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Identifier
311428092492400
Latitude
31.24119 N
Longitude
92.82847 W
Elevation
-
Rank
325of 934 in Louisiana, Oct 17
Observed
10:30 PMCDT, 2 hours ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Precip at Cypress Bayou north of SieperReflectivityStorm 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.

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Precip at Cypress Bayou north of Sieper Report

Rank 325 of 934 in Louisiana, Oct 17. 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 score97.1of 100

Louisiana median
95.7the median score of 934 stations
Scoring higher
311stations in Louisiana
Sharing its score
27ranks 312 to 338
Points deducted
2.92.6 arrival, 0.3 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Louisiana median 100.0, 100.0, 96.6
Next above
321142092013900rank 312; ahead on median arrival 22 min 51 s against 22 min 56 s
Next below
BNTL1rank 329; behind on reports received 100% against 98.2%
Sharing its rank
3other 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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsLouisiana median 99.4168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.17.4 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 84.3half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 100.0longest silence 60 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 10-9.7 of 10 points, at the medianLouisiana median 96.6-

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
325of 934 in Louisiana, Oct 17
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 37 minfrom Oct 17, 3:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 3:30 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 934 ranked stations in Louisiana on Oct 17 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, 18; 20 to 29 per cent, 9; 30 to 39 per cent, 8; 40 to 49 per cent, 36; 50 to 59 per cent, 60; 60 to 69 per cent, 50; 70 to 79 per cent, 42; 80 to 89 per cent, 83; 90 to 99 per cent, 286; 100 per cent, 341. Precip at Cypress Bayou north of Sieper received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 325 of 934.WHERE IT RANKS IN LOUISIANA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 325 OF 934PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 191820 to 29930 to 39840 to 493650 to 596060 to 695070 to 794280 to 898390 to 99286100341STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Precip at Cypress Bayou north of Sieper's rank in Louisiana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-07 rank 856 of 943; 2026-10-08 rank 844 of 950; 2026-10-09 rank 750 of 939; 2026-10-10 rank 733 of 939; 2026-10-11 rank 672 of 951; 2026-10-12 rank 536 of 948; 2026-10-13 rank 292 of 940; 2026-10-14 rank 275 of 936; 2026-10-15 rank 300 of 927; 2026-10-16 rank 310 of 933; 2026-10-17 rank 325 of 934.ITS RANK IN LOUISIANA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%341
90 to 99%286
80 to 89%83
70 to 79%42
60 to 69%50
50 to 59%60
40 to 49%36
30 to 39%8
20 to 29%9
10 to 19%18
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 2026325934100.0%
Oct 16, 2026310933100.0%
Oct 15, 2026300927100.0%
Oct 14, 2026275936100.0%
Oct 13, 2026292940100.0%
Oct 12, 202653694886.3%
Oct 11, 202667295172.0%
Oct 10, 202673393957.7%
Oct 9, 202675093957.1%
Oct 8, 202684495029.1%
Oct 7, 202685694314.8%

Station report

Precip at Cypress Bayou north of Sieper, 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 17 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 31.24 N, and the day is 11 h 14 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Precip at Cypress Bayou north of Sieper, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 82 at the June solstice, 59 at the equinoxes and 35 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 14 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 311428092492400FIG. E THE SUN AT PRECIP AT CYPRESS BAYOU NORTH OF SIEPERELEVATION 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 82°EQUINOXES 59°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 35°OCT 17, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 14 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 31.24 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLEPrecip at Cypress Bayou north of Sieper, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 311428092492400TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-311428092492400-1DRAWN 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 Cypress Bayou north of Sieper, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 311428092492400FIG. 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 Cypress Bayou north of Sieper, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 311428092492400TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-311428092492400-2DRAWN 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-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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