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Identifier
393915074110901
Latitude
39.65417 N
Longitude
74.18583 W
Elevation
-
Rank
537of 737 in New Jersey, Oct 16
Observed
7:45 AMEDT, 20 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Ship Bottom USGS weather stationReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Ship Bottom USGS weather station Report

Rank 537 of 737 in New Jersey, 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 score86.4of 100

New Jersey median
95.7the median score of 737 stations
Scoring higher
535stations in New Jersey
Sharing its score
2ranks 536 to 537
Points deducted
13.67.0 continuity, 5.6 reports received, 0.5 forecast check, 0.3 arrival, 0.3 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; New Jersey median 98.6, 100.0, 95.3
Next above
395629074050201rank 536; ahead on reports received 89.2% against 84.1%
Next below
CW7186rank 538; behind on 247 score 86.4 against 86.3

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 3584.129.4 of 35 pointsNew Jersey median 98.8471 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1097.09.7 of 10 pointsNew Jersey median 99.5half its reports arrived within 11 min
  3. Continuityweight 1030.13.0 of 10 pointsNew Jersey median 100.0longest silence 8.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 18 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.7 of 20 points, at the medianNew Jersey median 98.6-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianNew Jersey median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianNew Jersey median 95.3-

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
Rank
537of 737 in New Jersey, Oct 16
Schedule
every 18 minon the hour's :03, :21, :39 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
70 of 8087.5% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
470 of 56083.9% of its schedule, 475 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
8 h 18 minfrom Oct 11, 8:27 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 11:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
12 min9 in 10 within 16 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 737 ranked stations in New Jersey 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 6; 20 to 29 per cent, 24; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 45; 50 to 59 per cent, 90; 60 to 69 per cent, 16; 70 to 79 per cent, 41; 80 to 89 per cent, 70; 90 to 99 per cent, 169; 100 per cent, 271. Ship Bottom USGS weather station received 84.1 per cent, 471 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 537 of 737.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW JERSEY, Oct 16THIS ONE: 84.1%, 471 OF 560, RANK 537 OF 737PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19620 to 292430 to 39440 to 494550 to 599060 to 691670 to 794180 to 897090 to 99169100271STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Ship Bottom USGS weather station's rank in New Jersey by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 618 of 716; 2026-10-08 rank 618 of 725; 2026-10-09 rank 525 of 719; 2026-10-10 rank 523 of 719; 2026-10-11 rank 455 of 717; 2026-10-12 rank 512 of 721; 2026-10-13 rank 521 of 724; 2026-10-14 rank 521 of 727; 2026-10-15 rank 530 of 730; 2026-10-16 rank 537 of 737.ITS RANK IN NEW JERSEY, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%271
90 to 99%169
80 to 89%70
70 to 79%41
60 to 69%16
50 to 59%90
40 to 49%45
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%24
10 to 19%6
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202653773784.1%
Oct 15, 202653073084.1%
Oct 14, 202652172784.4%
Oct 13, 202652172484.4%
Oct 12, 202651272174.8%
Oct 11, 202645571763.7%
Oct 10, 202652371950.8%
Oct 9, 202652571950.3%
Oct 8, 202661872525.3%
Oct 7, 202661871612.6%

Station report

Ship Bottom USGS weather station, 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 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.65 N, and the day is 10 h 59 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 Ship Bottom USGS weather station, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 59 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 393915074110901FIG. E THE SUN AT SHIP BOTTOM USGS WEATHER STATIONELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 59 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.65 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEShip Bottom USGS weather station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 393915074110901TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-393915074110901-1DRAWN 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, Ship Bottom USGS weather station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 393915074110901FIG. 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 SCALETITLEShip Bottom USGS weather station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 393915074110901TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-393915074110901-2DRAWN 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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