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Identifier
14226500
Latitude
46.61286 N
Longitude
121.67923 W
Elevation
1,051 ft
Rank
734of 1,451 in Washington, Oct 16
Observed
1:00 AMPDT, 2 hours ago
Air temperature
45.3F
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Cowlitz River At Packwood Report

Rank 734 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 score93.5of 100

Washington median
93.9the median score of 1,451 stations
Scoring higher
733stations in Washington
Sharing its score
4ranks 734 to 737
Points deducted
6.54.6 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
12147680rank 733; ahead on 247 score 93.6 against 93.5
Next below
12147900rank 735; behind on median arrival 32 min 48 s against 32 min 49 s

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 1054.45.4 of 10 pointsWashington median 90.6half its reports arrived within 33 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
734of 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
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Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 33 minfrom Oct 16, 8:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 8:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 min9 in 10 within 33 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. Cowlitz River At Packwood received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 734 of 1,451.WHERE IT RANKS IN WASHINGTON, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 734 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 Cowlitz River At Packwood's rank in Washington by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,360 of 1,409; 2026-10-08 rank 1,316 of 1,423; 2026-10-09 rank 1,122 of 1,441; 2026-10-10 rank 1,115 of 1,441; 2026-10-11 rank 990 of 1,450; 2026-10-12 rank 885 of 1,461; 2026-10-13 rank 722 of 1,457; 2026-10-14 rank 719 of 1,444; 2026-10-15 rank 736 of 1,454; 2026-10-16 rank 734 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, 20267341,451100.0%
Oct 15, 20267361,454100.0%
Oct 14, 20267191,444100.0%
Oct 13, 20267221,457100.0%
Oct 12, 20268851,46186.3%
Oct 11, 20269901,45072.0%
Oct 10, 20261,1151,44157.7%
Oct 9, 20261,1221,44157.1%
Oct 8, 20261,3161,42329.1%
Oct 7, 20261,3601,40914.8%

Station report

Cowlitz River At Packwood, 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 1,051 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.80 inHg and the temperature at 55.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Cowlitz River At Packwood stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,051 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.80 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 14226500FIG. D WHERE COWLITZ RIVER AT PACKWOOD 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 ATMOSPHERECOWLITZ RIVER AT PACKWOOD4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,051 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 HERE28.80 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.3 FTITLECowlitz River At Packwood, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 14226500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-14226500-1DRAWN 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 46.61 N, and the day is 10 h 42 min long. Level ground there takes 56 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Cowlitz River At Packwood, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 34 degrees above the horizon, against 67 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 42 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 14226500FIG. E THE SUN AT COWLITZ RIVER AT PACKWOODELEVATION 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 67°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°OCT 16, 34°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 42 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 56 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 46.61 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECowlitz River At Packwood, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 14226500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-14226500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,051 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Cowlitz River At Packwood, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 14226500FIG. 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 SCALETITLECowlitz River At Packwood, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 14226500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-14226500-3DRAWN 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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