Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
354435078364145
Latitude
35.74304 N
Longitude
78.61148 W
Elevation
-
Rank
1,363of 2,229 in North Carolina, Oct 11
Observed
7:05 AMEDT, 29 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Raingage At Sanderford Road Park At RaleighReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 212 instruments in North Carolina stand at one.

Station charts

Raingage At Sanderford Road Park At Raleigh Report

Rank 1,363 of 2,229 in North Carolina, 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 score89.3of 100

North Carolina median
92.3the median score of 2,229 stations
Scoring higher
1,296stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
83ranks 1,297 to 1,379
Points deducted
10.710.4 reports received, 0.4 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; North Carolina median 100.0, 100.0, 96.2
Next above
355202078483045rank 1,358; ahead on median arrival 7 min 48 s against 7 min 49 s
Next below
352003080591245rank 1,366; behind on longest silence 40 min against 50 min
Sharing its rank
2other 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 3570.424.6 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 85.7355 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 96.8half its reports arrived within 8 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 40 min, on a schedule of one report every 20 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianNorth Carolina median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianNorth Carolina median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.6 of 10 points, at the medianNorth Carolina median 96.2-

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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 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
1,363of 2,229 in North Carolina, Oct 11
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :05, :25 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
72 of 72100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
389 of 50477.1% of its schedule, 397 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
40 minfrom Oct 8, 1:25 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 11:05 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
8 min9 in 10 within 12 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 20 min, 72 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 20 min count as one received.

Chart of the 2,229 ranked stations in North Carolina 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, 19; 10 to 19 per cent, 62; 20 to 29 per cent, 38; 30 to 39 per cent, 34; 40 to 49 per cent, 136; 50 to 59 per cent, 255; 60 to 69 per cent, 145; 70 to 79 per cent, 316; 80 to 89 per cent, 214; 90 to 99 per cent, 581; 100 per cent, 429. Raingage At Sanderford Road Park At Raleigh received 70.4 per cent, 355 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 1,363 of 2,229.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 70.4%, 355 OF 504, RANK 1,363 OF 2,229PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91910 to 196220 to 293830 to 393440 to 4913650 to 5925560 to 6914570 to 7931680 to 8921490 to 99581100429STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Raingage At Sanderford Road Park At Raleigh's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 1,922 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 1,877 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 1,501 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 1,502 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 1,363 of 2,229.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%429
90 to 99%581
80 to 89%214
70 to 79%316
60 to 69%145
50 to 59%255
40 to 49%136
30 to 39%34
20 to 29%38
10 to 19%62
0 to 9%19
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20261,3632,22970.4%
Oct 10, 20261,5022,18156.9%
Oct 9, 20261,5012,18156.5%
Oct 8, 20261,8772,20228.5%
Oct 7, 20261,9222,18014.2%

Station report

Raingage At Sanderford Road Park At Raleigh, 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 47 degrees above the horizon at 35.74 N, and the day is 11 h 18 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Raingage At Sanderford Road Park At Raleigh, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 78 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 18 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 354435078364145FIG. E THE SUN AT RAINGAGE AT SANDERFORD ROAD PARK AT RALEIGHELEVATION 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 78°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 11, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 18 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.74 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLERaingage At Sanderford Road Park At Raleigh, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 354435078364145TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-354435078364145-1DRAWN 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, Raingage At Sanderford Road Park At Raleigh, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 354435078364145FIG. 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 SCALETITLERaingage At Sanderford Road Park At Raleigh, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 354435078364145TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-354435078364145-2DRAWN 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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