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Identifier
452156069371801
Latitude
45.36556 N
Longitude
69.62167 W
Elevation
1,030 ft
Rank
7of 422 in Maine, Oct 16
Observed
6:45 AMEDT, 30 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Shirley Precipitation at Shirley MillsReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Shirley Precipitation at Shirley Mills Report

Rank 7 of 422 in Maine, 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 score99.0of 100

Maine median
94.7the median score of 422 stations
Scoring higher
5stations in Maine
Sharing its score
68ranks 6 to 73
Points deducted
1.00.9 forecast check, 0.1 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Maine median 99.4, 100.0, 91.1
Next above
450705069384801rank 6; ahead on median arrival 7 min 49 s against 7 min 51 s
Next below
HULrank 8; behind on median arrival 7 min 51 s against 11 min 18 s

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 pointsMaine median 97.6168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMaine median 98.8half its reports arrived within 8 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMaine median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.9 of 20 points, at the medianMaine median 99.4-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMaine median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.1 of 10 points, at the medianMaine median 91.1-

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
7of 422 in Maine, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
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 hourfrom Oct 9, 11:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 10:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
8 min9 in 10 within 28 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 422 ranked stations in Maine 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, 6; 10 to 19 per cent, 1; 20 to 29 per cent, 10; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 32; 50 to 59 per cent, 77; 60 to 69 per cent, 13; 70 to 79 per cent, 28; 80 to 89 per cent, 33; 90 to 99 per cent, 104; 100 per cent, 118. Shirley Precipitation at Shirley Mills received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 7 of 422.WHERE IT RANKS IN MAINE, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 7 OF 422PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9610 to 19120 to 291030 to 3940 to 493250 to 597760 to 691370 to 792880 to 893390 to 99104100118STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Shirley Precipitation at Shirley Mills's rank in Maine by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 368 of 401; 2026-10-08 rank 358 of 413; 2026-10-09 rank 270 of 410; 2026-10-10 rank 270 of 411; 2026-10-11 rank 240 of 412; 2026-10-12 rank 194 of 416; 2026-10-13 rank 9 of 423; 2026-10-14 rank 7 of 419; 2026-10-15 rank 5 of 424; 2026-10-16 rank 7 of 422.ITS RANK IN MAINE, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300400Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%118
90 to 99%104
80 to 89%33
70 to 79%28
60 to 69%13
50 to 59%77
40 to 49%32
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%10
10 to 19%1
0 to 9%6
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20267422100.0%
Oct 15, 20265424100.0%
Oct 14, 20267419100.0%
Oct 13, 20269423100.0%
Oct 12, 202619441685.7%
Oct 11, 202624041271.4%
Oct 10, 202627041157.1%
Oct 9, 202627041057.1%
Oct 8, 202635841328.5%
Oct 7, 202636840114.2%

Station report

Shirley Precipitation at Shirley Mills, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 1,030 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.82 inHg and the temperature at 55.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Shirley Precipitation at Shirley Mills stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,030 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.82 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 452156069371801FIG. D WHERE SHIRLEY PRECIPITATION AT SHIRLEY MILLS STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERESHIRLEY PRECIPITATION AT SHIRLEY MILLS4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,030 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.82 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.3 FTITLEShirley Precipitation at Shirley Mills, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 452156069371801TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-452156069371801-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 36 degrees above the horizon at 45.37 N, and the day is 10 h 46 min long. Level ground there takes 58 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Shirley Precipitation at Shirley Mills, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 36 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 46 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 452156069371801FIG. E THE SUN AT SHIRLEY PRECIPITATION AT SHIRLEY MILLSELEVATION 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 68°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21°OCT 16, 36°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 46 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 58 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.37 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEShirley Precipitation at Shirley Mills, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 452156069371801TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-452156069371801-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,030 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Shirley Precipitation at Shirley Mills, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 452156069371801FIG. 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 SCALETITLEShirley Precipitation at Shirley Mills, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 452156069371801TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-452156069371801-3DRAWN 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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