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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
302903097424999
Latitude
30.48406 N
Longitude
97.71357 W
Elevation
-
Rank
2,299of 4,711 in Texas, Oct 20
Observed
3:00 AMCDT, 52 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over UBC Dam 9 nr AustinReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 463 instruments in Texas stand at one.

Station charts

UBC Dam 9 nr Austin Report

Rank 2,299 of 4,711 in Texas, Oct 20. 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 score95.5of 100

Texas median
95.2the median score of 4,711 stations
Scoring higher
2,296stations in Texas
Sharing its score
34ranks 2,297 to 2,330
Points deducted
4.54.5 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
08178980rank 2,297; ahead on median arrival 32 min 25 s against 32 min 29 s
Next below
07314000rank 2,330; behind on median arrival 32 min 29 s against 32 min 30 s
Sharing its rank
30other 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 pointsTexas median 97.0168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1055.05.5 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.0half its reports arrived within 32 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsTexas median 100.0longest silence 65 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 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 (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
2,299of 4,711 in Texas, Oct 20
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
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
1 hourfrom Oct 13, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 20, 8:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
32 min9 in 10 within 33 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 4,711 ranked stations in Texas on Oct 20 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, 41; 10 to 19 per cent, 79; 20 to 29 per cent, 130; 30 to 39 per cent, 85; 40 to 49 per cent, 322; 50 to 59 per cent, 500; 60 to 69 per cent, 141; 70 to 79 per cent, 416; 80 to 89 per cent, 466; 90 to 99 per cent, 1,284; 100 per cent, 1,247. UBC Dam 9 nr Austin received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 2,299 of 4,711.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 20THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 2,299 OF 4,711PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 94110 to 197920 to 2913030 to 398540 to 4932250 to 5950060 to 6914170 to 7941680 to 8946690 to 991,2841001,247STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of UBC Dam 9 nr Austin's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-20: 2026-10-07 rank 4,912 of 5,124; 2026-10-08 rank 4,727 of 5,212; 2026-10-09 rank 3,664 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 3,650 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 3,133 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 2,757 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 2,218 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 2,194 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 2,329 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 2,326 of 4,689; 2026-10-17 rank 2,317 of 4,734; 2026-10-18 rank 2,285 of 4,729; 2026-10-19 rank 2,295 of 4,723; 2026-10-20 rank 2,299 of 4,711.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 7Oct 10Oct 13Oct 16Oct 19Oct 20
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,247
90 to 99%1,284
80 to 89%466
70 to 79%416
60 to 69%141
50 to 59%500
40 to 49%322
30 to 39%85
20 to 29%130
10 to 19%79
0 to 9%41
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 20, 20262,2994,711100.0%
Oct 19, 20262,2954,723100.0%
Oct 18, 20262,2854,729100.0%
Oct 17, 20262,3174,734100.0%
Oct 16, 20262,3264,689100.0%
Oct 15, 20262,3294,658100.0%
Oct 14, 20262,1944,656100.0%
Oct 13, 20262,2184,666100.0%
Oct 12, 20262,7574,69886.3%
Oct 11, 20263,1334,76472.0%
Oct 10, 20263,6504,90457.7%
Oct 9, 20263,6644,90257.1%
Oct 8, 20264,7275,21229.1%
Oct 7, 20264,9125,12414.8%

Station report

UBC Dam 9 nr Austin, 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 20 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 30.48 N, and the day is 11 h 10 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at UBC Dam 9 nr Austin, angles true: on Oct 20 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 60 at the equinoxes and 36 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 10 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 302903097424999FIG. E THE SUN AT UBC DAM 9 NR AUSTINELEVATION 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 83°EQUINOXES 60°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 36°OCT 20, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 10 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.48 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -10.5°TITLEUBC Dam 9 nr Austin, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 302903097424999TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-20IDSR-302903097424999-1DRAWN 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, UBC Dam 9 nr Austin, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 302903097424999FIG. 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 SCALETITLEUBC Dam 9 nr Austin, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 302903097424999TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-20IDSR-302903097424999-2DRAWN 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-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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