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Identifier
HMPT2
Latitude
30.11280 N
Longitude
96.07530 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 72 reports in 79 hours over the last seven days
Rank
4,545of 4,734 in Texas, Oct 17
Observed
8:00 PMCDT, 4 hours ago
Precipitation this hour
-
Precipitation today
-

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over HempsteadReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Hempstead Report

Rank 4,545 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 score66.6of 100

Texas median
95.2the median score of 4,734 stations
Scoring higher
4,543stations in Texas
Sharing its score
2ranks 4,544 to 4,545
Points deducted
33.428.7 reports received, 3.5 continuity, 1.2 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
KVJT2rank 4,544; ahead on reports received 38.0% against 17.8%
Next below
FWST2rank 4,546; behind on 247 score 66.6 against 66.5

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 3517.96.3 of 35 pointsTexas median 96.972 of 403 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1088.28.8 of 10 pointsTexas median 91.9half its reports arrived within 16 min
  3. Continuityweight 1065.36.5 of 10 pointsTexas median 100.0longest silence 3.8 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
4,545of 4,734 in Texas, Oct 17
Schedule
every 25 minon the hour's :00 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
12 of 5721.0% of its schedule, 13 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
72 of 40317.8% of its schedule, 88 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
29 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
3 h 53 minfrom Oct 16, 8:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 8:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
16 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 4,734 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. Hempstead received 17.8 per cent, 72 of 403 scheduled reports, rank 4,545 of 4,734.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 17THIS ONE: 17.8%, 72 OF 403, RANK 4,545 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 Hempstead's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 2,351 of 2,414; 2026-09-27 rank 2,227 of 2,290; 2026-09-28 rank 2,442 of 2,493; 2026-09-29 rank 2,466 of 2,525; 2026-09-30 rank 2,487 of 2,538; 2026-10-01 rank 2,457 of 2,546; 2026-10-02 rank 3,850 of 3,938; 2026-10-03 rank 3,851 of 3,938; 2026-10-04 rank 4,130 of 4,210; 2026-10-05 rank 4,609 of 4,757; 2026-10-06 rank 4,470 of 4,690; 2026-10-07 rank 4,900 of 5,124; 2026-10-08 rank 4,922 of 5,212; 2026-10-09 rank 4,621 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 4,625 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 4,662 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 4,610 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 4,478 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 4,469 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 4,468 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 4,500 of 4,689; 2026-10-17 rank 4,545 of 4,734.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16Oct 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, 20264,5454,73417.8%
Oct 16, 20264,5004,68917.3%
Oct 15, 20264,4684,65817.1%
Oct 14, 20264,4694,65617.3%
Oct 13, 20264,4784,66617.3%
Oct 12, 20264,6104,69812.5%
Oct 11, 20264,6624,76412.9%
Oct 10, 20264,6254,90426.1%
Oct 9, 20264,6214,90226.1%
Oct 8, 20264,9225,21219.1%
Oct 7, 20264,9005,12419.1%
Oct 6, 20264,4704,69019.1%
Oct 5, 20264,6094,75719.1%
Oct 4, 20264,1304,21018.7%
Oct 3, 20263,8513,93818.4%
Oct 2, 20263,8503,93818.4%
Oct 1, 20262,4572,54618.2%
Sep 30, 20262,4872,53812.6%
Sep 29, 20262,4662,52512.6%
Sep 28, 20262,4422,49312.7%
Sep 27, 20262,2272,29012.8%
Sep 26, 20262,3512,41412.9%
Reports received at Hempstead, reports from 0.0 to 3.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0123Oct 163 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Reports received at Hempstead, reports from 0.0 to 5.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0246Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Precipitation at Hempstead, precipitation from 0.00 to 3.40, the latest 0.04, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.001.002.003.004.00Sep 18Sep 23Sep 28Oct 3Oct 8Oct 13
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.04
Oct 150.00
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.12
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 30.08
Oct 20.52
Oct 13.40
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.00
Sep 260.00
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Sep 240.00
Sep 230.00
Sep 220.00
Sep 210.00
Sep 200.00
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00

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