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Identifier
303732097143201
Latitude
30.62556 N
Longitude
97.24225 W
Elevation
-
Rank
1,773of 4,734 in Texas, Oct 17
Observed
8:30 AMCDT, 55 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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

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

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LBC Dam 9 nr Thorndale Report

Rank 1,773 of 4,734 in Texas, Oct 17. 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 score97.4of 100

Texas median
95.2the median score of 4,734 stations
Scoring higher
1,772stations in Texas
Sharing its score
91ranks 1,773 to 1,863
Points deducted
2.62.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
JYFT2rank 1,772; ahead on 247 score 97.5 against 97.4
Next below
08065000rank 1,830; behind on longest silence 60 min against 75 min
Sharing its rank
56other 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 96.9168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.37.4 of 10 pointsTexas median 91.9half its reports arrived within 23 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
1,773of 4,734 in Texas, Oct 17
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
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 10, 2:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 17, 1:30 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 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 hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 4,734 ranked stations in Texas on Oct 17 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, 121; 20 to 29 per cent, 96; 30 to 39 per cent, 88; 40 to 49 per cent, 322; 50 to 59 per cent, 463; 60 to 69 per cent, 141; 70 to 79 per cent, 422; 80 to 89 per cent, 541; 90 to 99 per cent, 1,244; 100 per cent, 1,261. LBC Dam 9 nr Thorndale received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 1,773 of 4,734.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 17THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 1,773 OF 4,734PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 93510 to 1912120 to 299630 to 398840 to 4932250 to 5946360 to 6914170 to 7942280 to 8954190 to 991,2441001,261STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of LBC Dam 9 nr Thorndale's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-07 rank 4,706 of 5,124; 2026-10-08 rank 4,491 of 5,212; 2026-10-09 rank 3,402 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 3,386 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 2,972 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 2,560 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 1,696 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 1,668 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 1,914 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 1,716 of 4,689; 2026-10-17 rank 1,773 of 4,734.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,261
90 to 99%1,244
80 to 89%541
70 to 79%422
60 to 69%141
50 to 59%463
40 to 49%322
30 to 39%88
20 to 29%96
10 to 19%121
0 to 9%35
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20261,7734,734100.0%
Oct 16, 20261,7164,689100.0%
Oct 15, 20261,9144,65899.4%
Oct 14, 20261,6684,65699.4%
Oct 13, 20261,6964,66699.4%
Oct 12, 20262,5604,69885.7%
Oct 11, 20262,9724,76471.4%
Oct 10, 20263,3864,90457.1%
Oct 9, 20263,4024,90256.5%
Oct 8, 20264,4915,21229.1%
Oct 7, 20264,7065,12414.8%

Station report

LBC Dam 9 nr Thorndale, 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 17 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 30.63 N, and the day is 11 h 15 min long. Level ground there takes 77 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at LBC Dam 9 nr Thorndale, angles true: on Oct 17 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 15 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 303732097143201FIG. E THE SUN AT LBC DAM 9 NR THORNDALEELEVATION 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 17, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 15 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 77 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.63 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLELBC Dam 9 nr Thorndale, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 303732097143201TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-303732097143201-1DRAWN 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 9 nr Thorndale, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 303732097143201FIG. 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 9 nr Thorndale, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 303732097143201TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-303732097143201-2DRAWN 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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