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Identifier
RTAC1
Latitude
33.22030 N
Longitude
116.51940 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 57 reports in 41 hours over the last seven days
Rank
4,348of 4,465 in California, Oct 16
Observed
1:08 AMPDT, 3 hours ago

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Ranchita - Alert #61 (Near Rchc1)ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Ranchita - Alert #61 (Near Rchc1) Report

Rank 4,348 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 score55.0of 100

California median
91.6the median score of 4,465 stations
Scoring higher
4,346stations in California
Sharing its score
3ranks 4,347 to 4,349
Points deducted
45.030.7 reports received, 10.0 continuity, 2.9 accuracy, 0.8 forecast check, 0.7 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; California median 85.6, 100.0, 92.4
Next above
LTCC1rank 4,347; ahead on reports received 13.9% against 12.4%
Next below
RMAC1rank 4,349; behind on reports received 12.4% against 12.0%

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 3512.44.3 of 35 pointsCalifornia median 98.557 of 458 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1092.79.3 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 81.2half its reports arrived within 14 min
  3. Continuityweight 100.00.0 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 100.0longest silence 36 h, on a schedule of one report every 22 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-17.1 of 20 points, at the medianCalifornia median 85.6-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianCalifornia median 100.0-
  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 (66 min), none for 72 (26.4 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
4,348of 4,465 in California, Oct 16
Schedule
every 22 min
Reports received, 24 hours
2 of 653.0% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
57 of 45812.4% of its schedule, 72 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
36 hoursfrom Oct 14, 1:08 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:08 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
14 min9 in 10 within 19 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 22 min, 65 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 22 min 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. Ranchita - Alert #61 (Near Rchc1) received 12.4 per cent, 57 of 458 scheduled reports, rank 4,348 of 4,465.WHERE IT RANKS IN CALIFORNIA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 12.4%, 57 OF 458, RANK 4,348 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 Ranchita - Alert #61 (Near Rchc1)'s rank in California by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-01 rank 1,192 of 3,586; 2026-10-02 rank 1,613 of 3,944; 2026-10-03 rank 1,612 of 3,944; 2026-10-04 rank 2,459 of 4,072; 2026-10-05 rank 2,420 of 4,333; 2026-10-06 rank 2,406 of 4,362; 2026-10-07 rank 2,395 of 4,381; 2026-10-08 rank 2,340 of 4,405; 2026-10-09 rank 1,360 of 4,400; 2026-10-10 rank 1,312 of 4,400; 2026-10-11 rank 1,309 of 4,428; 2026-10-12 rank 4,300 of 4,446; 2026-10-13 rank 4,289 of 4,464; 2026-10-14 rank 4,306 of 4,466; 2026-10-15 rank 4,317 of 4,462; 2026-10-16 rank 4,348 of 4,465.ITS RANK IN CALIFORNIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 1Oct 4Oct 7Oct 10Oct 13Oct 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, 20264,3484,46512.4%
Oct 15, 20264,3174,46212.6%
Oct 14, 20264,3064,46612.8%
Oct 13, 20264,2894,46412.6%
Oct 12, 20264,3004,4469.2%
Oct 11, 20261,3094,42892.8%
Oct 10, 20261,3124,40092.8%
Oct 9, 20261,3604,40092.8%
Oct 8, 20262,3404,40585.7%
Oct 7, 20262,3954,38185.7%
Oct 6, 20262,4064,36285.7%
Oct 5, 20262,4204,33385.7%
Oct 4, 20262,4594,07285.7%
Oct 3, 20261,6123,94492.3%
Oct 2, 20261,6133,94492.3%
Oct 1, 20261,1923,586100.0%
Reports received at Ranchita - Alert #61 (Near Rchc1), reports from 0.0 to 1.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.250.50.7516 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Ranchita - Alert #61 (Near Rchc1), reports from 0.0 to 50.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0204060Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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