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Identifier
405252082393500
Latitude
40.88111 N
Longitude
82.65972 W
Elevation
1,083 ft
Rank
1,041of 1,590 in Ohio, Oct 16
Observed
8:30 AMEDT, 26 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Rain gage at ShelbyReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Rain gage at Shelby Report

Rank 1,041 of 1,590 in Ohio, 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 score88.0of 100

Ohio median
91.4the median score of 1,590 stations
Scoring higher
1,037stations in Ohio
Sharing its score
4ranks 1,038 to 1,041
Points deducted
12.09.2 reports received, 1.6 arrival, 1.0 forecast check, 0.3 continuity
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Ohio median 100.0, 100.0, 90.5
Next above
OH142rank 1,038; ahead on reports received 81.7% against 73.6%
Next below
OH013rank 1,042; behind on 247 score 88.0 against 87.9

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 3573.725.8 of 35 pointsOhio median 85.7495 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsOhio median 90.8half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 1096.79.7 of 10 pointsOhio median 100.0longest silence 50 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianOhio median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianOhio median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.1 of 10 points, at the medianOhio median 90.5-

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 (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
1,041of 1,590 in Ohio, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
70 of 9672.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
495 of 67273.6% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
50 minfrom Oct 12, 12:40 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 12:30 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 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 1,590 ranked stations in Ohio 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, 27; 10 to 19 per cent, 105; 20 to 29 per cent, 61; 30 to 39 per cent, 11; 40 to 49 per cent, 91; 50 to 59 per cent, 183; 60 to 69 per cent, 29; 70 to 79 per cent, 83; 80 to 89 per cent, 267; 90 to 99 per cent, 310; 100 per cent, 423. Rain gage at Shelby received 73.6 per cent, 495 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 1,041 of 1,590.WHERE IT RANKS IN OHIO, Oct 16THIS ONE: 73.6%, 495 OF 672, RANK 1,041 OF 1,590PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 92710 to 1910520 to 296130 to 391140 to 499150 to 5918360 to 692970 to 798380 to 8926790 to 99310100423STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Rain gage at Shelby's rank in Ohio by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,382 of 1,594; 2026-10-08 rank 1,379 of 1,597; 2026-10-09 rank 1,260 of 1,557; 2026-10-10 rank 1,253 of 1,557; 2026-10-11 rank 993 of 1,544; 2026-10-12 rank 902 of 1,563; 2026-10-13 rank 881 of 1,570; 2026-10-14 rank 878 of 1,568; 2026-10-15 rank 1,007 of 1,579; 2026-10-16 rank 1,041 of 1,590.ITS RANK IN OHIO, 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%423
90 to 99%310
80 to 89%267
70 to 79%83
60 to 69%29
50 to 59%183
40 to 49%91
30 to 39%11
20 to 29%61
10 to 19%105
0 to 9%27
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20261,0411,59073.6%
Oct 15, 20261,0071,57973.8%
Oct 14, 20268781,56873.8%
Oct 13, 20268811,57073.9%
Oct 12, 20269021,56363.5%
Oct 11, 20269931,54453.2%
Oct 10, 20261,2531,55742.5%
Oct 9, 20261,2601,55742.2%
Oct 8, 20261,3791,59721.2%
Oct 7, 20261,3821,59410.7%

Station report

Rain gage at Shelby, 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 1,083 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.77 inHg and the temperature at 55.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Rain gage at Shelby stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,083 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.77 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 405252082393500FIG. D WHERE RAIN GAGE AT SHELBY 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 ATMOSPHERERAIN GAGE AT SHELBY4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,083 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 HERE28.77 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.1 FTITLERain gage at Shelby, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 405252082393500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-405252082393500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 40.88 N, and the day is 10 h 56 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 Rain gage at Shelby, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 56 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 405252082393500FIG. E THE SUN AT RAIN GAGE AT SHELBYELEVATION 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 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 16, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 56 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.88 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLERain gage at Shelby, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 405252082393500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-405252082393500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,083 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Rain gage at Shelby, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 405252082393500FIG. 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 SCALETITLERain gage at Shelby, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 405252082393500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-405252082393500-3DRAWN 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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