Storm Station

At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-LCLL1
Latitude
30.22400 N
Longitude
93.22200 W
Elevation
-
Observed
2:18 AMCDT, 54 minutes ago
Air temperature
72F

Ranking Statistics

At a tide gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 12 instruments in Louisiana stand at one.

Station charts

Lake Charles Report

Rank 951 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 score58.2of 100

Louisiana median
92.6the median score of 951 stations
Scoring higher
950stations in Louisiana
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
41.830.7 reports received, 6.6 arrival, 4.4 accuracy, 0.1 continuity
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Louisiana median 100.0
Next above
NDBC-TESL1rank 950; ahead on 247 score 59.5 against 58.2
Next below
-

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 3512.24.3 of 35 pointsLouisiana median 97.041 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1034.13.4 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 84.8half its reports arrived within 43 min
  3. Continuityweight 1099.09.9 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 100.0longest silence 1.6 h, on a schedule of one report every 30 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2078.015.6 of 20 pointsLouisiana median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KCWF, 4.5 miles away, over 43 readings: typical difference 3.4 °F beyond a steady offset of +1.9 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsLouisiana median 100.00 of 43 readings failed their check against its reference station
  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 (1.5 h), none for 72 (36 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.4 °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
Schedule
every 30 minon the hour's :00, :30 and :54
Reports received, 24 hours
35 of 4872.9% of its schedule, 38 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
51 of 33615.1% of its schedule, 55 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 30 minfrom Oct 9, 9:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 7:18 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
43 min9 in 10 within 53 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+2.8 °Fwarmer than the airport station KCWF, 4.5 miles away, on average over 39 readings; typical difference 4.9 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Its schedule is one report every 30 min, 48 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 30 min 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. Lake Charles received 12.2 per cent, 41 of 336 scheduled reports, rank 951 of 951.WHERE IT RANKS IN LOUISIANA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 12.2%, 41 OF 336, RANK 951 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
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

Station report

Lake Charles, 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 53 degrees above the horizon at 30.22 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 Lake Charles, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 60 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 NDBC-LCLL1FIG. E THE SUN AT LAKE CHARLESELEVATION 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 60°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 36°OCT 11, 53°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 30.22 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLELake Charles, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-LCLL1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCLCLL1-1DRAWN 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, Lake Charles, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-LCLL1FIG. 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 SCALETITLELake Charles, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-LCLL1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCLCLL1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

Near Lake Charles