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At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-GTOT2
Latitude
29.31100 N
Longitude
94.79200 W
Elevation
-
Rank
4,323of 4,734 in Texas, Oct 17
Observed
1:30 AMCDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
64.4F
Wind
18mph
Gust
26mph
Wind direction
20°

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Galveston Pier 21ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 12 instruments in Texas stand at one.

Station charts

Galveston Pier 21 Report

Rank 4,323 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 score75.0of 100

Texas median
95.2the median score of 4,734 stations
Scoring higher
4,322stations in Texas
Sharing its score
29ranks 4,323 to 4,351
Points deducted
25.012.0 reports received, 6.9 arrival, 6.1 continuity
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
DULT2rank 4,322; ahead on 247 score 75.1 against 75.0
Next below
TX-KL-2rank 4,327; behind on reports received 65.7% against 57.1%
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 3565.723.0 of 35 pointsTexas median 96.9368 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1031.23.1 of 10 pointsTexas median 91.9half its reports arrived within 44 min
  3. Continuityweight 1038.83.9 of 10 pointsTexas median 100.0longest silence 6.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 18 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 (54 min), none for 72 (21.6 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
4,323of 4,734 in Texas, Oct 17
Schedule
every 18 minon the hour's :00, :18, :30 and :48
Reports received, 24 hours
46 of 8057.5% of its schedule, 52 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
363 of 56064.8% of its schedule, 423 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
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Longest silence, 7 days
6 h 18 minfrom Oct 14, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 6:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
43 min9 in 10 within 53 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 18 min, 80 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 18 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. Galveston Pier 21 received 65.7 per cent, 368 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 4,323 of 4,734.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 17THIS ONE: 65.7%, 368 OF 560, RANK 4,323 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 Galveston Pier 21's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-11 rank 4,719 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 4,553 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 4,439 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 4,393 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 4,418 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 4,388 of 4,689; 2026-10-17 rank 4,323 of 4,734.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 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, 20264,3234,73465.7%
Oct 16, 20264,3884,68958.3%
Oct 15, 20264,4184,65848.5%
Oct 14, 20264,3934,65643.0%
Oct 13, 20264,4394,66633.2%
Oct 12, 20264,5534,69822.8%
Oct 11, 20264,7194,76411.6%

Station report

Galveston Pier 21, 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 51 degrees above the horizon at 29.31 N, and the day is 11 h 17 min long. Level ground there takes 78 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Galveston Pier 21, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 51 degrees above the horizon, against 84 at the June solstice, 61 at the equinoxes and 37 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 17 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-GTOT2FIG. E THE SUN AT GALVESTON PIER 21ELEVATION 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 84°EQUINOXES 61°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 37°OCT 17, 51°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 17 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 78 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 29.31 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLEGalveston Pier 21, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-GTOT2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NDBCGTOT2-1DRAWN 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, Galveston Pier 21, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-GTOT2FIG. 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 SCALETITLEGalveston Pier 21, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-GTOT2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NDBCGTOT2-2DRAWN 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

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

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