Storm Station

At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-PSBM1
Latitude
44.90500 N
Longitude
66.98300 W
Elevation
-
Observed
7:18 AMEDT, 43 minutes ago
Wind
2mph
Gust
3mph
Wind direction
170°

Ranking Statistics

At a tide gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 5 instruments in Maine stand at one.

Station charts

Eastport Report

Rank 401 of 412 in Maine, 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 score59.1of 100

Maine median
93.5the median score of 412 stations
Scoring higher
400stations in Maine
Sharing its score
2ranks 401 to 402
Points deducted
40.930.9 reports received, 6.9 arrival, 1.6 continuity, 0.8 accuracy, 0.7 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Maine median 95.9, 100.0, 93.4
Next above
GW0202rank 400; ahead on 247 score 60.1 against 59.1
Next below
NDBC-ATGM1rank 403; behind on 247 score 59.1 against 57.8
Sharing its rank
1other 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 3511.64.1 of 35 pointsMaine median 91.065 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1031.33.1 of 10 pointsMaine median 98.9half its reports arrived within 44 min
  3. Continuityweight 1083.98.4 of 10 pointsMaine median 100.0longest silence 1.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 18 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.2 of 20 points, at the medianMaine median 95.9-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMaine median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.3 of 10 points, at the medianMaine median 93.4-

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
Schedule
every 18 minon the hour's :00, :18, :30 and :48
Reports received, 24 hours
62 of 8077.5% of its schedule, 68 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
97 of 56017.3% of its schedule, 110 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 30 minfrom Oct 10, 7:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 11:18 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
43 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 412 ranked stations in Maine 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, 6; 10 to 19 per cent, 12; 20 to 29 per cent, 6; 30 to 39 per cent, 13; 40 to 49 per cent, 23; 50 to 59 per cent, 71; 60 to 69 per cent, 13; 70 to 79 per cent, 28; 80 to 89 per cent, 34; 90 to 99 per cent, 132; 100 per cent, 74. Eastport received 11.6 per cent, 65 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 401 of 412.WHERE IT RANKS IN MAINE, Oct 11THIS ONE: 11.6%, 65 OF 560, RANK 401 OF 412PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9610 to 191220 to 29630 to 391340 to 492350 to 597160 to 691370 to 792880 to 893490 to 9913210074STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%74
90 to 99%132
80 to 89%34
70 to 79%28
60 to 69%13
50 to 59%71
40 to 49%23
30 to 39%13
20 to 29%6
10 to 19%12
0 to 9%6

Station report

Eastport, 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 38 degrees above the horizon at 44.91 N, and the day is 11 h 02 min long. Level ground there takes 61 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Eastport, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 02 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PSBM1FIG. E THE SUN AT EASTPORTELEVATION 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 69°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°OCT 11, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 02 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.91 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEEastport, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PSBM1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCPSBM1-1DRAWN 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, Eastport, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PSBM1FIG. 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 SCALETITLEEastport, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PSBM1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-NDBCPSBM1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Eastport