Storm Station

At a harbour

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-WHRI2
Latitude
42.36100 N
Longitude
87.81300 W
Elevation
-
Rank
1,351of 1,359 in Illinois, Oct 11
Observed
1:00 AMCDT, 2 hours ago
Wind
5mph
Gust
5mph
Wind direction
160°

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Waukegan HarborReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a harbour

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 2 instruments in Illinois stand at one.

Station charts

Waukegan Harbor Report

Rank 1,351 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 score60.1of 100

Illinois median
94.3the median score of 1,359 stations
Scoring higher
1,350stations in Illinois
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
39.929.2 reports received, 10.0 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
GW6430rank 1,350; ahead on 247 score 60.5 against 60.1
Next below
GW6498rank 1,352; behind on 247 score 60.1 against 59.8

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 3516.75.8 of 35 pointsIllinois median 96.128 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 100.00.0 of 10 pointsIllinois median 94.4half its reports arrived within 73 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIllinois median 100.0longest silence 2.1 h, 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
1,351of 1,359 in Illinois, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
36 of 16821.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 h 11 minfrom Oct 11, 6:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 6:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
73 min9 in 10 within 83 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. Waukegan Harbor received 16.6 per cent, 28 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 1,351 of 1,359.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 11THIS ONE: 16.6%, 28 OF 168, RANK 1,351 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
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

Station report

Waukegan Harbor, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 42.36 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 Waukegan Harbor, 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 NDBC-WHRI2FIG. E THE SUN AT WAUKEGAN HARBORELEVATION 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 42.36 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEWaukegan Harbor, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-WHRI2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCWHRI2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Waukegan Harbor, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-WHRI2FIG. 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 SCALETITLEWaukegan Harbor, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-WHRI2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCWHRI2-2DRAWN 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 Waukegan Harbor

Gauges

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