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Identifier
03021350
Latitude
42.01533 N
Longitude
79.78255 W
Elevation
1,305 ft
Rank
850of 1,432 in New York, Oct 16
Observed
5:00 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0.01in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over French Creek near WattsburgReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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French Creek near Wattsburg Report

Rank 850 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 score94.7of 100

New York median
96.1the median score of 1,432 stations
Scoring higher
848stations in New York
Sharing its score
5ranks 849 to 853
Points deducted
5.34.6 arrival, 0.8 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; New York median 100.0, 100.0, 92.5
Next above
01519995rank 849; ahead on median arrival 32 min 48 s against 32 min 49 s
Next below
CHZN6rank 852; behind on reports received 100% against 98.2%
Sharing its rank
1other 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 1054.45.4 of 10 pointsNew York median 90.8half its reports arrived within 33 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
850of 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
80 minfrom Oct 16, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 9:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 min9 in 10 within 33 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. French Creek near Wattsburg received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 850 of 1,432.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW YORK, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 850 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 French Creek near Wattsburg's rank in New York by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,348 of 1,413; 2026-10-08 rank 1,327 of 1,426; 2026-10-09 rank 1,152 of 1,426; 2026-10-10 rank 1,144 of 1,426; 2026-10-11 rank 1,033 of 1,431; 2026-10-12 rank 974 of 1,434; 2026-10-13 rank 858 of 1,437; 2026-10-14 rank 818 of 1,427; 2026-10-15 rank 860 of 1,433; 2026-10-16 rank 850 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, 20268501,432100.0%
Oct 15, 20268601,433100.0%
Oct 14, 20268181,427100.0%
Oct 13, 20268581,437100.0%
Oct 12, 20269741,43486.3%
Oct 11, 20261,0331,43172.0%
Oct 10, 20261,1441,42657.7%
Oct 9, 20261,1521,42657.1%
Oct 8, 20261,3271,42629.1%
Oct 7, 20261,3481,41314.8%

Station report

French Creek near Wattsburg, 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 1,305 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.54 inHg and the temperature at 54.3 F.

Section from sea level of where French Creek near Wattsburg stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,305 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.54 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03021350FIG. D WHERE FRENCH CREEK NEAR WATTSBURG 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 ATMOSPHEREFRENCH CREEK NEAR WATTSBURG5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,305 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 HERE28.54 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.3 FTITLEFrench Creek near Wattsburg, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 03021350TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03021350-1DRAWN 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 42.02 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 French Creek near Wattsburg, 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 03021350FIG. E THE SUN AT FRENCH CREEK NEAR WATTSBURGELEVATION 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 42.02 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEFrench Creek near Wattsburg, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03021350TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03021350-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,305 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, French Creek near Wattsburg, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03021350FIG. 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 SCALETITLEFrench Creek near Wattsburg, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03021350TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03021350-3DRAWN 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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