent, 45; 30 to 39 per cent, 3; 40 to 49 per cent, 72; 50 to 59 per cent, 200; 60 to 69 per cent, 32; 70 to 79 per cent, 68; 80 to 89 per cent, 106; 90 to 99 per cent, 274; 100 per cent, 619. Cowanesque River at Elkland received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 276 of 1,432.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW YORK, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 276 OF 1,432PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9610 to 19720 to 294530 to 39340 to 497250 to 5920060 to 693270 to 796880 to 8910690 to 99274100619STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Cowanesque River at Elkland's rank in New York by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,314 of 1,413; 2026-10-08 rank 1,278 of 1,426; 2026-10-09 rank 1,052 of 1,426; 2026-10-10 rank 1,046 of 1,426; 2026-10-11 rank 982 of 1,431; 2026-10-12 rank 892 of 1,434; 2026-10-13 rank 271 of 1,437; 2026-10-14 rank 264 of 1,427; 2026-10-15 rank 283 of 1,433; 2026-10-16 rank 276 of 1,432.ITS RANK IN NEW YORK, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%619
90 to 99%274
80 to 89%106
70 to 79%68
60 to 69%32
50 to 59%200
40 to 49%72
30 to 39%3
20 to 29%45
10 to 19%7
0 to 9%6
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20262761,432100.0%
Oct 15, 20262831,433100.0%
Oct 14, 20262641,427100.0%
Oct 13, 20262711,437100.0%
Oct 12, 20268921,43485.7%
Oct 11, 20269821,43171.4%
Oct 10, 20261,0461,42657.1%
Oct 9, 20261,0521,42656.5%
Oct 8, 20261,2781,42628.5%
Oct 7, 20261,3141,41314.2%

Station report

Cowanesque River at Elkland, 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 1,100 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.75 inHg and the temperature at 55.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Cowanesque River at Elkland stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,100 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.75 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 01519200FIG. D WHERE COWANESQUE RIVER AT ELKLAND 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 ATMOSPHERECOWANESQUE RIVER AT ELKLAND4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,100 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 HERE28.75 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.1 FTITLECowanesque River at Elkland, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 01519200TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-01519200-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.99 N, and the day is 10 h 54 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Cowanesque River at Elkland, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 01519200FIG. E THE SUN AT COWANESQUE RIVER AT ELKLANDELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.99 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECowanesque River at Elkland, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 01519200TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-01519200-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,100 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Cowanesque River at Elkland, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 01519200FIG. 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 SCALETITLECowanesque River at Elkland, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 01519200TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-01519200-3DRAWN 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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