Storm Station
Sign in

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
402120081134200
Latitude
40.35567 N
Longitude
81.22822 W
Elevation
945 ft
Observed
10:00 AMEDT, 57 minutes ago
Air temperature
37.4F
Dew point
37.4F
Relative humidity
100%
Wind
0mph
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 99 instruments in Ohio stand at one.

Station charts

Weather Station at Tappan Lake Report

Rank 675 of 1,608 in Ohio, Oct 18. 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 score95.0of 100

Ohio median
92.5the median score of 1,608 stations
Scoring higher
674stations in Ohio
Sharing its score
17ranks 675 to 691
Points deducted
5.04.6 arrival, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Ohio median 95.2
Next above
OKOO1rank 674; ahead on 247 score 95.1 against 95.0
Next below
MCSO1rank 684; behind on reports received 100% against 98.2%
Sharing its rank
8other 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 pointsOhio median 85.7168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1054.45.4 of 10 pointsOhio median 90.8half its reports arrived within 33 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsOhio median 100.0longest silence 64 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsOhio median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KPHD, 12.9 miles away, over 164 readings: typical difference 1.8 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.7 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsOhio median 100.00 of 164 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianOhio median 95.2-

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 2.8 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.3 °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
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 11, 3:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 18, 2:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 min9 in 10 within 33 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.5 °Fcooler than the airport station KPHD, 13 miles away, on average over 300 readings; typical difference 2.0 °F

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 1,608 ranked stations in Ohio on Oct 18 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, 21; 10 to 19 per cent, 132; 20 to 29 per cent, 48; 30 to 39 per cent, 6; 40 to 49 per cent, 73; 50 to 59 per cent, 194; 60 to 69 per cent, 32; 70 to 79 per cent, 92; 80 to 89 per cent, 280; 90 to 99 per cent, 289; 100 per cent, 441. Weather Station at Tappan Lake received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 675 of 1,608.WHERE IT RANKS IN OHIO, Oct 18THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 675 OF 1,608PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 92110 to 1913220 to 294830 to 39640 to 497350 to 5919460 to 693270 to 799280 to 8928090 to 99289100441STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Weather Station at Tappan Lake's rank in Ohio by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-18: 2026-10-07 rank 1,423 of 1,594; 2026-10-08 rank 1,388 of 1,597; 2026-10-09 rank 1,036 of 1,557; 2026-10-10 rank 1,025 of 1,557; 2026-10-11 rank 880 of 1,544; 2026-10-12 rank 782 of 1,563; 2026-10-13 rank 642 of 1,570; 2026-10-14 rank 635 of 1,568; 2026-10-15 rank 664 of 1,579; 2026-10-16 rank 676 of 1,590; 2026-10-17 rank 668 of 1,605; 2026-10-18 rank 675 of 1,608.ITS RANK IN OHIO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%441
90 to 99%289
80 to 89%280
70 to 79%92
60 to 69%32
50 to 59%194
40 to 49%73
30 to 39%6
20 to 29%48
10 to 19%132
0 to 9%21
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 18, 20266751,608100.0%
Oct 17, 20266681,605100.0%
Oct 16, 20266761,590100.0%
Oct 15, 20266641,579100.0%
Oct 14, 20266351,568100.0%
Oct 13, 20266421,570100.0%
Oct 12, 20267821,56386.3%
Oct 11, 20268801,54472.0%
Oct 10, 20261,0251,55757.7%
Oct 9, 20261,0361,55757.1%
Oct 8, 20261,3881,59729.1%
Oct 7, 20261,4231,59414.8%

Station report

Weather Station at Tappan Lake, 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 945 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.91 inHg and the temperature at 55.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Weather Station at Tappan Lake stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 945 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 402120081134200FIG. D WHERE WEATHER STATION AT TAPPAN LAKE 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 ATMOSPHEREWEATHER STATION AT TAPPAN LAKE3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT945 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 HERE28.91 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.6 FTITLEWeather Station at Tappan Lake, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 402120081134200TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-18IDSR-402120081134200-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 18 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 40.36 N, and the day is 10 h 52 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Weather Station at Tappan Lake, angles true: on Oct 18 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 52 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 402120081134200FIG. E THE SUN AT WEATHER STATION AT TAPPAN LAKEELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 18, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 52 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.36 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.8°TITLEWeather Station at Tappan Lake, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 402120081134200TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-18IDSR-402120081134200-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 945 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Weather Station at Tappan Lake, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 402120081134200FIG. 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 SCALETITLEWeather Station at Tappan Lake, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 402120081134200TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-18IDSR-402120081134200-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Weather Station at Tappan Lake