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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
HGHC1
Latitude
34.15470 N
Longitude
117.22670 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 52 reports in 59 hours over the last seven days
Rank
3,873of 4,461 in California, Oct 17
Observed
8:50 PMPDT, 1 hour ago

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Sand Cyn Ck Nr HighlandReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 432 instruments in California stand at one.

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Sand Cyn Ck Nr Highland Report

Rank 3,873 of 4,461 in California, Oct 17. 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 score75.6of 100

California median
90.9the median score of 4,461 stations
Scoring higher
3,866stations in California
Sharing its score
8ranks 3,867 to 3,874
Points deducted
24.419.2 reports received, 3.4 accuracy, 1.0 arrival, 0.9 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; California median 83.2, 100.0, 90.8
Next above
WHPrank 3,872; ahead on reports received 47.6% against 45.2%
Next below
DW8427rank 3,874; behind on reports received 45.2% against 44.1%

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 3545.215.8 of 35 pointsCalifornia median 98.876 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1090.49.0 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 81.1half its reports arrived within 15 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 100.0longest silence 71 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-16.6 of 20 points, at the medianCalifornia median 83.2-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianCalifornia median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.1 of 10 points, at the medianCalifornia 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
3,873of 4,461 in California, Oct 17
Schedule
every houron the hour's :50
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
81 of 16848.2% of its schedule, 83 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 13, 11:50 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 9:50 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
15 min9 in 10 within 15 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 4,461 ranked stations in California on Oct 17 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, 74; 10 to 19 per cent, 106; 20 to 29 per cent, 32; 30 to 39 per cent, 17; 40 to 49 per cent, 114; 50 to 59 per cent, 278; 60 to 69 per cent, 133; 70 to 79 per cent, 222; 80 to 89 per cent, 396; 90 to 99 per cent, 2,009; 100 per cent, 1,080. Sand Cyn Ck Nr Highland received 45.2 per cent, 76 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 3,873 of 4,461.WHERE IT RANKS IN CALIFORNIA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 45.2%, 76 OF 168, RANK 3,873 OF 4,461PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 97410 to 1910620 to 293230 to 391740 to 4911450 to 5927860 to 6913370 to 7922280 to 8939690 to 992,0091001,080STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Sand Cyn Ck Nr Highland's rank in California by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-15 rank 4,187 of 4,462; 2026-10-16 rank 4,106 of 4,465; 2026-10-17 rank 3,873 of 4,461.ITS RANK IN CALIFORNIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 15Oct 16Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,080
90 to 99%2,009
80 to 89%396
70 to 79%222
60 to 69%133
50 to 59%278
40 to 49%114
30 to 39%17
20 to 29%32
10 to 19%106
0 to 9%74
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20263,8734,46145.2%
Oct 16, 20264,1064,46530.9%
Oct 15, 20264,1874,46216.6%
Reports received at Sand Cyn Ck Nr Highland, reports from 0.0 to 12.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Oct 163 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Reports received at Sand Cyn Ck Nr Highland, reports from 0.0 to 12.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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