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Rank 1,417 of 4,465 in California, 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 score93.8of 100
California median
91.6the median score of 4,465 stations
Scoring higher
1,415stations in California
Sharing its score
21ranks 1,416 to 1,436
Points deducted
6.22.9 accuracy, 2.6 arrival, 0.8 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; California median 85.6, 100.0, 92.4
Next above
CMArank 1,416; ahead on median arrival 13 min 23 s against 22 min 48 s
Next below
QSHC1rank 1,418; behind on reports received 100% against 99.4%
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.
Reports receivedweight 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsCalifornia median 98.5168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 81.2half its reports arrived within 23 min
Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
Accuracyweight 20-17.1 of 20 points, at the medianCalifornia median 85.6-
Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianCalifornia median 100.0-
Forecast checkweight 10-9.2 of 10 points, at the medianCalifornia median 92.4-
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
At 3,879 ft above sea level, 13 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.96 inHg and the temperature at 45.2 F.
On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 33.52 N, and the day is 11 h 11 min long. Level ground there takes 74 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.