Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
04188100
Latitude
40.99033 N
Longitude
84.22661 W
Elevation
701 ft
Rank
893of 1,544 in Ohio, Oct 11
Observed
9:30 AMEDT, 36 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Ottawa River near KalidaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 99 instruments in Ohio stand at one.

Station charts

Ottawa River near Kalida Report

Rank 893 of 1,544 in Ohio, 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 score85.3of 100

Ohio median
89.6the median score of 1,544 stations
Scoring higher
884stations in Ohio
Sharing its score
10ranks 885 to 894
Points deducted
14.79.9 reports received, 4.4 arrival, 0.4 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Ohio median 98.2, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
411815084393703rank 885; ahead on reports received 72.0% against 71.7%
Next below
RWDO1rank 894; behind on reports received 71.7% against 58.9%

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 3571.725.1 of 35 pointsOhio median 75.0241 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1055.75.6 of 10 pointsOhio median 94.4half its reports arrived within 32 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsOhio median 100.0longest silence 36 min, on a schedule of one report every 30 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.6 of 20 points, at the medianOhio median 98.2-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianOhio median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianOhio median 100.0-

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 (1.5 h), none for 72 (36 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
893of 1,544 in Ohio, Oct 11
Schedule
every 30 minon the hour's :00 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
48 of 48100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
269 of 33680.0% of its schedule, 271 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
36 minfrom Oct 11, 1:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 1:30 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
32 min9 in 10 within 33 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 30 min, 48 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 30 min count as one received.

Chart of the 1,544 ranked stations in Ohio 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, 41; 10 to 19 per cent, 93; 20 to 29 per cent, 27; 30 to 39 per cent, 18; 40 to 49 per cent, 101; 50 to 59 per cent, 173; 60 to 69 per cent, 25; 70 to 79 per cent, 305; 80 to 89 per cent, 129; 90 to 99 per cent, 361; 100 per cent, 271. Ottawa River near Kalida received 71.7 per cent, 241 of 336 scheduled reports, rank 893 of 1,544.WHERE IT RANKS IN OHIO, Oct 11THIS ONE: 71.7%, 241 OF 336, RANK 893 OF 1,544PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 94110 to 199320 to 292730 to 391840 to 4910150 to 5917360 to 692570 to 7930580 to 8912990 to 99361100271STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Ottawa River near Kalida's rank in Ohio by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 1,422 of 1,594; 2026-10-08 rank 1,398 of 1,597; 2026-10-09 rank 1,050 of 1,557; 2026-10-10 rank 1,058 of 1,557; 2026-10-11 rank 893 of 1,544.ITS RANK IN OHIO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%271
90 to 99%361
80 to 89%129
70 to 79%305
60 to 69%25
50 to 59%173
40 to 49%101
30 to 39%18
20 to 29%27
10 to 19%93
0 to 9%41
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20268931,54471.7%
Oct 10, 20261,0581,55757.4%
Oct 9, 20261,0501,55757.1%
Oct 8, 20261,3981,59728.8%
Oct 7, 20261,4221,59414.5%

Station report

Ottawa River near Kalida, 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 701 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.17 inHg and the temperature at 56.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Ottawa River near Kalida stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 701 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.17 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04188100FIG. D WHERE OTTAWA RIVER NEAR KALIDA 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 ATMOSPHEREOTTAWA RIVER NEAR KALIDA3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT701 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 HERE29.17 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.5 FTITLEOttawa River near Kalida, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 04188100TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-04188100-1DRAWN 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 40.99 N, and the day is 11 h 09 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 Ottawa River near Kalida, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 09 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04188100FIG. E THE SUN AT OTTAWA RIVER NEAR KALIDAELEVATION 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 26°OCT 11, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 09 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.99 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEOttawa River near Kalida, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 04188100TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-04188100-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 701 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Ottawa River near Kalida, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04188100FIG. 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 SCALETITLEOttawa River near Kalida, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 04188100TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-04188100-3DRAWN 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

What this instrument measures for

1 place reads it as one of the nearest to it.

Near Ottawa River near Kalida

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