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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
12177700
Latitude
48.69786 N
Longitude
121.20816 W
Elevation
6 ft
Rank
967of 1,451 in Washington, Oct 16
Observed
11:00 PMPDT, 2 hours ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Gorge Reservoir Near NewhalemReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 148 instruments in Washington stand at one.

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Gorge Reservoir Near Newhalem Report

Rank 967 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 score89.5of 100

Washington median
93.9the median score of 1,451 stations
Scoring higher
965stations in Washington
Sharing its score
2ranks 966 to 967
Points deducted
10.58.6 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
CQMW1rank 966; ahead on median arrival 31 min 43 s against 52 min 48 s
Next below
TI5M4rank 968; behind on 247 score 89.5 against 89.4

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 1014.41.4 of 10 pointsWashington median 90.6half its reports arrived within 53 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWashington median 100.0longest silence 67 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
967of 1,451 in Washington, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
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 h 48 minfrom Oct 16, 6:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 6:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
53 min9 in 10 within 53 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. Gorge Reservoir Near Newhalem received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 967 of 1,451.WHERE IT RANKS IN WASHINGTON, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 967 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 Gorge Reservoir Near Newhalem's rank in Washington by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,392 of 1,409; 2026-10-08 rank 1,357 of 1,423; 2026-10-09 rank 1,226 of 1,441; 2026-10-10 rank 1,224 of 1,441; 2026-10-11 rank 1,150 of 1,450; 2026-10-12 rank 1,049 of 1,461; 2026-10-13 rank 926 of 1,457; 2026-10-14 rank 928 of 1,444; 2026-10-15 rank 945 of 1,454; 2026-10-16 rank 967 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, 20269671,451100.0%
Oct 15, 20269451,454100.0%
Oct 14, 20269281,444100.0%
Oct 13, 20269261,457100.0%
Oct 12, 20261,0491,46186.3%
Oct 11, 20261,1501,45072.0%
Oct 10, 20261,2241,44157.7%
Oct 9, 20261,2261,44157.1%
Oct 8, 20261,3571,42329.1%
Oct 7, 20261,3921,40914.8%

Station report

Gorge Reservoir Near Newhalem, 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 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 Gorge Reservoir Near Newhalem stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6 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 12177700FIG. D WHERE GORGE RESERVOIR NEAR NEWHALEM 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 ATMOSPHEREGORGE RESERVOIR NEAR NEWHALEM0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6 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 FTITLEGorge Reservoir Near Newhalem, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 12177700TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-12177700-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 32 degrees above the horizon at 48.70 N, and the day is 10 h 36 min long. Level ground there takes 53 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Gorge Reservoir Near Newhalem, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 32 degrees above the horizon, against 65 at the June solstice, 41 at the equinoxes and 18 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 36 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 12177700FIG. E THE SUN AT GORGE RESERVOIR NEAR NEWHALEMELEVATION 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 65°EQUINOXES 41°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 18°OCT 16, 32°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 36 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 53 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 48.70 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEGorge Reservoir Near Newhalem, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 12177700TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-12177700-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

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

Elevation of a data collection platform, Gorge Reservoir Near Newhalem, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 12177700FIG. 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 SCALETITLEGorge Reservoir Near Newhalem, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 12177700TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-12177700-3DRAWN 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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