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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
15209700
Latitude
61.43417 N
Longitude
142.94056 W
Elevation
-
Rank
248of 1,023 in Alaska, Oct 16
Observed
9:15 PMAKDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
38.8F

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Wf Kennicott R At MccarthyReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 208 instruments in Alaska stand at one.

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Wf Kennicott R At Mccarthy Report

Rank 248 of 1,023 in Alaska, 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 score98.4of 100

Alaska median
96.0the median score of 1,023 stations
Scoring higher
243stations in Alaska
Sharing its score
34ranks 244 to 277
Points deducted
1.61.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Alaska median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
TRSA2rank 246; ahead on median arrival 17 min 48 s against 17 min 49 s
Next below
GNNA2rank 250; behind on reports received 100% against 99.4%
Sharing its rank
1other 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 pointsAlaska median 98.8168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsAlaska median 86.1half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsAlaska median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianAlaska median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianAlaska median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianAlaska median 100.0-

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
248of 1,023 in Alaska, 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
68 minfrom Oct 16, 5:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 5:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 18 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 1,023 ranked stations in Alaska 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, 4; 20 to 29 per cent, 12; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 23; 50 to 59 per cent, 45; 60 to 69 per cent, 43; 70 to 79 per cent, 44; 80 to 89 per cent, 89; 90 to 99 per cent, 427; 100 per cent, 325. Wf Kennicott R At Mccarthy received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 248 of 1,023.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALASKA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 248 OF 1,023PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19420 to 291230 to 391040 to 492350 to 594560 to 694370 to 794480 to 898990 to 99427100325STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Wf Kennicott R At Mccarthy's rank in Alaska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 971 of 1,001; 2026-10-08 rank 960 of 1,002; 2026-10-09 rank 884 of 1,003; 2026-10-10 rank 883 of 1,003; 2026-10-11 rank 827 of 1,026; 2026-10-12 rank 664 of 1,026; 2026-10-13 rank 234 of 1,024; 2026-10-14 rank 229 of 1,022; 2026-10-15 rank 252 of 1,024; 2026-10-16 rank 248 of 1,023.ITS RANK IN ALASKA, 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%325
90 to 99%427
80 to 89%89
70 to 79%44
60 to 69%43
50 to 59%45
40 to 49%23
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%12
10 to 19%4
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20262481,023100.0%
Oct 15, 20262521,024100.0%
Oct 14, 20262291,022100.0%
Oct 13, 20262341,024100.0%
Oct 12, 20266641,02686.3%
Oct 11, 20268271,02672.0%
Oct 10, 20268831,00357.7%
Oct 9, 20268841,00357.1%
Oct 8, 20269601,00229.1%
Oct 7, 20269711,00114.8%

Station report

Wf Kennicott R At Mccarthy, 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 19 degrees above the horizon at 61.43 N, and the day is 9 h 43 min long. Level ground there takes 33 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Wf Kennicott R At Mccarthy, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 19 degrees above the horizon, against 52 at the June solstice, 29 at the equinoxes and 5 at the December solstice; the day is 9 h 43 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 15209700FIG. E THE SUN AT WF KENNICOTT R AT MCCARTHYELEVATION 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 52°EQUINOXES 29°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 5°OCT 16, 19°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 9 H 43 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 33 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 61.43 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEWf Kennicott R At Mccarthy, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 15209700TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-15209700-1DRAWN 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, Wf Kennicott R At Mccarthy, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 15209700FIG. 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 SCALETITLEWf Kennicott R At Mccarthy, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 15209700TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-15209700-2DRAWN 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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