Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
06888350
Latitude
39.19305 N
Longitude
96.14749 W
Elevation
926 ft
Rank
784of 1,001 in Kansas, Oct 11
Observed
2:30 AMCDT, 43 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Kansas R Nr BelvueReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 24 instruments in Kansas stand at one.

Station charts

Kansas R Nr Belvue Report

Rank 784 of 1,001 in Kansas, 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 score85.5of 100

Kansas median
94.1the median score of 1,001 stations
Scoring higher
783stations in Kansas
Sharing its score
2ranks 784 to 785
Points deducted
14.59.8 reports received, 2.6 arrival, 1.2 forecast check, 0.9 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Kansas median 95.5, 100.0, 87.9
Next above
KS-RL-82rank 783; ahead on 247 score 85.6 against 85.5
Next below
3K7rank 786; behind on 247 score 85.5 against 85.4
Sharing its rank
1other 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 pointsKansas median 98.2121 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsKansas median 95.3half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsKansas median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.1 of 20 points, at the medianKansas median 95.5-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianKansas median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.8 of 10 points, at the medianKansas median 87.9-

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
784of 1,001 in Kansas, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
129 of 16876.7% of its schedule, 130 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 5, 10:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 7:30 AMlocal 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 1,001 ranked stations in Kansas 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 11; 20 to 29 per cent, 2; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 70; 50 to 59 per cent, 90; 60 to 69 per cent, 7; 70 to 79 per cent, 87; 80 to 89 per cent, 146; 90 to 99 per cent, 282; 100 per cent, 304. Kansas R Nr Belvue received 72.0 per cent, 121 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 784 of 1,001.WHERE IT RANKS IN KANSAS, Oct 11THIS ONE: 72.0%, 121 OF 168, RANK 784 OF 1,001PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 191120 to 29230 to 39140 to 497050 to 599060 to 69770 to 798780 to 8914690 to 99282100304STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Kansas R Nr Belvue's rank in Kansas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 1,444 of 1,462; 2026-10-08 rank 1,053 of 1,077; 2026-10-09 rank 861 of 1,005; 2026-10-10 rank 859 of 1,005; 2026-10-11 rank 784 of 1,001.ITS RANK IN KANSAS, 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%304
90 to 99%282
80 to 89%146
70 to 79%87
60 to 69%7
50 to 59%90
40 to 49%70
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%2
10 to 19%11
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20267841,00172.0%
Oct 10, 20268591,00557.7%
Oct 9, 20268611,00557.1%
Oct 8, 20261,0531,07729.1%
Oct 7, 20261,4441,46214.8%

Station report

Kansas R Nr Belvue, 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 926 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.93 inHg and the temperature at 55.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Kansas R Nr Belvue stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 926 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.93 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06888350FIG. D WHERE KANSAS R NR BELVUE 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 ATMOSPHEREKANSAS R NR BELVUE3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT926 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 HERE28.93 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.7 FTITLEKansas R Nr Belvue, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 06888350TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-06888350-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 39.19 N, and the day is 11 h 12 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Kansas R Nr Belvue, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 12 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06888350FIG. E THE SUN AT KANSAS R NR BELVUEELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 11, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 12 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.19 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEKansas R Nr Belvue, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 06888350TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-06888350-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 926 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Kansas R Nr Belvue, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06888350FIG. 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 SCALETITLEKansas R Nr Belvue, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 06888350TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-06888350-3DRAWN 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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