Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
09512280
Latitude
33.88704 N
Longitude
111.95419 W
Elevation
2,260 ft
Rank
745of 1,722 in Arizona, Oct 12
Observed
10:15 AMMST, 41 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Cave Creek Blw Cottonwood Cr Near Cave CreekReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 104 instruments in Arizona stand at one.

Station charts

Cave Creek Blw Cottonwood Cr Near Cave Creek Report

Rank 745 of 1,722 in Arizona, Oct 12. 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 score92.0of 100

Arizona median
89.1the median score of 1,722 stations
Scoring higher
744stations in Arizona
Sharing its score
15ranks 745 to 759
Points deducted
8.04.8 reports received, 1.6 accuracy, 1.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Arizona median 92.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
LUFrank 744; ahead on 247 score 92.2 against 92.0
Next below
AZ-PM-416rank 759; behind on reports received 86.3% against 85.7%
Sharing its rank
13other 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 3586.330.2 of 35 pointsArizona median 85.7145 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsArizona median 79.1half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsArizona median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-18.4 of 20 points, at the medianArizona median 92.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianArizona median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianArizona 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
745of 1,722 in Arizona, Oct 12
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
163 of 16897.0% of its schedule, 164 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 5, 10:15 PM
Latest report
Oct 12, 5:15 PMlocal 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 1,722 ranked stations in Arizona on Oct 12 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, 25; 20 to 29 per cent, 16; 30 to 39 per cent, 47; 40 to 49 per cent, 190; 50 to 59 per cent, 481; 60 to 69 per cent, 14; 70 to 79 per cent, 53; 80 to 89 per cent, 177; 90 to 99 per cent, 343; 100 per cent, 375. Cave Creek Blw Cottonwood Cr Near Cave Creek received 86.3 per cent, 145 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 745 of 1,722.WHERE IT RANKS IN ARIZONA, Oct 12THIS ONE: 86.3%, 145 OF 168, RANK 745 OF 1,722PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 192520 to 291630 to 394740 to 4919050 to 5948160 to 691470 to 795380 to 8917790 to 99343100375STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Cave Creek Blw Cottonwood Cr Near Cave Creek's rank in Arizona by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-12: 2026-10-07 rank 1,398 of 1,508; 2026-10-08 rank 1,088 of 1,221; 2026-10-09 rank 901 of 1,661; 2026-10-10 rank 899 of 1,661; 2026-10-11 rank 840 of 1,656; 2026-10-12 rank 745 of 1,722.ITS RANK IN ARIZONA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11Oct 12
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%375
90 to 99%343
80 to 89%177
70 to 79%53
60 to 69%14
50 to 59%481
40 to 49%190
30 to 39%47
20 to 29%16
10 to 19%25
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 12, 20267451,72286.3%
Oct 11, 20268401,65672.0%
Oct 10, 20268991,66157.7%
Oct 9, 20269011,66157.1%
Oct 8, 20261,0881,22129.1%
Oct 7, 20261,3981,50814.8%

Station report

Cave Creek Blw Cottonwood Cr Near Cave Creek, 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 2,260 ft above sea level, 8 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.56 inHg and the temperature at 50.9 F.

Section from sea level of where Cave Creek Blw Cottonwood Cr Near Cave Creek stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,260 feet above sea level with 8 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.56 inches of mercury, and temperature, 50.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 09512280FIG. D WHERE CAVE CREEK BLW COTTONWOOD CR NEAR CAVE CREEK 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 ATMOSPHERECAVE CREEK BLW COTTONWOOD CR NEAR CAVE CREEK8 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,260 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 HERE27.56 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE50.9 FTITLECave Creek Blw Cottonwood Cr Near Cave Creek, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 09512280TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-12IDSR-09512280-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 12 the noon sun stands 48 degrees above the horizon at 33.89 N, and the day is 11 h 19 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Cave Creek Blw Cottonwood Cr Near Cave Creek, angles true: on Oct 12 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 19 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 09512280FIG. E THE SUN AT CAVE CREEK BLW COTTONWOOD CR NEAR CAVE CREEKELEVATION 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 80°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 12, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 19 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.89 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.6°TITLECave Creek Blw Cottonwood Cr Near Cave Creek, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 09512280TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-12IDSR-09512280-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 2,260 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Cave Creek Blw Cottonwood Cr Near Cave Creek, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 09512280FIG. 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 SCALETITLECave Creek Blw Cottonwood Cr Near Cave Creek, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 09512280TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-12IDSR-09512280-3DRAWN 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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