Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
380249084295001
Latitude
38.04488 N
Longitude
84.49549 W
Elevation
-
Rank
461of 663 in Kentucky, Oct 11
Observed
3:40 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Downtown Lex. @ Lfucg Bldg On E Main St @ Lex.ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 88 instruments in Kentucky stand at one.

Station charts

Downtown Lex. @ Lfucg Bldg On E Main St @ Lex. Report

Rank 461 of 663 in Kentucky, 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 score88.4of 100

Kentucky median
94.9the median score of 663 stations
Scoring higher
459stations in Kentucky
Sharing its score
8ranks 460 to 467
Points deducted
11.610.0 reports received, 1.0 accuracy, 0.6 arrival, 0.1 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Kentucky median 95.2, 100.0, 98.9
Next above
HGRK2rank 460; ahead on reports received 88.0% against 71.4%
Next below
03209500rank 462; behind on longest silence 60 min against 61 min

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 3571.425.0 of 35 pointsKentucky median 97.6120 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.49.4 of 10 pointsKentucky median 90.8half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsKentucky median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.0 of 20 points, at the medianKentucky median 95.2-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianKentucky median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.9 of 10 points, at the medianKentucky median 98.9-

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
461of 663 in Kentucky, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :40
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
80 minfrom Oct 11, 7:40 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 7:40 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 13 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 663 ranked stations in Kentucky 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, 6; 10 to 19 per cent, 17; 20 to 29 per cent, 4; 30 to 39 per cent, 5; 40 to 49 per cent, 27; 50 to 59 per cent, 62; 60 to 69 per cent, 5; 70 to 79 per cent, 102; 80 to 89 per cent, 45; 90 to 99 per cent, 241; 100 per cent, 149. Downtown Lex. @ Lfucg Bldg On E Main St @ Lex. received 71.4 per cent, 120 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 461 of 663.WHERE IT RANKS IN KENTUCKY, Oct 11THIS ONE: 71.4%, 120 OF 168, RANK 461 OF 663PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9610 to 191720 to 29430 to 39540 to 492750 to 596260 to 69570 to 7910280 to 894590 to 99241100149STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Downtown Lex. @ Lfucg Bldg On E Main St @ Lex.'s rank in Kentucky by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 601 of 687; 2026-10-08 rank 584 of 690; 2026-10-09 rank 484 of 674; 2026-10-10 rank 490 of 674; 2026-10-11 rank 461 of 663.ITS RANK IN KENTUCKY, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%149
90 to 99%241
80 to 89%45
70 to 79%102
60 to 69%5
50 to 59%62
40 to 49%27
30 to 39%5
20 to 29%4
10 to 19%17
0 to 9%6
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 202646166371.4%
Oct 10, 202649067457.1%
Oct 9, 202648467457.1%
Oct 8, 202658469028.5%
Oct 7, 202660168714.2%

Station report

Downtown Lex. @ Lfucg Bldg On E Main St @ Lex., 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 45 degrees above the horizon at 38.04 N, and the day is 11 h 14 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Downtown Lex. @ Lfucg Bldg On E Main St @ Lex., angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 14 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 380249084295001FIG. E THE SUN AT DOWNTOWN LEX. @ LFUCG BLDG ON E MAIN ST @ LEX.ELEVATION 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 75°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°OCT 11, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 14 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.04 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEDowntown Lex. @ Lfucg Bldg On E Main St @ Lex., the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 380249084295001TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-380249084295001-1DRAWN 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, Downtown Lex. @ Lfucg Bldg On E Main St @ Lex., each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 380249084295001FIG. 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 SCALETITLEDowntown Lex. @ Lfucg Bldg On E Main St @ Lex., the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 380249084295001TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-380249084295001-2DRAWN 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 Downtown Lex. @ Lfucg Bldg On E Main St @ Lex.

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