Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
385846104462501
Latitude
38.97944 N
Longitude
104.77361 W
Elevation
6,862 ft
Rank
1,838of 2,540 in Colorado, Oct 11
Observed
9:15 AMMDT, 30 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Pine Cr Met Site Blw Old Ranch Rd At Co. SprgsReflectivityStorm 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

Pine Cr Met Site Blw Old Ranch Rd At Co. Sprgs Report

Rank 1,838 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 score83.9of 100

Colorado median
91.0the median score of 2,540 stations
Scoring higher
1,829stations in Colorado
Sharing its score
16ranks 1,830 to 1,845
Points deducted
16.19.8 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
385740104405501rank 1,831; ahead on longest silence 60 min against 65 min
Next below
CO-WE-444rank 1,840; behind on reports received 72.0% against 71.4%
Sharing its rank
1other stations, equal on every measure

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 3572.025.2 of 35 pointsColorado median 97.7121 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 65 min, 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
1,838of 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
137 of 16881.5% of its schedule, 139 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
65 minfrom Oct 5, 11:15 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 3:15 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. Pine Cr Met Site Blw Old Ranch Rd At Co. Sprgs received 72.0 per cent, 121 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 1,838 of 2,540.WHERE IT RANKS IN COLORADO, Oct 11THIS ONE: 72.0%, 121 OF 168, RANK 1,838 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 Pine Cr Met Site Blw Old Ranch Rd At Co. Sprgs's rank in Colorado by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 2,456 of 2,582; 2026-10-08 rank 2,381 of 2,564; 2026-10-09 rank 1,999 of 2,531; 2026-10-10 rank 1,979 of 2,531; 2026-10-11 rank 1,838 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, 20261,8382,54072.0%
Oct 10, 20261,9792,53157.7%
Oct 9, 20261,9992,53157.1%
Oct 8, 20262,3812,56429.1%
Oct 7, 20262,4562,58214.8%

Station report

Pine Cr Met Site Blw Old Ranch Rd At Co. Sprgs, 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 6,862 ft above sea level, 22 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.21 inHg and the temperature at 34.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Pine Cr Met Site Blw Old Ranch Rd At Co. Sprgs stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,862 feet above sea level with 22 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.21 inches of mercury, and temperature, 34.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 385846104462501FIG. D WHERE PINE CR MET SITE BLW OLD RANCH RD AT CO. SPRGS 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 ATMOSPHEREPINE CR MET SITE BLW OLD RANCH RD AT CO. SPRGS22 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,862 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 HERE23.21 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE34.5 FTITLEPine Cr Met Site Blw Old Ranch Rd At Co. Sprgs, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 385846104462501TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-385846104462501-1DRAWN 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 38.98 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 Pine Cr Met Site Blw Old Ranch Rd At Co. Sprgs, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 74 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 385846104462501FIG. E THE SUN AT PINE CR MET SITE BLW OLD RANCH RD AT CO. SPRGSELEVATION 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 74°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 38.98 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEPine Cr Met Site Blw Old Ranch Rd At Co. Sprgs, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 385846104462501TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-385846104462501-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 6,862 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Pine Cr Met Site Blw Old Ranch Rd At Co. Sprgs, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 385846104462501FIG. 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 SCALETITLEPine Cr Met Site Blw Old Ranch Rd At Co. Sprgs, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 385846104462501TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-385846104462501-3DRAWN 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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