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Identifier
434304123032800
Latitude
43.71767 N
Longitude
123.05778 W
Elevation
820 ft
Rank
1,028of 1,635 in Oregon, Oct 16
Observed
11:45 PMPDT, 25 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Cottage Grove Dam Met Station Nr Cottage Grove Report

Rank 1,028 of 1,635 in Oregon, 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 score87.2of 100

Oregon median
92.2the median score of 1,635 stations
Scoring higher
1,023stations in Oregon
Sharing its score
6ranks 1,024 to 1,029
Points deducted
12.89.0 reports received, 2.2 accuracy, 1.1 forecast check, 0.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Oregon median 89.1, 100.0, 89.5
Next above
BIRO3rank 1,027; ahead on reports received 80.3% against 74.4%
Next below
440752122143200rank 1,029; behind on reports received 74.4% against 74.2%

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 pointsOregon median 98.2500 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.19.4 of 10 pointsOregon median 84.9half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsOregon median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-17.8 of 20 points, at the medianOregon median 89.1-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianOregon median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.0 of 10 points, at the medianOregon median 89.5-

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
1,028of 1,635 in Oregon, 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 12, 4:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 6:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 22 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 1,635 ranked stations in Oregon 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 6; 20 to 29 per cent, 26; 30 to 39 per cent, 6; 40 to 49 per cent, 64; 50 to 59 per cent, 181; 60 to 69 per cent, 85; 70 to 79 per cent, 178; 80 to 89 per cent, 81; 90 to 99 per cent, 619; 100 per cent, 388. Cottage Grove Dam Met Station Nr Cottage Grove received 74.4 per cent, 500 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 1,028 of 1,635.WHERE IT RANKS IN OREGON, Oct 16THIS ONE: 74.4%, 500 OF 672, RANK 1,028 OF 1,635PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19620 to 292630 to 39640 to 496450 to 5918160 to 698570 to 7917880 to 898190 to 99619100388STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Cottage Grove Dam Met Station Nr Cottage Grove's rank in Oregon by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,471 of 1,543; 2026-10-08 rank 1,455 of 1,571; 2026-10-09 rank 1,357 of 1,646; 2026-10-10 rank 1,354 of 1,646; 2026-10-11 rank 1,230 of 1,649; 2026-10-12 rank 1,028 of 1,642; 2026-10-13 rank 955 of 1,642; 2026-10-14 rank 950 of 1,628; 2026-10-15 rank 1,004 of 1,632; 2026-10-16 rank 1,028 of 1,635.ITS RANK IN OREGON, 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%388
90 to 99%619
80 to 89%81
70 to 79%178
60 to 69%85
50 to 59%181
40 to 49%64
30 to 39%6
20 to 29%26
10 to 19%6
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20261,0281,63574.4%
Oct 15, 20261,0041,63274.5%
Oct 14, 20269501,62874.5%
Oct 13, 20269551,64274.5%
Oct 12, 20261,0281,64263.9%
Oct 11, 20261,2301,64953.2%
Oct 10, 20261,3541,64642.5%
Oct 9, 20261,3571,64642.2%
Oct 8, 20261,4551,57121.2%
Oct 7, 20261,4711,54310.7%

Station report

Cottage Grove Dam Met Station Nr Cottage Grove, 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 820 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.05 inHg and the temperature at 56.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Cottage Grove Dam Met Station Nr Cottage Grove stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 820 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.05 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 434304123032800FIG. D WHERE COTTAGE GROVE DAM MET STATION NR COTTAGE GROVE 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 ATMOSPHERECOTTAGE GROVE DAM MET STATION NR COTTAGE GROVE3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT820 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 HERE29.05 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.1 FTITLECottage Grove Dam Met Station Nr Cottage Grove, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 434304123032800TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-434304123032800-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 37 degrees above the horizon at 43.72 N, and the day is 10 h 49 min long. Level ground there takes 60 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Cottage Grove Dam Met Station Nr Cottage Grove, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 37 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 49 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 434304123032800FIG. E THE SUN AT COTTAGE GROVE DAM MET STATION NR COTTAGE GROVEELEVATION 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 70°EQUINOXES 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23°OCT 16, 37°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 49 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 60 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 43.72 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECottage Grove Dam Met Station Nr Cottage Grove, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 434304123032800TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-434304123032800-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 820 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Cottage Grove Dam Met Station Nr Cottage Grove, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 434304123032800FIG. 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 SCALETITLECottage Grove Dam Met Station Nr Cottage Grove, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 434304123032800TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-434304123032800-3DRAWN 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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