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Identifier
200518155405801
Latitude
20.08533 N
Longitude
155.68117 W
Elevation
4,060 ft
Rank
3of 381 in Hawaii, Oct 16
Observed
12:45 AMHST, 13 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over 185.7 Kawainui Rain Gage near KamuelaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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185.7 Kawainui Rain Gage near Kamuela Report

Rank 3 of 381 in Hawaii, Oct 16. 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 score100.0of 100

Hawaii median
97.3the median score of 381 stations
Scoring higher
0stations in Hawaii
Sharing its score
32ranks 1 to 32
Points deducted
0.0of 100
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Hawaii median 99.9, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
220356159281401rank 2; ahead on median arrival 7 min 49 s against 7 min 51 s
Next below
PHMKrank 6; behind on median arrival 7 min 51 s against 8 min 31 s
Sharing its rank
2other 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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsHawaii median 99.4168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsHawaii median 84.1half its reports arrived within 8 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsHawaii median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianHawaii median 99.9-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianHawaii median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianHawaii 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
3of 381 in Hawaii, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 9, 11:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 10:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
8 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 hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 381 ranked stations in Hawaii on Oct 16 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 3; 20 to 29 per cent, 5; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 7; 50 to 59 per cent, 18; 60 to 69 per cent, 8; 70 to 79 per cent, 20; 80 to 89 per cent, 36; 90 to 99 per cent, 152; 100 per cent, 131. 185.7 Kawainui Rain Gage near Kamuela received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 3 of 381.WHERE IT RANKS IN HAWAII, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 3 OF 381PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19320 to 29530 to 39140 to 49750 to 591860 to 69870 to 792080 to 893690 to 99152100131STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of 185.7 Kawainui Rain Gage near Kamuela's rank in Hawaii by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 341 of 372; 2026-10-08 rank 336 of 374; 2026-10-09 rank 299 of 376; 2026-10-10 rank 300 of 376; 2026-10-11 rank 273 of 385; 2026-10-12 rank 238 of 384; 2026-10-13 rank 3 of 382; 2026-10-14 rank 3 of 381; 2026-10-15 rank 4 of 380; 2026-10-16 rank 3 of 381.ITS RANK IN HAWAII, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300400Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%131
90 to 99%152
80 to 89%36
70 to 79%20
60 to 69%8
50 to 59%18
40 to 49%7
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%5
10 to 19%3
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20263381100.0%
Oct 15, 20264380100.0%
Oct 14, 20263381100.0%
Oct 13, 20263382100.0%
Oct 12, 202623838485.7%
Oct 11, 202627338571.4%
Oct 10, 202630037657.1%
Oct 9, 202629937657.1%
Oct 8, 202633637428.5%
Oct 7, 202634137214.2%

Station report

185.7 Kawainui Rain Gage near Kamuela, 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 4,060 ft above sea level, 14 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.78 inHg and the temperature at 44.5 F.

Section from sea level of where 185.7 Kawainui Rain Gage near Kamuela stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,060 feet above sea level with 14 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.78 inches of mercury, and temperature, 44.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 200518155405801FIG. D WHERE 185.7 KAWAINUI RAIN GAGE NEAR KAMUELA 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 ATMOSPHERE185.7 KAWAINUI RAIN GAGE NEAR KAMUELA14 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,060 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 HERE25.78 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE44.5 FTITLE185.7 Kawainui Rain Gage near Kamuela, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 200518155405801TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-200518155405801-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 61 degrees above the horizon at 20.09 N, and the day is 11 h 33 min long. Level ground there takes 87 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at 185.7 Kawainui Rain Gage near Kamuela, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 61 degrees above the horizon, against 87 at the June solstice, 70 at the equinoxes and 46 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 33 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 200518155405801FIG. E THE SUN AT 185.7 KAWAINUI RAIN GAGE NEAR KAMUELAELEVATION 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 87°EQUINOXES 70°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 46°OCT 16, 61°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 33 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 87 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 20.09 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.2°TITLE185.7 Kawainui Rain Gage near Kamuela, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 200518155405801TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-200518155405801-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 4,060 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, 185.7 Kawainui Rain Gage near Kamuela, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 200518155405801FIG. 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 SCALETITLE185.7 Kawainui Rain Gage near Kamuela, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 200518155405801TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-200518155405801-3DRAWN 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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