Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
02382500
Latitude
34.60381 N
Longitude
84.69578 W
Elevation
655 ft
Rank
1,261of 1,307 in Georgia, Oct 11
Observed
7:30 AMEDT, 30 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Coosawattee River At CartersReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 243 instruments in Georgia stand at one.

Station charts

Coosawattee River At Carters Report

Rank 1,261 of 1,307 in Georgia, 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 score73.8of 100

Georgia median
94.6the median score of 1,307 stations
Scoring higher
1,260stations in Georgia
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
26.217.2 reports received, 6.5 continuity, 2.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Georgia median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
GA-CU-9rank 1,260; ahead on 247 score 74.1 against 73.8
Next below
GW0818rank 1,262; behind on 247 score 73.8 against 73.4

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 3551.017.9 of 35 pointsGeorgia median 88.4343 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsGeorgia median 86.8half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 1034.63.5 of 10 pointsGeorgia median 100.0longest silence 6 h, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianGeorgia median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianGeorgia median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianGeorgia 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
1,261of 1,307 in Georgia, Oct 11
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
72 of 9675.0% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
379 of 67256.3% of its schedule, 381 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
6 hoursfrom Oct 6, 6:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 11:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 28 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 1,307 ranked stations in Georgia 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, 24; 20 to 29 per cent, 8; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 56; 50 to 59 per cent, 123; 60 to 69 per cent, 37; 70 to 79 per cent, 286; 80 to 89 per cent, 118; 90 to 99 per cent, 439; 100 per cent, 204. Coosawattee River At Carters received 51.0 per cent, 343 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 1,261 of 1,307.WHERE IT RANKS IN GEORGIA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 51.0%, 343 OF 672, RANK 1,261 OF 1,307PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 192420 to 29830 to 391040 to 495650 to 5912360 to 693770 to 7928680 to 8911890 to 99439100204STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Coosawattee River At Carters's rank in Georgia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 1,270 of 1,275; 2026-10-08 rank 1,279 of 1,294; 2026-10-09 rank 1,251 of 1,288; 2026-10-10 rank 1,251 of 1,288; 2026-10-11 rank 1,261 of 1,307.ITS RANK IN GEORGIA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%204
90 to 99%439
80 to 89%118
70 to 79%286
60 to 69%37
50 to 59%123
40 to 49%56
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%8
10 to 19%24
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20261,2611,30751.0%
Oct 10, 20261,2511,28840.3%
Oct 9, 20261,2511,28839.8%
Oct 8, 20261,2791,29419.0%
Oct 7, 20261,2701,2758.3%

Station report

Coosawattee River At Carters, 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 655 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.22 inHg and the temperature at 56.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Coosawattee River At Carters stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 655 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.22 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02382500FIG. D WHERE COOSAWATTEE RIVER AT CARTERS 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 ATMOSPHERECOOSAWATTEE RIVER AT CARTERS2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT655 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 HERE29.22 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.7 FTITLECoosawattee River At Carters, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 02382500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02382500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 48 degrees above the horizon at 34.60 N, and the day is 11 h 20 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Coosawattee River At Carters, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 20 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02382500FIG. E THE SUN AT COOSAWATTEE RIVER AT CARTERSELEVATION 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 79°EQUINOXES 55°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 11, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 20 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.60 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECoosawattee River At Carters, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02382500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02382500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 655 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Coosawattee River At Carters, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02382500FIG. 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 SCALETITLECoosawattee River At Carters, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02382500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02382500-3DRAWN 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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