Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
411504096071601
Latitude
41.25108 N
Longitude
96.12103 W
Elevation
1,213 ft
Rank
493of 680 in Nebraska, Oct 11
Observed
2:45 AMCDT, 28 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Rain Gage at Boys Town at Omaha, Nebr.ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 52 instruments in Nebraska stand at one.

Station charts

Rain Gage at Boys Town at Omaha, Nebr. Report

Rank 493 of 680 in Nebraska, 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

Nebraska median
93.3the median score of 680 stations
Scoring higher
490stations in Nebraska
Sharing its score
12ranks 491 to 502
Points deducted
12.810.0 reports received, 1.6 forecast check, 1.2 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Nebraska median 93.9, 100.0, 84.0
Next above
06610765rank 492; ahead on median arrival 7 min 49 s against 7 min 52 s
Next below
STPN1rank 494; behind on reports due 168 against 7, the longer record first

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 3571.425.0 of 35 pointsNebraska median 98.2120 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNebraska median 80.7half its reports arrived within 8 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNebraska median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-18.8 of 20 points, at the medianNebraska median 93.9-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianNebraska median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.4 of 10 points, at the medianNebraska median 84.0-

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
493of 680 in Nebraska, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
128 of 16876.1% of its schedule, 134 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 5, 11:45 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 7:45 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 680 ranked stations in Nebraska 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, 12; 20 to 29 per cent, 2; 30 to 39 per cent, 7; 40 to 49 per cent, 29; 50 to 59 per cent, 49; 60 to 69 per cent, 5; 70 to 79 per cent, 79; 80 to 89 per cent, 60; 90 to 99 per cent, 256; 100 per cent, 181. Rain Gage at Boys Town at Omaha, Nebr. received 71.4 per cent, 120 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 493 of 680.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEBRASKA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 71.4%, 120 OF 168, RANK 493 OF 680PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 191220 to 29230 to 39740 to 492950 to 594960 to 69570 to 797980 to 896090 to 99256100181STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Rain Gage at Boys Town at Omaha, Nebr.'s rank in Nebraska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 645 of 697; 2026-10-08 rank 629 of 693; 2026-10-09 rank 534 of 680; 2026-10-10 rank 534 of 680; 2026-10-11 rank 493 of 680.ITS RANK IN NEBRASKA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%181
90 to 99%256
80 to 89%60
70 to 79%79
60 to 69%5
50 to 59%49
40 to 49%29
30 to 39%7
20 to 29%2
10 to 19%12
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 202649368071.4%
Oct 10, 202653468057.1%
Oct 9, 202653468057.1%
Oct 8, 202662969328.5%
Oct 7, 202664569714.2%

Station report

Rain Gage at Boys Town at Omaha, Nebr., 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 1,213 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.63 inHg and the temperature at 54.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Rain Gage at Boys Town at Omaha, Nebr. stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,213 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.63 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 411504096071601FIG. D WHERE RAIN GAGE AT BOYS TOWN AT OMAHA, NEBR. 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 ATMOSPHERERAIN GAGE AT BOYS TOWN AT OMAHA, NEBR.4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,213 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 HERE28.63 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.7 FTITLERain Gage at Boys Town at Omaha, Nebr., the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 411504096071601TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-411504096071601-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 41.25 N, and the day is 11 h 09 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rain Gage at Boys Town at Omaha, Nebr., angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 09 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 411504096071601FIG. E THE SUN AT RAIN GAGE AT BOYS TOWN AT OMAHA, NEBR.ELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 11, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 09 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.25 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLERain Gage at Boys Town at Omaha, Nebr., the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 411504096071601TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-411504096071601-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,213 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Rain Gage at Boys Town at Omaha, Nebr., each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 411504096071601FIG. 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 SCALETITLERain Gage at Boys Town at Omaha, Nebr., the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 411504096071601TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-411504096071601-3DRAWN 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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