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Identifier
071912213
Latitude
36.32257 N
Longitude
94.68523 W
Elevation
840 ft
Rank
624of 859 in Oklahoma, Oct 16
Observed
1:15 AMCDT, 25 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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

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Spavinaw Creek near Colcord Report

Rank 624 of 859 in Oklahoma, 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 score89.9of 100

Oklahoma median
96.0the median score of 859 stations
Scoring higher
621stations in Oklahoma
Sharing its score
3ranks 622 to 624
Points deducted
10.19.0 reports received, 0.6 forecast check, 0.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Oklahoma median 100.0, 100.0, 93.8
Next above
07191300rank 623; ahead on reports received 74.5% against 74.4%
Next below
ENBO2rank 625; behind on 247 score 89.9 against 89.8

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 3574.426.0 of 35 pointsOklahoma median 99.4500 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.49.4 of 10 pointsOklahoma median 90.9half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsOklahoma median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianOklahoma median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianOklahoma median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.4 of 10 points, at the medianOklahoma median 93.8-

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
624of 859 in Oklahoma, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
71 of 9673.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
500 of 67274.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
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Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 10, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 6:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 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 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

Chart of the 859 ranked stations in Oklahoma 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, 21; 20 to 29 per cent, 15; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 37; 50 to 59 per cent, 72; 60 to 69 per cent, 17; 70 to 79 per cent, 58; 80 to 89 per cent, 62; 90 to 99 per cent, 228; 100 per cent, 341. Spavinaw Creek near Colcord received 74.4 per cent, 500 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 624 of 859.WHERE IT RANKS IN OKLAHOMA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 74.4%, 500 OF 672, RANK 624 OF 859PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9610 to 192120 to 291530 to 39240 to 493750 to 597260 to 691770 to 795880 to 896290 to 99228100341STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Spavinaw Creek near Colcord's rank in Oklahoma by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 751 of 868; 2026-10-08 rank 762 of 849; 2026-10-09 rank 741 of 828; 2026-10-10 rank 740 of 828; 2026-10-11 rank 705 of 838; 2026-10-12 rank 657 of 832; 2026-10-13 rank 617 of 832; 2026-10-14 rank 629 of 835; 2026-10-15 rank 630 of 848; 2026-10-16 rank 624 of 859.ITS RANK IN OKLAHOMA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%341
90 to 99%228
80 to 89%62
70 to 79%58
60 to 69%17
50 to 59%72
40 to 49%37
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%15
10 to 19%21
0 to 9%6
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202662485974.4%
Oct 15, 202663084874.4%
Oct 14, 202662983574.5%
Oct 13, 202661783274.5%
Oct 12, 202665783263.9%
Oct 11, 202670583853.2%
Oct 10, 202674082842.7%
Oct 9, 202674182842.4%
Oct 8, 202676284921.4%
Oct 7, 202675186810.7%

Station report

Spavinaw Creek near Colcord, 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 840 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.02 inHg and the temperature at 56.0 F.

Section from sea level of where Spavinaw Creek near Colcord stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 840 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.02 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 071912213FIG. D WHERE SPAVINAW CREEK NEAR COLCORD 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 ATMOSPHERESPAVINAW CREEK NEAR COLCORD3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT840 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 HERE29.02 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.0 FTITLESpavinaw Creek near Colcord, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 071912213TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-071912213-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 36.32 N, and the day is 11 h 06 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Spavinaw Creek near Colcord, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 06 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 071912213FIG. E THE SUN AT SPAVINAW CREEK NEAR COLCORDELEVATION 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 77°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°OCT 16, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 06 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.32 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESpavinaw Creek near Colcord, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 071912213TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-071912213-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 840 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Spavinaw Creek near Colcord, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 071912213FIG. 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 SCALETITLESpavinaw Creek near Colcord, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 071912213TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-071912213-3DRAWN 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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