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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
411352080144301
Latitude
41.23100 N
Longitude
80.24531 W
Elevation
1,244 ft
Rank
376of 1,397 in Pennsylvania, Oct 18
Observed
10:15 PMEDT, 56 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Rain Gage at MercerReflectivityStorm 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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Rain Gage at Mercer Report

Rank 376 of 1,397 in Pennsylvania, Oct 18. 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 score97.7of 100

Pennsylvania median
94.5the median score of 1,397 stations
Scoring higher
356stations in Pennsylvania
Sharing its score
48ranks 357 to 404
Points deducted
2.31.6 arrival, 0.5 forecast check, 0.2 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Pennsylvania median 100.0, 100.0, 94.7
Next above
01573710rank 375; ahead on median arrival 17 min 48 s against 17 min 49 s
Next below
SNLP1rank 382; behind on median arrival 17 min 49 s against 17 min 50 s
Sharing its rank
5other 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 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsPennsylvania median 96.3167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsPennsylvania median 96.5half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsPennsylvania median 100.0longest silence 2 h, 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 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianPennsylvania median 94.7-

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
376of 1,397 in Pennsylvania, Oct 18
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
167 of 16899.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 11, 1:15 PM
Latest report
Oct 18, 2:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 37 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 1,397 ranked stations in Pennsylvania on Oct 18 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, 13; 10 to 19 per cent, 33; 20 to 29 per cent, 34; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 94; 50 to 59 per cent, 207; 60 to 69 per cent, 121; 70 to 79 per cent, 64; 80 to 89 per cent, 104; 90 to 99 per cent, 283; 100 per cent, 434. Rain Gage at Mercer received 99.4 per cent, 167 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 376 of 1,397.WHERE IT RANKS IN PENNSYLVANIA, Oct 18THIS ONE: 99.4%, 167 OF 168, RANK 376 OF 1,397PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91310 to 193320 to 293430 to 391040 to 499450 to 5920760 to 6912170 to 796480 to 8910490 to 99283100434STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Rain Gage at Mercer's rank in Pennsylvania by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-18: 2026-10-07 rank 1,195 of 1,339; 2026-10-08 rank 1,108 of 1,356; 2026-10-09 rank 852 of 1,352; 2026-10-10 rank 842 of 1,352; 2026-10-11 rank 780 of 1,344; 2026-10-12 rank 682 of 1,368; 2026-10-13 rank 323 of 1,374; 2026-10-14 rank 307 of 1,372; 2026-10-15 rank 343 of 1,375; 2026-10-16 rank 363 of 1,383; 2026-10-17 rank 396 of 1,394; 2026-10-18 rank 376 of 1,397.ITS RANK IN PENNSYLVANIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%434
90 to 99%283
80 to 89%104
70 to 79%64
60 to 69%121
50 to 59%207
40 to 49%94
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%34
10 to 19%33
0 to 9%13
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 18, 20263761,39799.4%
Oct 17, 20263961,39499.4%
Oct 16, 20263631,38399.4%
Oct 15, 20263431,37599.4%
Oct 14, 20263071,37299.4%
Oct 13, 20263231,37499.4%
Oct 12, 20266821,36885.7%
Oct 11, 20267801,34472.0%
Oct 10, 20268421,35257.7%
Oct 9, 20268521,35257.1%
Oct 8, 20261,1081,35629.1%
Oct 7, 20261,1951,33914.8%

Station report

Rain Gage at Mercer, 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 1,244 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.60 inHg and the temperature at 54.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Rain Gage at Mercer stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,244 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.60 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 411352080144301FIG. D WHERE RAIN GAGE AT MERCER 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 ATMOSPHERERAIN GAGE AT MERCER4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,244 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 HERE28.60 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.6 FTITLERain Gage at Mercer, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 411352080144301TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-18IDSR-411352080144301-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 18 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.23 N, and the day is 10 h 50 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rain Gage at Mercer, angles true: on Oct 18 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 50 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 411352080144301FIG. E THE SUN AT RAIN GAGE AT MERCERELEVATION 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 25°OCT 18, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 50 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.23 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.8°TITLERain Gage at Mercer, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 411352080144301TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-18IDSR-411352080144301-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,244 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Rain Gage at Mercer, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 411352080144301FIG. 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 Mercer, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 411352080144301TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-18IDSR-411352080144301-3DRAWN 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-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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