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Identifier
10172700
Latitude
39.97939 N
Longitude
112.38023 W
Elevation
6,207 ft
Rank
239of 998 in Utah, Oct 16
Observed
12:30 AMMDT, 53 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Vernon Creek Near VernonReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Vernon Creek Near Vernon Report

Rank 239 of 998 in Utah, 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 score95.4of 100

Utah median
90.8the median score of 998 stations
Scoring higher
238stations in Utah
Sharing its score
9ranks 239 to 247
Points deducted
4.62.6 arrival, 1.4 forecast check, 0.6 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Utah median 97.0, 100.0, 85.8
Next above
MAAU1rank 237; ahead on 247 score 95.5 against 95.4
Next below
SCWU1rank 242; behind on reports received 100% against 98.9%
Sharing its rank
2other 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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsUtah median 98.2168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsUtah median 72.3half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsUtah median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.4 of 20 points, at the medianUtah median 97.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianUtah median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.6 of 10 points, at the medianUtah median 85.8-

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 1.5 °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
239of 998 in Utah, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 9, 7:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 6:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 23 min

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

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 998 ranked stations in Utah 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 5; 20 to 29 per cent, 12; 30 to 39 per cent, 5; 40 to 49 per cent, 41; 50 to 59 per cent, 90; 60 to 69 per cent, 151; 70 to 79 per cent, 55; 80 to 89 per cent, 60; 90 to 99 per cent, 395; 100 per cent, 182. Vernon Creek Near Vernon received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 239 of 998.WHERE IT RANKS IN UTAH, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 239 OF 998PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 19520 to 291230 to 39540 to 494150 to 599060 to 6915170 to 795580 to 896090 to 99395100182STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Vernon Creek Near Vernon's rank in Utah by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 904 of 947; 2026-10-08 rank 874 of 949; 2026-10-09 rank 638 of 967; 2026-10-10 rank 629 of 966; 2026-10-11 rank 576 of 969; 2026-10-12 rank 482 of 978; 2026-10-13 rank 211 of 985; 2026-10-14 rank 204 of 987; 2026-10-15 rank 240 of 994; 2026-10-16 rank 239 of 998.ITS RANK IN UTAH, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%182
90 to 99%395
80 to 89%60
70 to 79%55
60 to 69%151
50 to 59%90
40 to 49%41
30 to 39%5
20 to 29%12
10 to 19%5
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 2026239998100.0%
Oct 15, 2026240994100.0%
Oct 14, 2026204987100.0%
Oct 13, 2026211985100.0%
Oct 12, 202648297886.3%
Oct 11, 202657696972.0%
Oct 10, 202662996657.7%
Oct 9, 202663896757.1%
Oct 8, 202687494929.1%
Oct 7, 202690494714.8%

Station report

Vernon Creek Near Vernon, 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 6,207 ft above sea level, 20 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.79 inHg and the temperature at 36.9 F.

Section from sea level of where Vernon Creek Near Vernon stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,207 feet above sea level with 20 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.79 inches of mercury, and temperature, 36.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 10172700FIG. D WHERE VERNON CREEK NEAR VERNON 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 ATMOSPHEREVERNON CREEK NEAR VERNON20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,207 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 HERE23.79 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE36.9 FTITLEVernon Creek Near Vernon, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 10172700TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-10172700-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.98 N, and the day is 10 h 58 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Vernon Creek Near Vernon, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 58 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 10172700FIG. E THE SUN AT VERNON CREEK NEAR VERNONELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 58 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.98 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEVernon Creek Near Vernon, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 10172700TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-10172700-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 6,207 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Vernon Creek Near Vernon, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 10172700FIG. 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 SCALETITLEVernon Creek Near Vernon, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 10172700TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-10172700-3DRAWN 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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