Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
02303330
Latitude
28.09861 N
Longitude
82.31139 W
Elevation
-
Rank
2,031of 2,385 in Florida, Oct 11
Observed
1:00 AMEDT, 48 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Hillsborough R At Morris Br Near ThonotosassaReflectivityStorm 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

Hillsborough R At Morris Br Near Thonotosassa Report

Rank 2,031 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 score80.2of 100

Florida median
96.0the median score of 2,385 stations
Scoring higher
2,027stations in Florida
Sharing its score
7ranks 2,028 to 2,034
Points deducted
19.816.3 reports received, 3.4 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Florida median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
GW4304rank 2,030; ahead on reports received 55.3% against 53.2%
Next below
CW3367rank 2,032; behind on reports due 672 against 394, the longer record first

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 3553.318.7 of 35 pointsFlorida median 98.2358 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1065.76.6 of 10 pointsFlorida median 90.4half its reports arrived within 27 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsFlorida median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 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
2,031of 2,385 in Florida, Oct 11
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
70 of 9672.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
375 of 67255.8% of its schedule, 377 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
48 minfrom Oct 11, 5:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 5:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
27 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 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min 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. Hillsborough R At Morris Br Near Thonotosassa received 53.2 per cent, 358 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 2,031 of 2,385.WHERE IT RANKS IN FLORIDA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 53.2%, 358 OF 672, RANK 2,031 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 Hillsborough R At Morris Br Near Thonotosassa's rank in Florida by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 2,223 of 2,308; 2026-10-08 rank 2,190 of 2,350; 2026-10-09 rank 2,132 of 2,355; 2026-10-10 rank 2,129 of 2,355; 2026-10-11 rank 2,031 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, 20262,0312,38553.2%
Oct 10, 20262,1292,35542.7%
Oct 9, 20262,1322,35542.2%
Oct 8, 20262,1902,35021.5%
Oct 7, 20262,2232,30810.8%

Station report

Hillsborough R At Morris Br Near Thonotosassa, in 2 sheets

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

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 55 degrees above the horizon at 28.10 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 Hillsborough R At Morris Br Near Thonotosassa, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 55 degrees above the horizon, against 85 at the June solstice, 62 at the equinoxes and 38 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 29 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02303330FIG. E THE SUN AT HILLSBOROUGH R AT MORRIS BR NEAR THONOTOSASSAELEVATION 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 85°EQUINOXES 62°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 38°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 28.10 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEHillsborough R At Morris Br Near Thonotosassa, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02303330TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02303330-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Hillsborough R At Morris Br Near Thonotosassa, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02303330FIG. 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 SCALETITLEHillsborough R At Morris Br Near Thonotosassa, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02303330TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02303330-2DRAWN 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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