Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
420350073193600
Latitude
42.06389 N
Longitude
73.32667 W
Elevation
684 ft
Rank
211of 362 in Connecticut, Oct 11
Observed
4:30 AMEDT, 41 minutes ago
Air temperature
43F
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Ma-Sjw 58R Sheffield Gw Met StationReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 14 instruments in Connecticut stand at one.

Station charts

Ma-Sjw 58R Sheffield Gw Met Station Report

Rank 211 of 362 in Connecticut, 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 score86.7of 100

Connecticut median
91.2the median score of 362 stations
Scoring higher
210stations in Connecticut
Sharing its score
2ranks 211 to 212
Points deducted
13.39.8 reports received, 2.6 arrival, 0.5 accuracy, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Connecticut median 97.5, 100.0, 95.5
Next above
CT-HR-23rank 210; ahead on 247 score 87.2 against 86.7
Next below
CT009rank 213; behind on 247 score 86.7 against 86.6
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 pointsConnecticut median 85.7121 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsConnecticut median 100.0half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsConnecticut median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.5 of 20 points, at the medianConnecticut median 97.5-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianConnecticut median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.6 of 10 points, at the medianConnecticut median 95.5-

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
211of 362 in Connecticut, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule, 25 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
130 of 16877.3% of its schedule, 136 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 5, 11:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 8:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 23 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 362 ranked stations in Connecticut 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 18; 20 to 29 per cent, 3; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 21; 50 to 59 per cent, 69; 60 to 69 per cent, 25; 70 to 79 per cent, 18; 80 to 89 per cent, 26; 90 to 99 per cent, 91; 100 per cent, 85. Ma-Sjw 58R Sheffield Gw Met Station received 72.0 per cent, 121 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 211 of 362.WHERE IT RANKS IN CONNECTICUT, Oct 11THIS ONE: 72.0%, 121 OF 168, RANK 211 OF 362PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1100 to 9210 to 191820 to 29330 to 39440 to 492150 to 596960 to 692570 to 791880 to 892690 to 999110085STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Ma-Sjw 58R Sheffield Gw Met Station's rank in Connecticut by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 350 of 369; 2026-10-08 rank 343 of 369; 2026-10-09 rank 240 of 365; 2026-10-10 rank 237 of 366; 2026-10-11 rank 211 of 362.ITS RANK IN CONNECTICUT, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300400Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%85
90 to 99%91
80 to 89%26
70 to 79%18
60 to 69%25
50 to 59%69
40 to 49%21
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%3
10 to 19%18
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 202621136272.0%
Oct 10, 202623736657.7%
Oct 9, 202624036557.1%
Oct 8, 202634336929.1%
Oct 7, 202635036914.8%

Station report

Ma-Sjw 58R Sheffield Gw Met Station, 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 684 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.19 inHg and the temperature at 56.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Ma-Sjw 58R Sheffield Gw Met Station stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 684 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.19 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 420350073193600FIG. D WHERE MA-SJW 58R SHEFFIELD GW MET STATION 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 ATMOSPHEREMA-SJW 58R SHEFFIELD GW MET STATION2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT684 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 HERE29.19 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.6 FTITLEMa-Sjw 58R Sheffield Gw Met Station, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 420350073193600TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-420350073193600-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 42.06 N, and the day is 11 h 08 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Ma-Sjw 58R Sheffield Gw Met Station, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 08 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 420350073193600FIG. E THE SUN AT MA-SJW 58R SHEFFIELD GW MET STATIONELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 11, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 08 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.06 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEMa-Sjw 58R Sheffield Gw Met Station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 420350073193600TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-420350073193600-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 684 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Ma-Sjw 58R Sheffield Gw Met Station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 420350073193600FIG. 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 SCALETITLEMa-Sjw 58R Sheffield Gw Met Station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 420350073193600TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-420350073193600-3DRAWN 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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