Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
02306904
Latitude
28.08386 N
Longitude
82.52500 W
Elevation
30 ft
Rank
1,781of 2,385 in Florida, Oct 11
Observed
12:30 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Brushy Creek Near Sulphur SpringsReflectivityStorm 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

Brushy Creek Near Sulphur Springs Report

Rank 1,781 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 score87.2of 100

Florida median
96.0the median score of 2,385 stations
Scoring higher
1,778stations in Florida
Sharing its score
3ranks 1,779 to 1,781
Points deducted
12.810.2 reports received, 2.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Florida median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
FL-PB-43rank 1,780; ahead on reports received 71.4% against 70.8%
Next below
CATF1rank 1,782; behind on 247 score 87.2 against 87.0

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 3570.824.8 of 35 pointsFlorida median 98.2119 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsFlorida median 90.4half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsFlorida median 100.0longest silence 2 h, 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
1,781of 2,385 in Florida, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
124 of 16873.8% of its schedule, 125 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 7, 4:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 4:30 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 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. Brushy Creek Near Sulphur Springs received 70.8 per cent, 119 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 1,781 of 2,385.WHERE IT RANKS IN FLORIDA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 70.8%, 119 OF 168, RANK 1,781 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 Brushy Creek Near Sulphur Springs's rank in Florida by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 2,163 of 2,308; 2026-10-08 rank 2,120 of 2,350; 2026-10-09 rank 1,900 of 2,355; 2026-10-10 rank 1,894 of 2,355; 2026-10-11 rank 1,781 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, 20261,7812,38570.8%
Oct 10, 20261,8942,35556.5%
Oct 9, 20261,9002,35555.9%
Oct 8, 20262,1202,35028.5%
Oct 7, 20262,1632,30814.8%

Station report

Brushy Creek Near Sulphur Springs, 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 30 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.89 inHg and the temperature at 58.9 F.

Section from sea level of where Brushy Creek Near Sulphur Springs stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 30 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.89 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02306904FIG. D WHERE BRUSHY CREEK NEAR SULPHUR SPRINGS 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 ATMOSPHEREBRUSHY CREEK NEAR SULPHUR SPRINGS0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT30 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 HERE29.89 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.9 FTITLEBrushy Creek Near Sulphur Springs, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 02306904TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02306904-1DRAWN 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 28.08 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 Brushy Creek Near Sulphur Springs, 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 02306904FIG. E THE SUN AT BRUSHY CREEK NEAR SULPHUR SPRINGSELEVATION 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 28.08 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEBrushy Creek Near Sulphur Springs, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02306904TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02306904-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 30 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Brushy Creek Near Sulphur Springs, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02306904FIG. 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 SCALETITLEBrushy Creek Near Sulphur Springs, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02306904TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02306904-3DRAWN 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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