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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
405844081464800
Latitude
40.97889 N
Longitude
81.78000 W
Elevation
-
Rank
271of 1,590 in Ohio, Oct 16
Observed
1:05 AMEDT, 30 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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

At a river or reservoir gauge

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

Station charts

Rain gage at Rittman Report

Rank 271 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 score98.6of 100

Ohio median
91.4the median score of 1,590 stations
Scoring higher
255stations in Ohio
Sharing its score
16ranks 256 to 271
Points deducted
1.41.0 forecast check, 0.5 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Ohio median 100.0, 100.0, 90.5
Next above
OH-PT-30rank 270; ahead on reports received 100% against 98.6%
Next below
DAYrank 272; behind on 247 score 98.6 against 98.5

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 3598.634.5 of 35 pointsOhio median 85.7497 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsOhio median 90.8half its reports arrived within 7 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsOhio median 100.0longest silence 40 min, on a schedule of one report every 20 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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 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
271of 1,590 in Ohio, Oct 16
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :05, :25 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
71 of 7298.6% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
497 of 50498.6% of its schedule, 500 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
40 minfrom Oct 10, 8:10 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 5:05 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
7 min9 in 10 within 8 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 20 min, 72 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 20 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 Rittman received 98.6 per cent, 497 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 271 of 1,590.WHERE IT RANKS IN OHIO, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.6%, 497 OF 504, RANK 271 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 Rittman's rank in Ohio by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,330 of 1,594; 2026-10-08 rank 1,291 of 1,597; 2026-10-09 rank 878 of 1,557; 2026-10-10 rank 876 of 1,557; 2026-10-11 rank 788 of 1,544; 2026-10-12 rank 648 of 1,563; 2026-10-13 rank 238 of 1,570; 2026-10-14 rank 249 of 1,568; 2026-10-15 rank 276 of 1,579; 2026-10-16 rank 271 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, 20262711,59098.6%
Oct 15, 20262761,57998.6%
Oct 14, 20262491,56898.8%
Oct 13, 20262381,57098.8%
Oct 12, 20266481,56384.7%
Oct 11, 20267881,54470.4%
Oct 10, 20268761,55756.9%
Oct 9, 20268781,55756.5%
Oct 8, 20261,2911,59728.3%
Oct 7, 20261,3301,59414.2%

Station report

Rain gage at Rittman, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 40.98 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 Rittman, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 72 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 405844081464800FIG. E THE SUN AT RAIN GAGE AT RITTMANELEVATION 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 72°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 40.98 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLERain gage at Rittman, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 405844081464800TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-405844081464800-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Rain gage at Rittman, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 405844081464800FIG. 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 Rittman, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 405844081464800TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-405844081464800-2DRAWN 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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