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Identifier
TWDB-WNOAK
Latitude
28.97898 N
Longitude
98.12994 W
Elevation
392 ft
Rank
634of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Observed
5:30 AMCDT, 15 minutes ago
Air temperature
73.7F
Dew point
64.1F
Relative humidity
72%
Wind
12mph
Gust
20mph
Wind direction
0°
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Station charts

Three Oaks Report

Rank 634 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 score99.8of 100

Texas median
95.4the median score of 4,689 stations
Scoring higher
629stations in Texas
Sharing its score
108ranks 630 to 737
Points deducted
0.20.2 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
F05rank 631; ahead on reports received 99.6% against 99.4%
Next below
TWDB-RFLRRrank 723; behind on median arrival 2 min 48 s against 2 min 49 s
Sharing its rank
88other 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 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsTexas median 97.5501 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 40 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
634of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :10, :30 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
71 of 7298.6% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
501 of 50499.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
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Longest silence, 7 days
40 minfrom Oct 12, 4:10 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 10:30 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. Three Oaks received 99.4 per cent, 501 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 634 of 4,689.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 99.4%, 501 OF 504, RANK 634 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 Three Oaks'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 634 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, 20266344,68999.4%
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

Three Oaks, 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 392 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.50 inHg and the temperature at 57.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Three Oaks stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 392 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.50 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TWDB-WNOAKFIG. D WHERE THREE OAKS 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 ATMOSPHERETHREE OAKS1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT392 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 HERE29.50 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.6 FTITLEThree Oaks, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP TWDB-WNOAKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TWDBWNOAK-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 52 degrees above the horizon at 28.98 N, and the day is 11 h 19 min long. Level ground there takes 79 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Three Oaks, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 52 degrees above the horizon, against 84 at the June solstice, 61 at the equinoxes and 38 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 19 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TWDB-WNOAKFIG. E THE SUN AT THREE OAKSELEVATION 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 38°OCT 16, 52°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 19 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 79 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 28.98 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEThree Oaks, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP TWDB-WNOAKTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TWDBWNOAK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 392 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Three Oaks, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TWDB-WNOAKFIG. 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 SCALETITLEThree Oaks, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP TWDB-WNOAKTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TWDBWNOAK-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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