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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-PSTL1
Latitude
28.93200 N
Longitude
89.40700 W
Elevation
-
Rank
888of 933 in Louisiana, Oct 16
Observed
8:00 AMCDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
78.6F
Wind
11mph
Gust
14mph
Wind direction
360°

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Pilot's Station East, SW PassReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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

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Pilot's Station East, SW Pass Report

Rank 888 of 933 in Louisiana, Oct 16. 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 score72.0of 100

Louisiana median
95.6the median score of 933 stations
Scoring higher
887stations in Louisiana
Sharing its score
6ranks 888 to 893
Points deducted
28.014.6 reports received, 6.9 arrival, 6.1 continuity, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Louisiana median 100.0, 100.0, 95.3
Next above
CAFL1rank 887; ahead on 247 score 72.9 against 72.0
Next below
NDBC-TXPT2rank 894; behind on 247 score 72.0 against 71.9
Sharing its rank
5other 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 3558.420.4 of 35 pointsLouisiana median 98.8327 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1031.23.1 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 84.4half its reports arrived within 44 min
  3. Continuityweight 1038.83.9 of 10 pointsLouisiana median 100.0longest silence 6.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 18 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 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianLouisiana median 95.3-

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 (54 min), none for 72 (21.6 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
888of 933 in Louisiana, Oct 16
Schedule
every 18 minon the hour's :00, :18, :30 and :48
Reports received, 24 hours
55 of 8068.7% of its schedule, 61 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
357 of 56063.7% of its schedule, 418 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
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Longest silence, 7 days
6 h 18 minfrom Oct 14, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
44 min9 in 10 within 53 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 18 min, 80 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 18 min count as one received.

Chart of the 933 ranked stations in Louisiana on Oct 16 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, 12; 20 to 29 per cent, 17; 30 to 39 per cent, 9; 40 to 49 per cent, 33; 50 to 59 per cent, 73; 60 to 69 per cent, 39; 70 to 79 per cent, 44; 80 to 89 per cent, 73; 90 to 99 per cent, 333; 100 per cent, 299. Pilot's Station East, SW Pass received 58.3 per cent, 327 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 888 of 933.WHERE IT RANKS IN LOUISIANA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 58.3%, 327 OF 560, RANK 888 OF 933PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 191220 to 291730 to 39940 to 493350 to 597360 to 693970 to 794480 to 897390 to 99333100299STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Pilot's Station East, SW Pass's rank in Louisiana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 942 of 951; 2026-10-12 rank 921 of 948; 2026-10-13 rank 909 of 940; 2026-10-14 rank 892 of 936; 2026-10-15 rank 890 of 927; 2026-10-16 rank 888 of 933.ITS RANK IN LOUISIANA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%299
90 to 99%333
80 to 89%73
70 to 79%44
60 to 69%39
50 to 59%73
40 to 49%33
30 to 39%9
20 to 29%17
10 to 19%12
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202688893358.3%
Oct 15, 202689092748.3%
Oct 14, 202689293643.0%
Oct 13, 202690994033.2%
Oct 12, 202692194822.8%
Oct 11, 202694295111.6%

Station report

Pilot's Station East, SW Pass, 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 16 the noon sun stands 52 degrees above the horizon at 28.93 N, and the day is 11 h 19 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 Pilot's Station East, SW Pass, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 52 degrees above the horizon, against 85 at the June solstice, 61 at the equinoxes and 38 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 19 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PSTL1FIG. E THE SUN AT PILOT'S STATION EAST, SW PASSELEVATION 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 85°EQUINOXES 61°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 38°OCT 16, 52°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 19 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 79 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 28.93 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEPilot's Station East, SW Pass, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PSTL1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCPSTL1-1DRAWN 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, Pilot's Station East, SW Pass, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PSTL1FIG. 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 SCALETITLEPilot's Station East, SW Pass, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PSTL1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCPSTL1-2DRAWN 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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