Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
340855084031101
Latitude
34.14887 N
Longitude
84.05333 W
Elevation
1,101 ft
Rank
807of 1,307 in Georgia, Oct 11
Observed
11:15 PMEDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
64.4F
Dew point
63.5F
Relative humidity
97%
Wind
0mph
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Met Station At Saddle Dike 3 Near BufordReflectivityStorm 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

Met Station At Saddle Dike 3 Near Buford Report

Rank 807 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 score88.6of 100

Georgia median
94.6the median score of 1,307 stations
Scoring higher
805stations in Georgia
Sharing its score
38ranks 806 to 843
Points deducted
11.49.8 reports received, 1.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Georgia median 100.0
Next above
GA330rank 806; ahead on reports received 88.6% against 72.0%
Next below
02392780rank 837; behind on longest silence 60 min against 75 min
Sharing its rank
29other 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 pointsGeorgia median 88.4121 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsGeorgia median 86.8half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsGeorgia median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsGeorgia median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KLZU, 12.7 miles away, over 117 readings: typical difference 2.6 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.4 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsGeorgia median 100.00 of 117 readings failed their check against its reference station
  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 2.8 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.3 °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
807of 1,307 in Georgia, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
125 of 16874.4% of its schedule, 126 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
64 minfrom Oct 11, 3:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 3:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 18 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.4 °Fwarmer than the airport station KLZU, 13 miles away, on average over 121 readings; typical difference 2.6 °F

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

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. Met Station At Saddle Dike 3 Near Buford received 72.0 per cent, 121 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 807 of 1,307.WHERE IT RANKS IN GEORGIA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 72.0%, 121 OF 168, RANK 807 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 Met Station At Saddle Dike 3 Near Buford's rank in Georgia by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 1,039 of 1,275; 2026-10-08 rank 1,036 of 1,294; 2026-10-09 rank 899 of 1,288; 2026-10-10 rank 888 of 1,288; 2026-10-11 rank 807 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, 20268071,30772.0%
Oct 10, 20268881,28857.7%
Oct 9, 20268991,28857.1%
Oct 8, 20261,0361,29429.1%
Oct 7, 20261,0391,27514.8%

Station report

Met Station At Saddle Dike 3 Near Buford, 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 1,101 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.75 inHg and the temperature at 55.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Met Station At Saddle Dike 3 Near Buford stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,101 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.75 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 340855084031101FIG. D WHERE MET STATION AT SADDLE DIKE 3 NEAR BUFORD 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 ATMOSPHEREMET STATION AT SADDLE DIKE 3 NEAR BUFORD4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,101 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 HERE28.75 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.1 FTITLEMet Station At Saddle Dike 3 Near Buford, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 340855084031101TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-340855084031101-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 34.15 N, and the day is 11 h 21 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 Met Station At Saddle Dike 3 Near Buford, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 21 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 340855084031101FIG. E THE SUN AT MET STATION AT SADDLE DIKE 3 NEAR BUFORDELEVATION 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 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 11, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 21 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.15 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEMet Station At Saddle Dike 3 Near Buford, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 340855084031101TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-340855084031101-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,101 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Met Station At Saddle Dike 3 Near Buford, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 340855084031101FIG. 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 SCALETITLEMet Station At Saddle Dike 3 Near Buford, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 340855084031101TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-340855084031101-3DRAWN 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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