Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
02301500
Latitude
27.87225 N
Longitude
82.21120 W
Elevation
6 ft
Rank
1,802of 2,385 in Florida, Oct 11
Observed
9:00 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0.02in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Alafia River At Lithia Pinecrest Rd At LithiaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 82 instruments in Florida stand at one.

Station charts

Alafia River At Lithia Pinecrest Rd At Lithia Report

Rank 1,802 of 2,385 in Florida, 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 score85.6of 100

Florida median
96.0the median score of 2,385 stations
Scoring higher
1,801stations in Florida
Sharing its score
10ranks 1,802 to 1,811
Points deducted
14.49.8 reports received, 4.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Florida median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
02300500rank 1,801; ahead on 247 score 85.7 against 85.6
Next below
260042080351702rank 1,811; behind on reports received 72.0% against 69.0%
Sharing its rank
8other 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 pointsFlorida median 98.2121 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1054.45.4 of 10 pointsFlorida median 90.4half its reports arrived within 33 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsFlorida median 100.0longest silence 63 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianFlorida median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianFlorida median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianFlorida median 100.0-

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
1,802of 2,385 in Florida, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
135 of 16880.3% of its schedule, 136 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
66 minfrom Oct 11, 1:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 1:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 min9 in 10 within 33 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 2,385 ranked stations in Florida 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, 77; 20 to 29 per cent, 16; 30 to 39 per cent, 22; 40 to 49 per cent, 95; 50 to 59 per cent, 253; 60 to 69 per cent, 65; 70 to 79 per cent, 219; 80 to 89 per cent, 164; 90 to 99 per cent, 781; 100 per cent, 691. Alafia River At Lithia Pinecrest Rd At Lithia received 72.0 per cent, 121 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 1,802 of 2,385.WHERE IT RANKS IN FLORIDA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 72.0%, 121 OF 168, RANK 1,802 OF 2,385PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 197720 to 291630 to 392240 to 499550 to 5925360 to 696570 to 7921980 to 8916490 to 99781100691STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Alafia River At Lithia Pinecrest Rd At Lithia's rank in Florida by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 2,230 of 2,308; 2026-10-08 rank 2,171 of 2,350; 2026-10-09 rank 1,971 of 2,355; 2026-10-10 rank 1,966 of 2,355; 2026-10-11 rank 1,802 of 2,385.ITS RANK IN FLORIDA, 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%691
90 to 99%781
80 to 89%164
70 to 79%219
60 to 69%65
50 to 59%253
40 to 49%95
30 to 39%22
20 to 29%16
10 to 19%77
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20261,8022,38572.0%
Oct 10, 20261,9662,35557.7%
Oct 9, 20261,9712,35557.1%
Oct 8, 20262,1712,35029.1%
Oct 7, 20262,2302,30814.8%

Station report

Alafia River At Lithia Pinecrest Rd At Lithia, 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 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.91 inHg and the temperature at 59.0 F.

Section from sea level of where Alafia River At Lithia Pinecrest Rd At Lithia stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02301500FIG. D WHERE ALAFIA RIVER AT LITHIA PINECREST RD AT LITHIA 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 ATMOSPHEREALAFIA RIVER AT LITHIA PINECREST RD AT LITHIA0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6 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 HERE29.91 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE59.0 FTITLEAlafia River At Lithia Pinecrest Rd At Lithia, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 02301500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02301500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 55 degrees above the horizon at 27.87 N, and the day is 11 h 29 min long. Level ground there takes 82 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Alafia River At Lithia Pinecrest Rd At Lithia, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 55 degrees above the horizon, against 86 at the June solstice, 62 at the equinoxes and 39 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 29 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02301500FIG. E THE SUN AT ALAFIA RIVER AT LITHIA PINECREST RD AT LITHIAELEVATION 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 86°EQUINOXES 62°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 39°OCT 11, 55°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 29 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 82 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 27.87 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEAlafia River At Lithia Pinecrest Rd At Lithia, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02301500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02301500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

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

Elevation of a data collection platform, Alafia River At Lithia Pinecrest Rd At Lithia, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02301500FIG. 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 SCALETITLEAlafia River At Lithia Pinecrest Rd At Lithia, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02301500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02301500-3DRAWN 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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