Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
05528000
Latitude
42.34389 N
Longitude
87.94111 W
Elevation
650 ft
Rank
979of 1,359 in Illinois, Oct 11
Observed
10:30 AMCDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Des Plaines River Near GurneeReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 137 instruments in Illinois stand at one.

Station charts

Des Plaines River Near Gurnee Report

Rank 979 of 1,359 in Illinois, 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 score86.9of 100

Illinois median
94.3the median score of 1,359 stations
Scoring higher
978stations in Illinois
Sharing its score
12ranks 979 to 990
Points deducted
13.19.8 reports received, 2.6 arrival, 0.4 accuracy, 0.3 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Illinois median 97.8, 100.0, 97.0
Next above
CW3953rank 978; ahead on 247 score 87.0 against 86.9
Next below
IL-PT-6rank 986; behind on reports received 72.0% against 71.4%
Sharing its rank
6other 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 pointsIllinois median 96.1121 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsIllinois median 94.4half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIllinois median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.6 of 20 points, at the medianIllinois median 97.8-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianIllinois median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.7 of 10 points, at the medianIllinois median 97.0-

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
979of 1,359 in Illinois, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
137 of 16881.5% of its schedule, 138 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
67 minfrom Oct 11, 3:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 3:30 PMlocal 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 1,359 ranked stations in Illinois 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, 30; 20 to 29 per cent, 8; 30 to 39 per cent, 11; 40 to 49 per cent, 68; 50 to 59 per cent, 161; 60 to 69 per cent, 14; 70 to 79 per cent, 172; 80 to 89 per cent, 156; 90 to 99 per cent, 372; 100 per cent, 365. Des Plaines River Near Gurnee received 72.0 per cent, 121 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 979 of 1,359.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 11THIS ONE: 72.0%, 121 OF 168, RANK 979 OF 1,359PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 193020 to 29830 to 391140 to 496850 to 5916160 to 691470 to 7917280 to 8915690 to 99372100365STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Des Plaines River Near Gurnee's rank in Illinois by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 1,377 of 1,449; 2026-10-08 rank 1,313 of 1,399; 2026-10-09 rank 1,073 of 1,364; 2026-10-10 rank 1,069 of 1,364; 2026-10-11 rank 979 of 1,359.ITS RANK IN ILLINOIS, 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%365
90 to 99%372
80 to 89%156
70 to 79%172
60 to 69%14
50 to 59%161
40 to 49%68
30 to 39%11
20 to 29%8
10 to 19%30
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20269791,35972.0%
Oct 10, 20261,0691,36457.7%
Oct 9, 20261,0731,36457.1%
Oct 8, 20261,3131,39929.1%
Oct 7, 20261,3771,44914.8%

Station report

Des Plaines River Near Gurnee, 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 650 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.23 inHg and the temperature at 56.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Des Plaines River Near Gurnee stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 650 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.23 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05528000FIG. D WHERE DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR GURNEE 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 ATMOSPHEREDES PLAINES RIVER NEAR GURNEE2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT650 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 HERE29.23 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.7 FTITLEDes Plaines River Near Gurnee, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 05528000TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-05528000-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 42.34 N, and the day is 11 h 07 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Des Plaines River Near Gurnee, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 07 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05528000FIG. E THE SUN AT DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR GURNEEELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 11, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 07 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.34 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEDes Plaines River Near Gurnee, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 05528000TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-05528000-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 650 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Des Plaines River Near Gurnee, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05528000FIG. 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 SCALETITLEDes Plaines River Near Gurnee, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 05528000TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-05528000-3DRAWN 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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