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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
03041500
Latitude
40.41924 N
Longitude
79.02614 W
Elevation
1,076 ft
Rank
615of 1,383 in Pennsylvania, Oct 16
Observed
5:45 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Conemaugh River at SewardReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 108 instruments in Pennsylvania stand at one.

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Conemaugh River at Seward Report

Rank 615 of 1,383 in Pennsylvania, 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 score95.7of 100

Pennsylvania median
94.3the median score of 1,383 stations
Scoring higher
614stations in Pennsylvania
Sharing its score
12ranks 615 to 626
Points deducted
4.33.6 arrival, 0.7 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Pennsylvania median 100.0, 100.0, 92.9
Next above
CHLP1rank 614; ahead on 247 score 95.8 against 95.7
Next below
EGRP1rank 625; behind on reports received 100% against 98.8%
Sharing its rank
9other stations, equal on every measure

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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsPennsylvania median 95.8168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1064.46.4 of 10 pointsPennsylvania median 94.8half its reports arrived within 28 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsPennsylvania median 100.0longest silence 80 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianPennsylvania median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianPennsylvania median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.3 of 10 points, at the medianPennsylvania median 92.9-

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
615of 1,383 in Pennsylvania, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
75 minfrom Oct 16, 9:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 9:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
28 min9 in 10 within 28 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 1,383 ranked stations in Pennsylvania 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, 33; 10 to 19 per cent, 9; 20 to 29 per cent, 43; 30 to 39 per cent, 6; 40 to 49 per cent, 109; 50 to 59 per cent, 201; 60 to 69 per cent, 122; 70 to 79 per cent, 60; 80 to 89 per cent, 90; 90 to 99 per cent, 310; 100 per cent, 400. Conemaugh River at Seward received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 615 of 1,383.WHERE IT RANKS IN PENNSYLVANIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 615 OF 1,383PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 93310 to 19920 to 294330 to 39640 to 4910950 to 5920160 to 6912270 to 796080 to 899090 to 99310100400STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Conemaugh River at Seward's rank in Pennsylvania by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,248 of 1,339; 2026-10-08 rank 1,221 of 1,356; 2026-10-09 rank 941 of 1,352; 2026-10-10 rank 937 of 1,352; 2026-10-11 rank 837 of 1,344; 2026-10-12 rank 752 of 1,368; 2026-10-13 rank 578 of 1,374; 2026-10-14 rank 552 of 1,372; 2026-10-15 rank 621 of 1,375; 2026-10-16 rank 615 of 1,383.ITS RANK IN PENNSYLVANIA, 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%400
90 to 99%310
80 to 89%90
70 to 79%60
60 to 69%122
50 to 59%201
40 to 49%109
30 to 39%6
20 to 29%43
10 to 19%9
0 to 9%33
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20266151,383100.0%
Oct 15, 20266211,375100.0%
Oct 14, 20265521,372100.0%
Oct 13, 20265781,374100.0%
Oct 12, 20267521,36885.7%
Oct 11, 20268371,34471.4%
Oct 10, 20269371,35257.1%
Oct 9, 20269411,35257.1%
Oct 8, 20261,2211,35628.5%
Oct 7, 20261,2481,33914.2%

Station report

Conemaugh River at Seward, 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 1,076 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.78 inHg and the temperature at 55.2 F.

Section from sea level of where Conemaugh River at Seward stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,076 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.78 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03041500FIG. D WHERE CONEMAUGH RIVER AT SEWARD 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 ATMOSPHERECONEMAUGH RIVER AT SEWARD4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,076 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 HERE28.78 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.2 FTITLEConemaugh River at Seward, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 03041500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03041500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 40.42 N, and the day is 10 h 57 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Conemaugh River at Seward, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 57 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03041500FIG. E THE SUN AT CONEMAUGH RIVER AT SEWARDELEVATION 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 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 57 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.42 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEConemaugh River at Seward, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03041500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03041500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,076 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Conemaugh River at Seward, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03041500FIG. 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 SCALETITLEConemaugh River at Seward, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03041500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-03041500-3DRAWN 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

What this instrument measures for

2 places read it as one of the nearest to it.

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