Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
SMGC1
Latitude
35.33610 N
Longitude
120.55330 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 156 reports in 152 hours over the last seven days
Rank
3,607of 4,072 in California, Oct 4
Precipitation today
-

On the radar over Santa MargaritaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 413 instruments in California stand at one.

Station charts

Santa Margarita Report

Rank 3,607 of 4,072 in California, Oct 4. 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.

247 score78.2of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3592.9156 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 100.0half its reports arrived within 77 min
  3. Continuityweight 1056.4longest silence 12 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20--
  5. Instrument checksweight 15--
  6. Forecast checkweight 10--

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

Rank
3,607of 4,072 in California, Oct 4
Schedule
every houron the hour's :17
Reports received, 24 hours
1 of 244.1% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
144 of 16885.7% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
1 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
24 h 34 minfrom Oct 3, 5:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 3, 5:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
77 min9 in 10 within 77 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 4,072 ranked stations in California on Oct 4 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, 86; 10 to 19 per cent, 52; 20 to 29 per cent, 8; 30 to 39 per cent, 43; 40 to 49 per cent, 36; 50 to 59 per cent, 54; 60 to 69 per cent, 151; 70 to 79 per cent, 116; 80 to 89 per cent, 218; 90 to 99 per cent, 2,244; 100 per cent, 1,064. Santa Margarita received 92.8 per cent, 156 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 3,607 of 4,072.WHERE IT RANKS IN CALIFORNIA, Oct 4THIS ONE: 92.8%, 156 OF 168, RANK 3,607 OF 4,072PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 98610 to 195220 to 29830 to 394340 to 493650 to 595460 to 6915170 to 7911680 to 8921890 to 992,2441001,064STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Santa Margarita's rank in California by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-04: 2026-09-26 rank 1,735 of 3,089; 2026-09-27 rank 1,633 of 3,141; 2026-09-28 rank 1,572 of 3,395; 2026-09-29 rank 1,520 of 3,460; 2026-09-30 rank 1,517 of 3,491; 2026-10-01 rank 1,123 of 3,586; 2026-10-02 rank 2,968 of 3,944; 2026-10-03 rank 2,971 of 3,944; 2026-10-04 rank 3,607 of 4,072.ITS RANK IN CALIFORNIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,0004,000Sep 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 4
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,064
90 to 99%2,244
80 to 89%218
70 to 79%116
60 to 69%151
50 to 59%54
40 to 49%36
30 to 39%43
20 to 29%8
10 to 19%52
0 to 9%86
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 4, 20263,6074,07292.8%
Oct 3, 20262,9713,944100.0%
Oct 2, 20262,9683,944100.0%
Oct 1, 20261,1233,586100.0%
Sep 30, 20261,5173,491100.0%
Sep 29, 20261,5203,460100.0%
Sep 28, 20261,5723,395100.0%
Sep 27, 20261,6333,141100.0%
Sep 26, 20261,7353,089100.0%
Reports received at Santa Margarita, reports from 0.0 to 2.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.52Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Precipitation at Santa Margarita, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.70, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.501.001.502.00NovDec2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 3, 20260.00
Aug 5, 20260.00
Feb 18, 20261.70
Jan 25, 20260.00
Jan 24, 20260.00
Jan 23, 20260.00
Dec 26, 20250.00
Dec 25, 20250.44
Dec 24, 20250.13
Dec 23, 20250.00
Dec 1, 20250.00
Nov 14, 20250.00
Nov 13, 20250.04
Oct 14, 20250.00
Oct 13, 20250.17
Precipitation at Santa Margarita, precipitation from 0.00 to 7.94, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.002.004.006.008.0020222023202420252026
Days reported at Santa Margarita, days from 0.0 to 31.0, the latest 1.0, in days.DAYS REPORTEDdays010203120222023202420252026
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
MonthPrecipitation inDays reported
Oct 20240.0031
Sep 20240.0830
Aug 20240.0031
Jul 20240.0030
Jun 20240.0029
May 20240.2131
Apr 20240.8427
Mar 20244.3130
Feb 20247.9429
Jan 20243.3730
Dec 20235.9731
Nov 20231.5130
Oct 20230.0231
Sep 20230.0230
Aug 20230.1731
Jul 20230.0031
Jun 20230.3729
May 20230.4731
Apr 20230.0030
Precipitation at Santa Margarita, precipitation from 0.00 to 7.94, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.002.004.006.008.0020172019202120232025
Days reported at Santa Margarita, days from 0.0 to 31.0, the latest 1.0, in days.DAYS REPORTEDdays010203120172019202120232025
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
MonthPrecipitation inDays reported
Oct 20240.0031
Sep 20240.0830
Aug 20240.0031
Jul 20240.0030
Jun 20240.0029
May 20240.2131
Apr 20240.8427
Mar 20244.3130
Feb 20247.9429
Jan 20243.3730
Dec 20235.9731
Nov 20231.5130
Oct 20230.0231
Sep 20230.0230
Aug 20230.1731
Jul 20230.0031
Jun 20230.3729
May 20230.4731
Apr 20230.0030

The whole record, Mar 11, 2016 to Oct 3, 2026, 606 days reported.

Average precipitation by month at Santa Margarita, precipitation from 0.00 to 7.94, the latest 5.97, in inches.AVERAGE PRECIPITATION BY MONTHin0.002.004.006.008.00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Days reported, by year at Santa Margarita, days reported from 2.0 to 304.0, the latest 6.0, in days.DAYS REPORTED, BY YEARdays010020030036620162023202420252026
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
MonthAverage high FAverage low FRecord high FRecord low FAverage precipitation inStrongest gust mph
Jan----3.37-
Feb----7.94-
Mar----4.31-
Apr----0.42-
May----0.34-
Jun----0.18-
Jul----0.00-
Aug----0.09-
Sep----0.05-
Oct----0.01-
Nov----1.51-
Dec----5.97-

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

Near Santa Margarita

Gauges

Weather instruments

Places