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At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-CHAO3
Latitude
43.35100 N
Longitude
124.33700 W
Elevation
-
Rank
1,298of 1,635 in Oregon, Oct 16
Observed
7:36 PMPDT, 1 hour ago
Wind
0mph
Gust
1mph

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 3 instruments in Oregon stand at one.

Station charts

Charleston Report

Rank 1,298 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 score79.5of 100

Oregon median
92.2the median score of 1,635 stations
Scoring higher
1,297stations in Oregon
Sharing its score
4ranks 1,298 to 1,301
Points deducted
20.57.3 reports received, 5.4 arrival, 4.6 continuity, 2.2 accuracy, 1.1 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Oregon median 89.1, 100.0, 89.5
Next above
FW6402rank 1,297; ahead on 247 score 79.6 against 79.5
Next below
OD192rank 1,299; behind on reports received 79.1% against 73.5%

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 3579.227.7 of 35 pointsOregon median 98.2133 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1046.14.6 of 10 pointsOregon median 84.9half its reports arrived within 37 min
  3. Continuityweight 1053.95.4 of 10 pointsOregon median 100.0longest silence 13 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 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
1,298of 1,635 in Oregon, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30 and :36
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule, 35 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
136 of 16880.9% of its schedule, 172 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
13 hoursfrom Oct 14, 2:36 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 2:36 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
37 min9 in 10 within 57 min

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

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

Chart of the 1,635 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. Charleston received 79.1 per cent, 133 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 1,298 of 1,635.WHERE IT RANKS IN OREGON, Oct 16THIS ONE: 79.1%, 133 OF 168, RANK 1,298 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 Charleston's rank in Oregon by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 1,588 of 1,649; 2026-10-12 rank 1,561 of 1,642; 2026-10-13 rank 1,535 of 1,642; 2026-10-14 rank 1,434 of 1,628; 2026-10-15 rank 1,510 of 1,632; 2026-10-16 rank 1,298 of 1,635.ITS RANK IN OREGON, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 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, 20261,2981,63579.1%
Oct 15, 20261,5101,63264.8%
Oct 14, 20261,4341,62857.7%
Oct 13, 20261,5351,64244.6%
Oct 12, 20261,5611,64230.3%
Oct 11, 20261,5881,64916.0%

Station report

Charleston, 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 38 degrees above the horizon at 43.35 N, and the day is 10 h 50 min long. Level ground there takes 61 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Charleston, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 50 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-CHAO3FIG. E THE SUN AT CHARLESTONELEVATION 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 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23°OCT 16, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 50 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 43.35 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECharleston, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-CHAO3TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCCHAO3-1DRAWN 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, Charleston, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-CHAO3FIG. 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 SCALETITLECharleston, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-CHAO3TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCCHAO3-2DRAWN 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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