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Identifier
TCEQ-28
Latitude
29.89751 N
Longitude
93.99109 W
Elevation
13 ft
Rank
4,682of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Observed
5:00 AMCDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
76.8F
Wind
3mph
Gust
6mph
Wind direction
17°

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 113 instruments in Texas stand at one.

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Port Arthur West Report

Rank 4,682 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 score56.0of 100

Texas median
95.4the median score of 4,689 stations
Scoring higher
4,681stations in Texas
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
44.020.0 accuracy, 15.0 instrument checks, 4.6 arrival, 3.5 reports received, 0.9 continuity
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0
Next above
DIOT2rank 4,681; ahead on 247 score 56.4 against 56.0
Next below
GW3183rank 4,683; behind on 247 score 56.0 against 55.9

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 3589.931.5 of 35 pointsTexas median 97.5151 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1054.45.4 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.0half its reports arrived within 33 min
  3. Continuityweight 1090.99.1 of 10 pointsTexas median 100.0longest silence 4 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 200.00.0 of 20 pointsTexas median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KBPT, 4.3 miles away, over 149 readings: typical difference 26.4 °F beyond a steady offset of -26.5 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 150.00.0 of 15 pointsTexas median 100.079 of 149 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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 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
Rank
4,682of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
21 of 2487.5% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
151 of 16889.8% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
4 hoursfrom Oct 12, 3:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 10:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 min9 in 10 within 33 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-31.1 °Fcooler than the airport station KBPT, 4.3 miles away, on average over 201 readings; typical difference 40.8 °F

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 hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour 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. Port Arthur West received 89.8 per cent, 151 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 4,682 of 4,689.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 89.8%, 151 OF 168, RANK 4,682 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 Port Arthur West's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-08 rank 5,054 of 5,212; 2026-10-09 rank 4,900 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 4,902 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 4,747 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 4,640 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 4,666 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 4,651 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 4,650 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 4,682 of 4,689.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 8Oct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 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, 20264,6824,68989.8%
Oct 15, 20264,6504,65890.4%
Oct 14, 20264,6514,65689.2%
Oct 13, 20264,6664,66676.1%
Oct 12, 20264,6404,69864.2%
Oct 11, 20264,7474,76451.1%
Oct 10, 20264,9024,90438.0%
Oct 9, 20264,9004,90237.5%
Oct 8, 20265,0545,21211.9%

Station report

Port Arthur West, 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 13 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.91 inHg and the temperature at 59.0 F.

Section from sea level of where Port Arthur West stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 13 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TCEQ-28FIG. D WHERE PORT ARTHUR WEST 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 ATMOSPHEREPORT ARTHUR WEST0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT13 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 HERE29.91 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE59.0 FTITLEPort Arthur West, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP TCEQ-28TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TCEQ28-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 51 degrees above the horizon at 29.90 N, and the day is 11 h 18 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 Port Arthur West, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 51 degrees above the horizon, against 84 at the June solstice, 60 at the equinoxes and 37 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 18 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TCEQ-28FIG. E THE SUN AT PORT ARTHUR WESTELEVATION 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 60°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 37°OCT 16, 51°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 18 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 78 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 29.90 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEPort Arthur West, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP TCEQ-28TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TCEQ28-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 13 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Port Arthur West, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TCEQ-28FIG. 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 SCALETITLEPort Arthur West, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP TCEQ-28TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TCEQ28-3DRAWN 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-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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