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Identifier
CKFT2
Latitude
29.59350 N
Longitude
96.05110 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 89 reports in 81 hours over the last seven days
Rank
4,458of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Observed
3:35 AMCDT, 27 minutes ago
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Orchard 4W - Clear CreekReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Orchard 4W - Clear Creek Report

Rank 4,458 of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16. 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 score68.6of 100

Texas median
95.4the median score of 4,689 stations
Scoring higher
4,456stations in Texas
Sharing its score
2ranks 4,457 to 4,458
Points deducted
31.427.3 reports received, 3.3 continuity, 0.8 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
FW1475rank 4,457; ahead on reports received 30.7% against 22.0%
Next below
OYST2rank 4,459; behind on 247 score 68.6 against 68.4

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 3522.17.7 of 35 pointsTexas median 97.589 of 403 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1091.89.2 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.0half its reports arrived within 14 min
  3. Continuityweight 1066.76.7 of 10 pointsTexas median 100.0longest silence 3.6 h, on a schedule of one report every 25 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 (75 min), none for 72 (30 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
4,458of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Schedule
every 25 minon the hour's :00 and :35
Reports received, 24 hours
12 of 5721.0% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
89 of 40322.0% of its schedule, 93 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
3 h 36 minfrom Oct 10, 11:59 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 11:35 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
14 min9 in 10 within 20 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 25 min, 57 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 25 min count as one received.

Chart of the 4,689 ranked stations in Texas on Oct 16 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, 33; 10 to 19 per cent, 70; 20 to 29 per cent, 146; 30 to 39 per cent, 87; 40 to 49 per cent, 298; 50 to 59 per cent, 481; 60 to 69 per cent, 129; 70 to 79 per cent, 424; 80 to 89 per cent, 399; 90 to 99 per cent, 1,390; 100 per cent, 1,232. Orchard 4W - Clear Creek received 22.0 per cent, 89 of 403 scheduled reports, rank 4,458 of 4,689.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 22.0%, 89 OF 403, RANK 4,458 OF 4,689PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 93310 to 197020 to 2914630 to 398740 to 4929850 to 5948160 to 6912970 to 7942480 to 8939990 to 991,3901001,232STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Orchard 4W - Clear Creek's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 2,294 of 2,414; 2026-09-27 rank 2,141 of 2,290; 2026-09-28 rank 2,234 of 2,493; 2026-09-29 rank 2,235 of 2,525; 2026-09-30 rank 2,281 of 2,538; 2026-10-01 rank 2,416 of 2,546; 2026-10-02 rank 3,778 of 3,938; 2026-10-03 rank 3,779 of 3,938; 2026-10-04 rank 4,059 of 4,210; 2026-10-05 rank 4,503 of 4,757; 2026-10-06 rank 4,389 of 4,690; 2026-10-07 rank 4,390 of 5,124; 2026-10-08 rank 4,806 of 5,212; 2026-10-09 rank 4,667 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 4,670 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 4,435 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 4,526 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 4,480 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 4,470 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 4,434 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 4,458 of 4,689.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,232
90 to 99%1,390
80 to 89%399
70 to 79%424
60 to 69%129
50 to 59%481
40 to 49%298
30 to 39%87
20 to 29%146
10 to 19%70
0 to 9%33
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20264,4584,68922.0%
Oct 15, 20264,4344,65821.5%
Oct 14, 20264,4704,65621.8%
Oct 13, 20264,4804,66622.0%
Oct 12, 20264,5264,69821.5%
Oct 11, 20264,4354,76435.3%
Oct 10, 20264,6704,90427.0%
Oct 9, 20264,6674,90227.5%
Oct 8, 20264,8065,21229.9%
Oct 7, 20264,3905,12429.6%
Oct 6, 20264,3894,69029.4%
Oct 5, 20264,5034,75729.4%
Oct 4, 20264,0594,21028.5%
Oct 3, 20263,7793,93825.6%
Oct 2, 20263,7783,93825.7%
Oct 1, 20262,4162,54622.8%
Sep 30, 20262,2812,53840.5%
Sep 29, 20262,2352,52540.7%
Sep 28, 20262,2342,49340.0%
Sep 27, 20262,1412,29021.4%
Sep 26, 20262,2942,41421.4%
Reports received at Orchard 4W - Clear Creek, reports from 0.0 to 2.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.526 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Orchard 4W - Clear Creek, reports from 0.0 to 7.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02468Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Precipitation at Orchard 4W - Clear Creek, precipitation from 0.00 to 3.36, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.001.002.003.004.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.00
Oct 150.00
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.24
Oct 110.00
Oct 100.00
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.00
Oct 30.28
Oct 21.20
Oct 13.36
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.00
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Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.00

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-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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