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At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-RCPT2
Latitude
28.02400 N
Longitude
97.04800 W
Elevation
-
Observed
2:48 AMCDT, 2 hours ago
Wind
2mph
Gust
3mph
Wind direction
120°

Ranking Statistics

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

Station charts

Rockport Report

Rank 4,394 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 score72.3of 100

Texas median
95.4the median score of 4,689 stations
Scoring higher
4,393stations in Texas
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
27.714.6 reports received, 6.9 arrival, 6.1 continuity, 0.1 accuracy
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0
Next above
FEVT2rank 4,393; ahead on 247 score 72.4 against 72.3
Next below
FW8585rank 4,395; behind on 247 score 72.3 against 72.1

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 3558.420.4 of 35 pointsTexas median 97.5327 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1031.23.1 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.0half 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 2099.319.9 of 20 pointsTexas median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KRKP, 4.1 miles away, over 223 readings: typical difference 2.0 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.6 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsTexas median 100.00 of 223 readings failed their check against its reference station
  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 1.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.4 °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
Schedule
every 18 minon the hour's :00, :18, :30 and :48
Reports received, 24 hours
55 of 8068.7% of its schedule, 62 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
349 of 56062.3% of its schedule, 406 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
6 h 18 minfrom Oct 14, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 7:48 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
44 min9 in 10 within 53 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.7 °Fwarmer than the airport station KRKP, 4.1 miles away, on average over 230 readings; typical difference 1.9 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

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

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

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 4,689 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. Rockport received 58.3 per cent, 327 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 4,394 of 4,689.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 58.3%, 327 OF 560, RANK 4,394 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 Rockport's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 4,717 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 4,536 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 4,442 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 4,399 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 4,429 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 4,394 of 4,689.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 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, 20264,3944,68958.3%
Oct 15, 20264,4294,65848.5%
Oct 14, 20264,3994,65643.0%
Oct 13, 20264,4424,66633.2%
Oct 12, 20264,5364,69822.8%
Oct 11, 20264,7174,76411.6%

Station report

Rockport, 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 16 the noon sun stands 53 degrees above the horizon at 28.02 N, and the day is 11 h 21 min long. Level ground there takes 80 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rockport, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 85 at the June solstice, 62 at the equinoxes and 39 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 21 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-RCPT2FIG. E THE SUN AT ROCKPORTELEVATION 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 85°EQUINOXES 62°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 39°OCT 16, 53°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 21 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 80 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 28.02 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLERockport, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-RCPT2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCRCPT2-1DRAWN 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, Rockport, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-RCPT2FIG. 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 SCALETITLERockport, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-RCPT2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCRCPT2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Rockport