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Identifier
420703079442501
Latitude
42.11742 N
Longitude
79.74023 W
Elevation
1,470 ft
Rank
355of 1,447 in New York, Oct 17
Observed
11:15 AMEDT, 23 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Findley Lake Rain GageReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Findley Lake Rain Gage Report

Rank 355 of 1,447 in New York, 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 score97.8of 100

New York median
96.2the median score of 1,447 stations
Scoring higher
354stations in New York
Sharing its score
9ranks 355 to 363
Points deducted
2.21.6 arrival, 0.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; New York median 100.0, 100.0, 93.7
Next above
VISN6rank 354; ahead on 247 score 97.9 against 97.8
Next below
01505503rank 360; behind on median arrival 17 min 56 s against 17 min 57 s
Sharing its rank
4other 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 99.0168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.18.4 of 10 pointsNew York median 93.0half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNew York median 100.0longest silence 60 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 10-9.4 of 10 points, at the medianNew York median 93.7-

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
355of 1,447 in New York, Oct 17
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
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 10, 4:15 PM
Latest report
Oct 17, 3:15 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 18 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 1,447 ranked stations in New York 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, 5; 10 to 19 per cent, 45; 20 to 29 per cent, 7; 30 to 39 per cent, 3; 40 to 49 per cent, 74; 50 to 59 per cent, 190; 60 to 69 per cent, 40; 70 to 79 per cent, 54; 80 to 89 per cent, 116; 90 to 99 per cent, 261; 100 per cent, 652. Findley Lake Rain Gage received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 355 of 1,447.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW YORK, Oct 17THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 355 OF 1,447PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9510 to 194520 to 29730 to 39340 to 497450 to 5919060 to 694070 to 795480 to 8911690 to 99261100652STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Findley Lake Rain Gage's rank in New York by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-07 rank 1,319 of 1,413; 2026-10-08 rank 1,291 of 1,426; 2026-10-09 rank 1,067 of 1,426; 2026-10-10 rank 1,064 of 1,426; 2026-10-11 rank 996 of 1,431; 2026-10-12 rank 903 of 1,434; 2026-10-13 rank 336 of 1,437; 2026-10-14 rank 313 of 1,427; 2026-10-15 rank 347 of 1,433; 2026-10-16 rank 344 of 1,432; 2026-10-17 rank 355 of 1,447.ITS RANK IN NEW YORK, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%652
90 to 99%261
80 to 89%116
70 to 79%54
60 to 69%40
50 to 59%190
40 to 49%74
30 to 39%3
20 to 29%7
10 to 19%45
0 to 9%5
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20263551,447100.0%
Oct 16, 20263441,432100.0%
Oct 15, 20263471,433100.0%
Oct 14, 20263131,427100.0%
Oct 13, 20263361,437100.0%
Oct 12, 20269031,43486.3%
Oct 11, 20269961,43172.0%
Oct 10, 20261,0641,42657.7%
Oct 9, 20261,0671,42657.1%
Oct 8, 20261,2911,42629.1%
Oct 7, 20261,3191,41314.8%

Station report

Findley Lake Rain Gage, 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 1,470 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.37 inHg and the temperature at 53.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Findley Lake Rain Gage stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,470 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.37 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 420703079442501FIG. D WHERE FINDLEY LAKE RAIN GAGE 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 ATMOSPHEREFINDLEY LAKE RAIN GAGE5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,470 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 HERE28.37 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.8 FTITLEFindley Lake Rain Gage, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 420703079442501TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-420703079442501-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 42.12 N, and the day is 10 h 51 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Findley Lake Rain Gage, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 51 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 420703079442501FIG. E THE SUN AT FINDLEY LAKE RAIN GAGEELEVATION 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 24°OCT 17, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 51 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.12 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLEFindley Lake Rain Gage, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 420703079442501TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-420703079442501-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,470 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Findley Lake Rain Gage, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 420703079442501FIG. 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 SCALETITLEFindley Lake Rain Gage, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 420703079442501TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-420703079442501-3DRAWN 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-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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