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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-NTBC1
Latitude
34.40500 N
Longitude
119.69200 W
Elevation
-
Rank
3,936of 4,465 in California, Oct 16
Observed
1:36 AMPDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
66.6F
Wind
3mph
Gust
5mph
Wind direction
10°

Ranking Statistics

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Santa Barbara Report

Rank 3,936 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 score76.1of 100

California median
91.6the median score of 4,465 stations
Scoring higher
3,934stations in California
Sharing its score
6ranks 3,935 to 3,940
Points deducted
23.97.3 reports received, 5.8 accuracy, 5.4 arrival, 4.6 continuity, 0.8 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; California median 92.4
Next above
MPWC1rank 3,935; ahead on reports received 99.4% against 79.1%
Next below
SAYC1rank 3,937; behind on reports received 79.1% against 76.7%

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 3579.227.7 of 35 pointsCalifornia median 98.5133 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1046.14.6 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 81.2half its reports arrived within 37 min
  3. Continuityweight 1053.95.4 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 100.0longest silence 13 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2070.914.2 of 20 pointsCalifornia median 85.6its temperature against the airport station KSBA, 8.7 miles away, over 166 readings: typical difference 4.3 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.6 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsCalifornia median 100.00 of 166 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. 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 2.4 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.9 °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
3,936of 4,465 in California, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30 and :36
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule, 37 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
143 of 16885.1% of its schedule, 181 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
13 hoursfrom Oct 14, 2:36 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 8:36 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
37 min9 in 10 within 57 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.2 °Fwarmer than the airport station KSBA, 8.7 miles away, on average over 181 readings; typical difference 4.6 °F

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

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

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

Chart of the 4,465 ranked stations in California 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, 78; 10 to 19 per cent, 83; 20 to 29 per cent, 45; 30 to 39 per cent, 22; 40 to 49 per cent, 118; 50 to 59 per cent, 285; 60 to 69 per cent, 120; 70 to 79 per cent, 209; 80 to 89 per cent, 391; 90 to 99 per cent, 2,034; 100 per cent, 1,080. Santa Barbara received 79.1 per cent, 133 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 3,936 of 4,465.WHERE IT RANKS IN CALIFORNIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 79.1%, 133 OF 168, RANK 3,936 OF 4,465PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 97810 to 198320 to 294530 to 392240 to 4911850 to 5928560 to 6912070 to 7920980 to 8939190 to 992,0341001,080STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Santa Barbara's rank in California by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 4,263 of 4,428; 2026-10-12 rank 4,115 of 4,446; 2026-10-13 rank 4,057 of 4,464; 2026-10-14 rank 3,969 of 4,466; 2026-10-15 rank 4,060 of 4,462; 2026-10-16 rank 3,936 of 4,465.ITS RANK IN CALIFORNIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,080
90 to 99%2,034
80 to 89%391
70 to 79%209
60 to 69%120
50 to 59%285
40 to 49%118
30 to 39%22
20 to 29%45
10 to 19%83
0 to 9%78
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20263,9364,46579.1%
Oct 15, 20264,0604,46265.4%
Oct 14, 20263,9694,46658.3%
Oct 13, 20264,0574,46444.0%
Oct 12, 20264,1154,44630.3%
Oct 11, 20264,2634,42816.0%

Station report

Santa Barbara, 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 46 degrees above the horizon at 34.41 N, and the day is 11 h 10 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Santa Barbara, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 10 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-NTBC1FIG. E THE SUN AT SANTA BARBARAELEVATION 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 79°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 16, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 10 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.41 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESanta Barbara, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-NTBC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCNTBC1-1DRAWN 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, Santa Barbara, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-NTBC1FIG. 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 SCALETITLESanta Barbara, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-NTBC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCNTBC1-2DRAWN 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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