Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
303242091450600
Latitude
30.54500 N
Longitude
91.75172 W
Elevation
-
Rank
591of 951 in Louisiana, Oct 11
Observed
6:00 AMCDT, 34 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Precip at Atchafalaya R at Krotz SpringReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 132 instruments in Louisiana stand at one.

Station charts

Precip at Atchafalaya R at Krotz Spring Report

Rank 591 of 951 in Louisiana, 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 score89.4of 100

Louisiana median
92.6the median score of 951 stations
Scoring higher
577stations in Louisiana
Sharing its score
33ranks 578 to 610
Points deducted
10.610.0 reports received, 0.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Louisiana median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
LA-OR-19rank 590; ahead on reports received 85.7% against 71.4%
Next below
320454092122300rank 609; behind on median arrival 12 min 48 s against 12 min 49 s
Sharing its rank
17other 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 3571.425.0 of 35 pointsLouisiana median 97.0120 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.49.4 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 84.8half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 100.0longest silence 63 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianLouisiana median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianLouisiana median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianLouisiana 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
591of 951 in Louisiana, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
132 of 16878.5% of its schedule, 133 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 5, 11:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 11:00 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 951 ranked stations in Louisiana 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 30; 20 to 29 per cent, 13; 30 to 39 per cent, 14; 40 to 49 per cent, 37; 50 to 59 per cent, 80; 60 to 69 per cent, 37; 70 to 79 per cent, 163; 80 to 89 per cent, 66; 90 to 99 per cent, 373; 100 per cent, 138. Precip at Atchafalaya R at Krotz Spring received 71.4 per cent, 120 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 591 of 951.WHERE IT RANKS IN LOUISIANA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 71.4%, 120 OF 168, RANK 591 OF 951PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 193020 to 291330 to 391440 to 493750 to 598060 to 693770 to 7916380 to 896690 to 99373100138STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Precip at Atchafalaya R at Krotz Spring's rank in Louisiana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 801 of 943; 2026-10-08 rank 795 of 950; 2026-10-09 rank 668 of 939; 2026-10-10 rank 664 of 939; 2026-10-11 rank 591 of 951.ITS RANK IN LOUISIANA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12004006008001,000Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%138
90 to 99%373
80 to 89%66
70 to 79%163
60 to 69%37
50 to 59%80
40 to 49%37
30 to 39%14
20 to 29%13
10 to 19%30
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 202659195171.4%
Oct 10, 202666493957.1%
Oct 9, 202666893956.5%
Oct 8, 202679595028.5%
Oct 7, 202680194314.2%

Station report

Precip at Atchafalaya R at Krotz Spring, 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 52 degrees above the horizon at 30.55 N, and the day is 11 h 26 min long. Level ground there takes 79 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Precip at Atchafalaya R at Krotz Spring, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 52 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 59 at the equinoxes and 36 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 26 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 303242091450600FIG. E THE SUN AT PRECIP AT ATCHAFALAYA R AT KROTZ SPRINGELEVATION 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 83°EQUINOXES 59°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 36°OCT 11, 52°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 26 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 79 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.55 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEPrecip at Atchafalaya R at Krotz Spring, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 303242091450600TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-303242091450600-1DRAWN 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, Precip at Atchafalaya R at Krotz Spring, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 303242091450600FIG. 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 SCALETITLEPrecip at Atchafalaya R at Krotz Spring, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 303242091450600TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-303242091450600-2DRAWN 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

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