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Identifier
12115500
Latitude
47.35063 N
Longitude
121.66314 W
Elevation
1,728 ft
Rank
348of 1,451 in Washington, Oct 16
Observed
1:15 PMPDT, 39 minutes ago
Air temperature
52.2F

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Rex River Near Cedar FallsReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Rex River Near Cedar Falls Report

Rank 348 of 1,451 in Washington, 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 score96.5of 100

Washington median
93.9the median score of 1,451 stations
Scoring higher
340stations in Washington
Sharing its score
57ranks 341 to 397
Points deducted
3.51.6 arrival, 1.0 accuracy, 0.9 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Washington median 95.0, 100.0, 90.8
Next above
SKKW1rank 341; ahead on median arrival 17 min 43 s against 17 min 49 s
Next below
GPUW1rank 356; behind on reports received 100% against 99.4%
Sharing its rank
7other 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 pointsWashington median 98.7168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsWashington median 90.6half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWashington median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.0 of 20 points, at the medianWashington median 95.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianWashington median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.1 of 10 points, at the medianWashington median 90.8-

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
348of 1,451 in Washington, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
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, 9:15 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 8:15 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 38 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 1,451 ranked stations in Washington 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 10; 20 to 29 per cent, 26; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 73; 50 to 59 per cent, 180; 60 to 69 per cent, 35; 70 to 79 per cent, 53; 80 to 89 per cent, 106; 90 to 99 per cent, 580; 100 per cent, 377. Rex River Near Cedar Falls received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 348 of 1,451.WHERE IT RANKS IN WASHINGTON, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 348 OF 1,451PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 191020 to 292630 to 391040 to 497350 to 5918060 to 693570 to 795380 to 8910690 to 99580100377STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Rex River Near Cedar Falls's rank in Washington by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,327 of 1,409; 2026-10-08 rank 1,225 of 1,423; 2026-10-09 rank 1,031 of 1,441; 2026-10-10 rank 1,026 of 1,441; 2026-10-11 rank 940 of 1,450; 2026-10-12 rank 815 of 1,461; 2026-10-13 rank 325 of 1,457; 2026-10-14 rank 326 of 1,444; 2026-10-15 rank 363 of 1,454; 2026-10-16 rank 348 of 1,451.ITS RANK IN WASHINGTON, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%377
90 to 99%580
80 to 89%106
70 to 79%53
60 to 69%35
50 to 59%180
40 to 49%73
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%26
10 to 19%10
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20263481,451100.0%
Oct 15, 20263631,454100.0%
Oct 14, 20263261,444100.0%
Oct 13, 20263251,457100.0%
Oct 12, 20268151,46186.3%
Oct 11, 20269401,45072.0%
Oct 10, 20261,0261,44157.7%
Oct 9, 20261,0311,44157.1%
Oct 8, 20261,2251,42329.1%
Oct 7, 20261,3271,40914.8%

Station report

Rex River Near Cedar Falls, 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 1,728 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.10 inHg and the temperature at 52.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Rex River Near Cedar Falls stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,728 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.10 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 12115500FIG. D WHERE REX RIVER NEAR CEDAR FALLS 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 ATMOSPHEREREX RIVER NEAR CEDAR FALLS6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,728 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 HERE28.10 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.8 FTITLERex River Near Cedar Falls, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 12115500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-12115500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 34 degrees above the horizon at 47.35 N, and the day is 10 h 40 min long. Level ground there takes 55 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rex River Near Cedar Falls, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 34 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 40 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 12115500FIG. E THE SUN AT REX RIVER NEAR CEDAR FALLSELEVATION 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 66°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°OCT 16, 34°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 40 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 55 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.35 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLERex River Near Cedar Falls, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 12115500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-12115500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,728 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Rex River Near Cedar Falls, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 12115500FIG. 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 SCALETITLERex River Near Cedar Falls, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 12115500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-12115500-3DRAWN 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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