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Identifier
303227097404504
Latitude
30.54131 N
Longitude
97.67879 W
Elevation
-
Rank
2,219of 4,729 in Texas, Oct 18
Observed
7:45 PMCDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over UBC Dam 11 nr Round RockReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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UBC Dam 11 nr Round Rock Report

Rank 2,219 of 4,729 in Texas, 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 score96.1of 100

Texas median
95.0the median score of 4,729 stations
Scoring higher
2,202stations in Texas
Sharing its score
20ranks 2,203 to 2,222
Points deducted
3.93.5 arrival, 0.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
TLWT2rank 2,212; ahead on reports received 99.4% against 98.8%
Next below
RBBT2rank 2,220; behind on reports received 98.8% against 98.5%

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 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsTexas median 96.0166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1064.86.5 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.0half its reports arrived within 28 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsTexas 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 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
2,219of 4,729 in Texas, Oct 18
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
166 of 16898.8% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 16, 4:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 18, 12:45 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 4,729 ranked stations in Texas 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, 35; 10 to 19 per cent, 87; 20 to 29 per cent, 130; 30 to 39 per cent, 90; 40 to 49 per cent, 312; 50 to 59 per cent, 483; 60 to 69 per cent, 135; 70 to 79 per cent, 452; 80 to 89 per cent, 541; 90 to 99 per cent, 1,224; 100 per cent, 1,240. UBC Dam 11 nr Round Rock received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 2,219 of 4,729.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 18THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 2,219 OF 4,729PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 93510 to 198720 to 2913030 to 399040 to 4931250 to 5948360 to 6913570 to 7945280 to 8954190 to 991,2241001,240STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of UBC Dam 11 nr Round Rock's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-18: 2026-10-07 rank 4,834 of 5,124; 2026-10-08 rank 4,627 of 5,212; 2026-10-09 rank 3,481 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 3,488 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 3,040 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 2,661 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 1,945 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 1,908 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 2,090 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 2,084 of 4,689; 2026-10-17 rank 2,232 of 4,734; 2026-10-18 rank 2,219 of 4,729.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,240
90 to 99%1,224
80 to 89%541
70 to 79%452
60 to 69%135
50 to 59%483
40 to 49%312
30 to 39%90
20 to 29%130
10 to 19%87
0 to 9%35
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 18, 20262,2194,72998.8%
Oct 17, 20262,2324,73499.4%
Oct 16, 20262,0844,689100.0%
Oct 15, 20262,0904,658100.0%
Oct 14, 20261,9084,656100.0%
Oct 13, 20261,9454,666100.0%
Oct 12, 20262,6614,69885.7%
Oct 11, 20263,0404,76471.4%
Oct 10, 20263,4884,90457.1%
Oct 9, 20263,4814,90257.1%
Oct 8, 20264,6275,21228.5%
Oct 7, 20264,8345,12414.2%

Station report

UBC Dam 11 nr Round Rock, 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 18 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 30.54 N, and the day is 11 h 13 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 UBC Dam 11 nr Round Rock, angles true: on Oct 18 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 59 at the equinoxes and 36 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 13 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 303227097404504FIG. E THE SUN AT UBC DAM 11 NR ROUND ROCKELEVATION 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 59°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 36°OCT 18, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 13 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.54 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.8°TITLEUBC Dam 11 nr Round Rock, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 303227097404504TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-18IDSR-303227097404504-1DRAWN 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 11 nr Round Rock, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 303227097404504FIG. 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 11 nr Round Rock, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 303227097404504TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-18IDSR-303227097404504-2DRAWN 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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