Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
405437074151001
Latitude
40.91028 N
Longitude
74.25278 W
Elevation
-
Rank
461of 717 in New Jersey, Oct 11
Observed
3:45 AMEDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Wayne USGS rain gageReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 103 instruments in New Jersey stand at one.

Station charts

Wayne USGS rain gage Report

Rank 461 of 717 in New Jersey, 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 score84.7of 100

New Jersey median
92.3the median score of 717 stations
Scoring higher
460stations in New Jersey
Sharing its score
19ranks 461 to 479
Points deducted
15.310.0 reports received, 3.6 arrival, 1.0 accuracy, 0.8 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; New Jersey median 95.2, 100.0, 92.0
Next above
TKTN4rank 460; ahead on 247 score 84.8 against 84.7
Next below
405939074084301rank 480; behind on 247 score 84.7 against 84.5
Sharing its rank
18other 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 3571.425.0 of 35 pointsNew Jersey median 85.7120 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1064.46.4 of 10 pointsNew Jersey median 95.2half its reports arrived within 28 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNew Jersey median 100.0longest silence 80 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.0 of 20 points, at the medianNew Jersey median 95.2-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianNew Jersey median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.2 of 10 points, at the medianNew Jersey median 92.0-

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
461of 717 in New Jersey, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
129 of 16876.7% of its schedule, 130 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
78 minfrom Oct 11, 7:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 7:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
28 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 717 ranked stations in New Jersey 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, 3; 10 to 19 per cent, 35; 20 to 29 per cent, 1; 30 to 39 per cent, 12; 40 to 49 per cent, 37; 50 to 59 per cent, 103; 60 to 69 per cent, 25; 70 to 79 per cent, 101; 80 to 89 per cent, 68; 90 to 99 per cent, 155; 100 per cent, 177. Wayne USGS rain gage received 71.4 per cent, 120 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 461 of 717.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEW JERSEY, Oct 11THIS ONE: 71.4%, 120 OF 168, RANK 461 OF 717PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9310 to 193520 to 29130 to 391240 to 493750 to 5910360 to 692570 to 7910180 to 896890 to 99155100177STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Wayne USGS rain gage's rank in New Jersey by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 650 of 716; 2026-10-08 rank 641 of 725; 2026-10-09 rank 539 of 719; 2026-10-10 rank 540 of 719; 2026-10-11 rank 461 of 717.ITS RANK IN NEW JERSEY, 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%177
90 to 99%155
80 to 89%68
70 to 79%101
60 to 69%25
50 to 59%103
40 to 49%37
30 to 39%12
20 to 29%1
10 to 19%35
0 to 9%3
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 202646171771.4%
Oct 10, 202654071957.1%
Oct 9, 202653971957.1%
Oct 8, 202664172528.5%
Oct 7, 202665071614.2%

Station report

Wayne USGS rain gage, 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 42 degrees above the horizon at 40.91 N, and the day is 11 h 10 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Wayne USGS rain gage, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 10 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 405437074151001FIG. E THE SUN AT WAYNE USGS RAIN GAGEELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 11, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 10 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.91 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEWayne USGS rain gage, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 405437074151001TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-405437074151001-1DRAWN 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, Wayne USGS rain gage, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 405437074151001FIG. 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 SCALETITLEWayne USGS rain gage, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 405437074151001TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-405437074151001-2DRAWN 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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