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Identifier
08110470
Latitude
31.32518 N
Longitude
96.31914 W
Elevation
-
Rank
3,120of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Observed
2:00 AMCDT, 33 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Lk Limestone nr MarquezReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Lk Limestone nr Marquez Report

Rank 3,120 of 4,689 in Texas, 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 score89.3of 100

Texas median
95.4the median score of 4,689 stations
Scoring higher
3,117stations in Texas
Sharing its score
3ranks 3,118 to 3,120
Points deducted
10.79.1 reports received, 1.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
TCEQ-85rank 3,118; ahead on reports received 90.4% against 73.9%
Next below
TCEQ-1023rank 3,121; behind on 247 score 89.3 against 89.2

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 3574.025.9 of 35 pointsTexas median 97.5497 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.0half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsTexas 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 medianTexas median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianTexas median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianTexas median 100.0-

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
3,120of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
71 of 9673.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
497 of 67273.9% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 10, 7:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 7:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 23 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 4,689 ranked stations in Texas 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, 70; 20 to 29 per cent, 146; 30 to 39 per cent, 87; 40 to 49 per cent, 298; 50 to 59 per cent, 481; 60 to 69 per cent, 129; 70 to 79 per cent, 424; 80 to 89 per cent, 399; 90 to 99 per cent, 1,390; 100 per cent, 1,232. Lk Limestone nr Marquez received 73.9 per cent, 497 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 3,120 of 4,689.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 73.9%, 497 OF 672, RANK 3,120 OF 4,689PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 93310 to 197020 to 2914630 to 398740 to 4929850 to 5948160 to 6912970 to 7942480 to 8939990 to 991,3901001,232STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Lk Limestone nr Marquez's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-06 rank 4,546 of 4,690; 2026-10-07 rank 4,801 of 5,124; 2026-10-08 rank 4,716 of 5,212; 2026-10-09 rank 4,150 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 4,133 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 3,576 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 3,242 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 3,008 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 3,097 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 3,117 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 3,120 of 4,689.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 6Oct 8Oct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,232
90 to 99%1,390
80 to 89%399
70 to 79%424
60 to 69%129
50 to 59%481
40 to 49%298
30 to 39%87
20 to 29%146
10 to 19%70
0 to 9%33
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20263,1204,68973.9%
Oct 15, 20263,1174,65873.8%
Oct 14, 20263,0974,65673.9%
Oct 13, 20263,0084,66674.1%
Oct 12, 20263,2424,69863.5%
Oct 11, 20263,5764,76452.8%
Oct 10, 20264,1334,90442.4%
Oct 9, 20264,1504,90242.1%
Oct 8, 20264,7165,21221.2%
Oct 7, 20264,8015,12410.7%
Oct 6, 20264,5464,6901.9%

Station report

Lk Limestone nr Marquez, 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 50 degrees above the horizon at 31.33 N, and the day is 11 h 15 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Lk Limestone nr Marquez, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 82 at the June solstice, 59 at the equinoxes and 35 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 15 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08110470FIG. E THE SUN AT LK LIMESTONE NR MARQUEZELEVATION 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 82°EQUINOXES 59°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 35°OCT 16, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 15 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 31.33 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLELk Limestone nr Marquez, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 08110470TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08110470-1DRAWN 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, Lk Limestone nr Marquez, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08110470FIG. 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 SCALETITLELk Limestone nr Marquez, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 08110470TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-08110470-2DRAWN 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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