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Identifier
TWDB-PCERH
Latitude
30.62793 N
Longitude
102.95311 W
Elevation
3,660 ft
Rank
765of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Observed
10:30 PMCDT, 16 minutes ago
Air temperature
61F
Dew point
55.8F
Relative humidity
83%
Wind
18mph
Gust
24mph
Wind direction
14°
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Station charts

Escalera Ranch Headquarters Report

Rank 765 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 score99.6of 100

Texas median
95.4the median score of 4,689 stations
Scoring higher
759stations in Texas
Sharing its score
15ranks 760 to 774
Points deducted
0.40.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
AHOT2rank 764; ahead on reports received 99.4% against 98.8%
Next below
PEZrank 766; behind on median arrival 2 min 48 s against 8 min

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 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsTexas median 97.5498 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.0half its reports arrived within 3 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsTexas median 100.0longest silence 55 min, on a schedule of one report every 20 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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 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
765of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :10, :30 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
68 of 7294.4% of its schedule, 70 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
498 of 50498.8% of its schedule, 500 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
55 minfrom Oct 15, 11:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
3 min9 in 10 within 3 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 20 min, 72 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 20 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. Escalera Ranch Headquarters received 98.8 per cent, 498 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 765 of 4,689.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.8%, 498 OF 504, RANK 765 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 Escalera Ranch Headquarters's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 4,461 of 5,124; 2026-10-08 rank 4,276 of 5,212; 2026-10-09 rank 3,050 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 3,040 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 2,656 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 2,270 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 897 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 627 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 639 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 765 of 4,689.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 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, 20267654,68998.8%
Oct 15, 20266394,65899.4%
Oct 14, 20266274,65699.6%
Oct 13, 20268974,66696.6%
Oct 12, 20262,2704,69882.5%
Oct 11, 20262,6564,76468.2%
Oct 10, 20263,0404,90453.9%
Oct 9, 20263,0504,90253.3%
Oct 8, 20264,2765,21225.5%
Oct 7, 20264,4615,12411.3%

Station report

Escalera Ranch Headquarters, 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 3,660 ft above sea level, 13 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.17 inHg and the temperature at 45.9 F.

Section from sea level of where Escalera Ranch Headquarters stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,660 feet above sea level with 13 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.17 inches of mercury, and temperature, 45.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TWDB-PCERHFIG. D WHERE ESCALERA RANCH HEADQUARTERS 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 ATMOSPHEREESCALERA RANCH HEADQUARTERS13 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,660 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 HERE26.17 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE45.9 FTITLEEscalera Ranch Headquarters, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP TWDB-PCERHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TWDBPCERH-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 50 degrees above the horizon at 30.63 N, and the day is 11 h 16 min long. Level ground there takes 77 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Escalera Ranch Headquarters, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 59 at the equinoxes and 36 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 16 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TWDB-PCERHFIG. E THE SUN AT ESCALERA RANCH HEADQUARTERSELEVATION 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 83°EQUINOXES 59°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 36°OCT 16, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 16 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 77 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.63 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEEscalera Ranch Headquarters, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP TWDB-PCERHTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TWDBPCERH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 3,660 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Escalera Ranch Headquarters, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TWDB-PCERHFIG. 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 SCALETITLEEscalera Ranch Headquarters, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP TWDB-PCERHTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TWDBPCERH-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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