Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
02385500
Latitude
34.78844 N
Longitude
84.97503 W
Elevation
690 ft
Rank
767of 1,307 in Georgia, Oct 11
Observed
3:00 AMEDT, 28 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Mill Creek At DaltonReflectivityStorm 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

Mill Creek At Dalton Report

Rank 767 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 score89.4of 100

Georgia median
94.6the median score of 1,307 stations
Scoring higher
766stations in Georgia
Sharing its score
18ranks 767 to 784
Points deducted
10.610.0 reports received, 0.6 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-RB-1rank 765; ahead on 247 score 89.5 against 89.4
Next below
02329342rank 781; behind on longest silence 61 min against 75 min
Sharing its rank
13other 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 3571.425.0 of 35 pointsGeorgia median 88.4120 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.49.4 of 10 pointsGeorgia median 86.8half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsGeorgia median 100.0longest silence 61 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 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 (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
767of 1,307 in Georgia, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
127 of 16875.5% of its schedule, 129 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 5, 11:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 7:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 13 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 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. Mill Creek At Dalton received 71.4 per cent, 120 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 767 of 1,307.WHERE IT RANKS IN GEORGIA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 71.4%, 120 OF 168, RANK 767 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 Mill Creek At Dalton's rank in Georgia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 1,018 of 1,275; 2026-10-08 rank 1,012 of 1,294; 2026-10-09 rank 832 of 1,288; 2026-10-10 rank 817 of 1,288; 2026-10-11 rank 767 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, 20267671,30771.4%
Oct 10, 20268171,28857.1%
Oct 9, 20268321,28856.5%
Oct 8, 20261,0121,29428.5%
Oct 7, 20261,0181,27514.2%

Station report

Mill Creek At Dalton, 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 690 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.18 inHg and the temperature at 56.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Mill Creek At Dalton stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 690 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.18 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02385500FIG. D WHERE MILL CREEK AT DALTON 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 ATMOSPHEREMILL CREEK AT DALTON2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT690 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 HERE29.18 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.5 FTITLEMill Creek At Dalton, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 02385500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02385500-1DRAWN 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 34.79 N, and the day is 11 h 20 min long. Level ground there takes 74 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Mill Creek At Dalton, 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 02385500FIG. E THE SUN AT MILL CREEK AT DALTONELEVATION 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 74 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.79 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEMill Creek At Dalton, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02385500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02385500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 690 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Mill Creek At Dalton, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02385500FIG. 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 SCALETITLEMill Creek At Dalton, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02385500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02385500-3DRAWN 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

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

Near Mill Creek At Dalton

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