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On a farm or research station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
USBR-SACW
Latitude
48.17849 N
Longitude
117.31593 W
Elevation
-
Rank
214of 1,451 in Washington, Oct 16
Observed
11:30 PMPDT, 21 minutes ago
Air temperature
34.5F
Dew point
32.4F
Relative humidity
92%
Wind
2mph
Gust
3mph
Wind direction
308°

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Sacheen Lake, Washington Weather StationReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

On a farm or research station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 21 instruments in Washington stand at one.

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Sacheen Lake, Washington Weather Station Report

Rank 214 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 score97.7of 100

Washington median
93.9the median score of 1,451 stations
Scoring higher
189stations in Washington
Sharing its score
25ranks 190 to 214
Points deducted
2.31.0 accuracy, 0.9 forecast check, 0.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Washington median 95.0, 100.0, 90.8
Next above
RODW1rank 212; ahead on reports received 100% against 98.8%
Next below
WA-WK-1rank 215; behind on 247 score 97.7 against 97.6

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 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsWashington median 98.7166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWashington median 90.6half its reports arrived within 3 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWashington median 100.0longest silence 2 h, 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
214of 1,451 in Washington, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
166 of 16898.8% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 12, 3:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 6:30 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 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. Sacheen Lake, Washington Weather Station received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 214 of 1,451.WHERE IT RANKS IN WASHINGTON, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 214 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 Sacheen Lake, Washington Weather Station's rank in Washington by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-09 rank 1,326 of 1,441; 2026-10-10 rank 1,324 of 1,441; 2026-10-11 rank 1,314 of 1,450; 2026-10-12 rank 1,204 of 1,461; 2026-10-13 rank 1,073 of 1,457; 2026-10-14 rank 949 of 1,444; 2026-10-15 rank 746 of 1,454; 2026-10-16 rank 214 of 1,451.ITS RANK IN WASHINGTON, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 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, 20262141,45198.8%
Oct 15, 20267461,45486.9%
Oct 14, 20269491,44472.6%
Oct 13, 20261,0731,45758.3%
Oct 12, 20261,2041,46144.6%
Oct 11, 20261,3141,45030.3%
Oct 10, 20261,3241,44116.0%
Oct 9, 20261,3261,44115.4%

Station report

Sacheen Lake, Washington Weather Station, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 33 degrees above the horizon at 48.18 N, and the day is 10 h 37 min long. Level ground there takes 54 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Sacheen Lake, Washington Weather Station, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 33 degrees above the horizon, against 65 at the June solstice, 42 at the equinoxes and 18 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 37 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-SACWFIG. E THE SUN AT SACHEEN LAKE, WASHINGTON WEATHER STATIONELEVATION 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 42°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 18°OCT 16, 33°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 37 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 54 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 48.18 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESacheen Lake, Washington Weather Station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-SACWTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRSACW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Sacheen Lake, Washington Weather Station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-SACWFIG. 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 SCALETITLESacheen Lake, Washington Weather Station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-SACWTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRSACW-2DRAWN 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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