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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
303425097175601
Latitude
30.57367 N
Longitude
97.29900 W
Elevation
-
Rank
5of 4,711 in Texas, Oct 20
Observed
6:45 PMCDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over LBC Dam 18 nr ThrallReflectivityStorm 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

LBC Dam 18 nr Thrall Report

Rank 5 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 score100.0of 100

Texas median
95.2the median score of 4,711 stations
Scoring higher
0stations in Texas
Sharing its score
625ranks 1 to 625
Points deducted
0.0of 100
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
PWGrank 2; ahead on median arrival 6 min 36 s against 7 min 29 s
Next below
08173900rank 16; behind on median arrival 7 min 29 s against 7 min 30 s
Sharing its rank
10other 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 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.0half its reports arrived within 7 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsTexas median 100.0longest silence 60 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
5of 4,711 in Texas, Oct 20
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
65 minfrom Oct 19, 11:45 PM
Latest report
Oct 19, 11:45 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
7 min9 in 10 within 8 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. LBC Dam 18 nr Thrall received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 5 of 4,711.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 20THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 5 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 LBC Dam 18 nr Thrall's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-20: 2026-10-07 rank 4,374 of 5,124; 2026-10-08 rank 4,182 of 5,212; 2026-10-09 rank 2,820 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 2,816 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 2,390 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 1,880 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 31 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 11 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 3 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 3 of 4,689; 2026-10-17 rank 4 of 4,734; 2026-10-18 rank 4 of 4,729; 2026-10-19 rank 4 of 4,723; 2026-10-20 rank 5 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, 202654,711100.0%
Oct 19, 202644,723100.0%
Oct 18, 202644,729100.0%
Oct 17, 202644,734100.0%
Oct 16, 202634,689100.0%
Oct 15, 202634,658100.0%
Oct 14, 2026114,656100.0%
Oct 13, 2026314,666100.0%
Oct 12, 20261,8804,69885.7%
Oct 11, 20262,3904,76471.4%
Oct 10, 20262,8164,90457.1%
Oct 9, 20262,8204,90257.1%
Oct 8, 20264,1825,21228.5%
Oct 7, 20264,3745,12414.2%

Station report

LBC Dam 18 nr Thrall, 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 30.57 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 LBC Dam 18 nr Thrall, angles true: on Oct 20 it stands 49 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 10 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 303425097175601FIG. E THE SUN AT LBC DAM 18 NR THRALLELEVATION 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 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 30.57 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -10.5°TITLELBC Dam 18 nr Thrall, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 303425097175601TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-20IDSR-303425097175601-1DRAWN 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, LBC Dam 18 nr Thrall, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 303425097175601FIG. 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 SCALETITLELBC Dam 18 nr Thrall, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 303425097175601TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-20IDSR-303425097175601-2DRAWN 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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