Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
385548104503201
Latitude
38.93000 N
Longitude
104.84222 W
Elevation
6,492 ft
Rank
1,853of 2,540 in Colorado, Oct 11
Observed
11:15 AMMDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Foothills Met Sta At Foothills Elem At Co SpgsReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 206 instruments in Colorado stand at one.

Station charts

Foothills Met Sta At Foothills Elem At Co Spgs Report

Rank 1,853 of 2,540 in Colorado, Oct 11. 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 score83.7of 100

Colorado median
91.0the median score of 2,540 stations
Scoring higher
1,847stations in Colorado
Sharing its score
6ranks 1,848 to 1,853
Points deducted
16.310.0 reports received, 4.2 accuracy, 1.6 arrival, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Colorado median 79.0, 100.0, 95.0
Next above
385334104544901rank 1,849; ahead on longest silence 66 min against 120 min
Next below
RAWC2rank 1,854; behind on 247 score 83.7 against 83.6

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 3571.425.0 of 35 pointsColorado median 97.7120 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsColorado median 84.4half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsColorado median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-15.8 of 20 points, at the medianColorado median 79.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianColorado median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianColorado median 95.0-

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
1,853of 2,540 in Colorado, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
138 of 16882.1% of its schedule, 140 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 7, 6:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 5:15 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 18 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 2,540 ranked stations in Colorado on Oct 11 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, 3; 10 to 19 per cent, 35; 20 to 29 per cent, 28; 30 to 39 per cent, 12; 40 to 49 per cent, 107; 50 to 59 per cent, 212; 60 to 69 per cent, 171; 70 to 79 per cent, 180; 80 to 89 per cent, 203; 90 to 99 per cent, 1,025; 100 per cent, 564. Foothills Met Sta At Foothills Elem At Co Spgs received 71.4 per cent, 120 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 1,853 of 2,540.WHERE IT RANKS IN COLORADO, Oct 11THIS ONE: 71.4%, 120 OF 168, RANK 1,853 OF 2,540PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 9310 to 193520 to 292830 to 391240 to 4910750 to 5921260 to 6917170 to 7918080 to 8920390 to 991,025100564STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Foothills Met Sta At Foothills Elem At Co Spgs's rank in Colorado by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 2,447 of 2,582; 2026-10-08 rank 2,391 of 2,564; 2026-10-09 rank 2,009 of 2,531; 2026-10-10 rank 1,997 of 2,531; 2026-10-11 rank 1,853 of 2,540.ITS RANK IN COLORADO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%564
90 to 99%1,025
80 to 89%203
70 to 79%180
60 to 69%171
50 to 59%212
40 to 49%107
30 to 39%12
20 to 29%28
10 to 19%35
0 to 9%3
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20261,8532,54071.4%
Oct 10, 20261,9972,53157.1%
Oct 9, 20262,0092,53156.5%
Oct 8, 20262,3912,56428.5%
Oct 7, 20262,4472,58214.8%

Station report

Foothills Met Sta At Foothills Elem At Co Spgs, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 6,492 ft above sea level, 21 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.54 inHg and the temperature at 35.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Foothills Met Sta At Foothills Elem At Co Spgs stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,492 feet above sea level with 21 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.54 inches of mercury, and temperature, 35.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 385548104503201FIG. D WHERE FOOTHILLS MET STA AT FOOTHILLS ELEM AT CO SPGS STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFOOTHILLS MET STA AT FOOTHILLS ELEM AT CO SPGS21 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,492 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE23.54 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE35.8 FTITLEFoothills Met Sta At Foothills Elem At Co Spgs, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 385548104503201TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-385548104503201-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 38.93 N, and the day is 11 h 13 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Foothills Met Sta At Foothills Elem At Co Spgs, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 13 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 385548104503201FIG. E THE SUN AT FOOTHILLS MET STA AT FOOTHILLS ELEM AT CO SPGSELEVATION 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 75°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 11, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 13 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.93 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEFoothills Met Sta At Foothills Elem At Co Spgs, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 385548104503201TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-385548104503201-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 6,492 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Foothills Met Sta At Foothills Elem At Co Spgs, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 385548104503201FIG. 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 SCALETITLEFoothills Met Sta At Foothills Elem At Co Spgs, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 385548104503201TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-385548104503201-3DRAWN 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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