Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
02481130
Latitude
30.48833 N
Longitude
89.03583 W
Elevation
-3 ft
Rank
383of 466 in Mississippi, Oct 11
Observed
3:30 AMCDT, 53 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Biloxi River Nr LymanReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 41 instruments in Mississippi stand at one.

Station charts

Biloxi River Nr Lyman Report

Rank 383 of 466 in Mississippi, 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 score87.2of 100

Mississippi median
95.4the median score of 466 stations
Scoring higher
382stations in Mississippi
Sharing its score
4ranks 383 to 386
Points deducted
12.89.8 reports received, 2.6 arrival, 0.4 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Mississippi median 100.0, 100.0, 95.8
Next above
MS-CP-3rank 382; ahead on 247 score 87.7 against 87.2
Next below
02483500rank 387; behind on 247 score 87.2 against 87.0
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 3572.025.2 of 35 pointsMississippi median 98.2121 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsMississippi median 82.8half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMississippi 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 medianMississippi median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMississippi median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.6 of 10 points, at the medianMississippi median 95.8-

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
383of 466 in Mississippi, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
126 of 16875.0% of its schedule, 127 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
79 minfrom Oct 11, 4:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 4:30 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 466 ranked stations in Mississippi 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, 7; 20 to 29 per cent, 1; 30 to 39 per cent, 3; 40 to 49 per cent, 17; 50 to 59 per cent, 34; 60 to 69 per cent, 5; 70 to 79 per cent, 45; 80 to 89 per cent, 28; 90 to 99 per cent, 240; 100 per cent, 86. Biloxi River Nr Lyman received 72.0 per cent, 121 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 383 of 466.WHERE IT RANKS IN MISSISSIPPI, Oct 11THIS ONE: 72.0%, 121 OF 168, RANK 383 OF 466PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19720 to 29130 to 39340 to 491750 to 593460 to 69570 to 794580 to 892890 to 9924010086STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Biloxi River Nr Lyman's rank in Mississippi by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 441 of 460; 2026-10-08 rank 441 of 463; 2026-10-09 rank 392 of 458; 2026-10-10 rank 392 of 458; 2026-10-11 rank 383 of 466.ITS RANK IN MISSISSIPPI, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%86
90 to 99%240
80 to 89%28
70 to 79%45
60 to 69%5
50 to 59%34
40 to 49%17
30 to 39%3
20 to 29%1
10 to 19%7
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 202638346672.0%
Oct 10, 202639245857.7%
Oct 9, 202639245857.1%
Oct 8, 202644146329.1%
Oct 7, 202644146014.8%

Station report

Biloxi River Nr Lyman, 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 -3 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.92 inHg and the temperature at 59.0 F.

Section from sea level of where Biloxi River Nr Lyman stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station -3 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.92 inches of mercury, and temperature, 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02481130FIG. D WHERE BILOXI RIVER NR LYMAN 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 ATMOSPHEREBILOXI RIVER NR LYMAN0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT-3 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 HERE29.92 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE59.0 FTITLEBiloxi River Nr Lyman, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 02481130TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02481130-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 52 degrees above the horizon at 30.49 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 Biloxi River Nr Lyman, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 52 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 02481130FIG. E THE SUN AT BILOXI RIVER NR LYMANELEVATION 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, 52°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 30.49 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEBiloxi River Nr Lyman, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02481130TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02481130-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, -3 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Biloxi River Nr Lyman, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02481130FIG. 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 SCALETITLEBiloxi River Nr Lyman, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02481130TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-02481130-3DRAWN 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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