Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
02341460
Latitude
32.47278 N
Longitude
84.99667 W
Elevation
190 ft
Rank
715of 818 in Alabama, Oct 11
Observed
2:45 AMCDT, 33 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Chattahoochee River At 14Th St, At ColumbusReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 68 instruments in Alabama stand at one.

Station charts

Chattahoochee River At 14Th St, At Columbus Report

Rank 715 of 818 in Alabama, Oct 11. 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 score80.8of 100

Alabama median
94.6the median score of 818 stations
Scoring higher
714stations in Alabama
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
19.216.3 reports received, 2.6 arrival, 0.4 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Alabama median 100.0, 100.0, 96.2
Next above
EW2748rank 714; ahead on 247 score 80.9 against 80.8
Next below
GW6479rank 716; behind on 247 score 80.8 against 80.5

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 3553.418.7 of 35 pointsAlabama median 97.5359 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsAlabama median 87.5half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsAlabama median 100.0longest silence 31 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianAlabama median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianAlabama median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.6 of 10 points, at the medianAlabama median 96.2-

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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 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
715of 818 in Alabama, Oct 11
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
70 of 9672.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
383 of 67256.9% of its schedule, 386 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
33 minfrom Oct 11, 7:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 7:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 28 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

Chart of the 818 ranked stations in Alabama on Oct 11 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 19; 20 to 29 per cent, 5; 30 to 39 per cent, 9; 40 to 49 per cent, 31; 50 to 59 per cent, 79; 60 to 69 per cent, 12; 70 to 79 per cent, 83; 80 to 89 per cent, 117; 90 to 99 per cent, 285; 100 per cent, 178. Chattahoochee River At 14Th St, At Columbus received 53.4 per cent, 359 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 715 of 818.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALABAMA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 53.4%, 359 OF 672, RANK 715 OF 818PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 191920 to 29530 to 39940 to 493150 to 597960 to 691270 to 798380 to 8911790 to 99285100178STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Chattahoochee River At 14Th St, At Columbus's rank in Alabama by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 782 of 800; 2026-10-08 rank 785 of 808; 2026-10-09 rank 761 of 800; 2026-10-10 rank 761 of 800; 2026-10-11 rank 715 of 818.ITS RANK IN ALABAMA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%178
90 to 99%285
80 to 89%117
70 to 79%83
60 to 69%12
50 to 59%79
40 to 49%31
30 to 39%9
20 to 29%5
10 to 19%19
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 202671581853.4%
Oct 10, 202676180042.8%
Oct 9, 202676180042.4%
Oct 8, 202678580821.5%
Oct 7, 202678280010.8%

Station report

Chattahoochee River At 14Th St, At Columbus, 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 190 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.72 inHg and the temperature at 58.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Chattahoochee River At 14Th St, At Columbus stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 190 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.72 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02341460FIG. D WHERE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT 14TH ST, AT COLUMBUS 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 ATMOSPHERECHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT 14TH ST, AT COLUMBUS1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT190 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 HERE29.72 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.3 FTITLEChattahoochee River At 14Th St, At Columbus, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 02341460TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02341460-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 32.47 N, and the day is 11 h 23 min long. Level ground there takes 77 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Chattahoochee River At 14Th St, At Columbus, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 81 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 34 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 23 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02341460FIG. E THE SUN AT CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT 14TH ST, AT COLUMBUSELEVATION 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 81°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 34°OCT 11, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 23 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 77 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 32.47 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEChattahoochee River At 14Th St, At Columbus, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02341460TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02341460-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 190 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Chattahoochee River At 14Th St, At Columbus, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02341460FIG. 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 SCALETITLEChattahoochee River At 14Th St, At Columbus, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02341460TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02341460-3DRAWN 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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