Storm Station
Sign in

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
331803096143301
Latitude
33.30100 N
Longitude
96.24269 W
Elevation
650 ft
Rank
1,323of 4,734 in Texas, Oct 17
Observed
9:15 PMCDT, 2 hours ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Rain Gage at Lane Well nr CelesteReflectivityStorm 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

Rain Gage at Lane Well nr Celeste Report

Rank 1,323 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 score98.2of 100

Texas median
95.2the median score of 4,734 stations
Scoring higher
1,284stations in Texas
Sharing its score
59ranks 1,285 to 1,343
Points deducted
1.81.6 arrival, 0.2 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
HFCT2rank 1,322; ahead on reports received 99.7% against 99.4%
Next below
WBAT2rank 1,327; behind on median arrival 17 min 56 s against 18 min 11 s
Sharing its rank
3other 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 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsTexas median 96.9167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.18.4 of 10 pointsTexas median 91.9half its reports arrived within 18 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
1,323of 4,734 in Texas, Oct 17
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
167 of 16899.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 13, 4:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 2:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 18 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. Rain Gage at Lane Well nr Celeste received 99.4 per cent, 167 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 1,323 of 4,734.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 17THIS ONE: 99.4%, 167 OF 168, RANK 1,323 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 Rain Gage at Lane Well nr Celeste's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-07 rank 4,588 of 5,124; 2026-10-08 rank 4,389 of 5,212; 2026-10-09 rank 3,259 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 3,242 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 2,828 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 2,450 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 1,262 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 1,300 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 1,661 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 1,311 of 4,689; 2026-10-17 rank 1,323 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, 20261,3234,73499.4%
Oct 16, 20261,3114,68999.4%
Oct 15, 20261,6614,65898.2%
Oct 14, 20261,3004,65698.2%
Oct 13, 20261,2624,66698.8%
Oct 12, 20262,4504,69885.1%
Oct 11, 20262,8284,76470.8%
Oct 10, 20263,2424,90456.5%
Oct 9, 20263,2594,90255.9%
Oct 8, 20264,3895,21229.1%
Oct 7, 20264,5885,12414.8%

Station report

Rain Gage at Lane Well nr Celeste, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 650 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.23 inHg and the temperature at 56.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Rain Gage at Lane Well nr Celeste stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 650 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.23 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 331803096143301FIG. D WHERE RAIN GAGE AT LANE WELL NR CELESTE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERERAIN GAGE AT LANE WELL NR CELESTE2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT650 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.23 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.7 FTITLERain Gage at Lane Well nr Celeste, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 331803096143301TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-331803096143301-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 33.30 N, and the day is 11 h 10 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rain Gage at Lane Well nr Celeste, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 57 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 10 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 331803096143301FIG. E THE SUN AT RAIN GAGE AT LANE WELL NR CELESTEELEVATION 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 80°EQUINOXES 57°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 17, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 10 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.30 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLERain Gage at Lane Well nr Celeste, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 331803096143301TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-331803096143301-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 650 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Rain Gage at Lane Well nr Celeste, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 331803096143301FIG. 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 SCALETITLERain Gage at Lane Well nr Celeste, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 331803096143301TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-331803096143301-3DRAWN 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

Near Rain Gage at Lane Well nr Celeste

Gauges

Weather instruments

Places