Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
412103081540100
Latitude
41.35083 N
Longitude
81.90028 W
Elevation
749 ft
Observed
3:00 AMEDT, 29 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0.02in

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

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

Station charts

Rain gage at Olmsted Falls Report

Rank 1,002 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 score81.6of 100

Ohio median
89.6the median score of 1,544 stations
Scoring higher
996stations in Ohio
Sharing its score
13ranks 997 to 1,009
Points deducted
18.416.5 reports received, 1.6 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
411900081355300rank 1,001; ahead on reports received 52.9% against 52.8%
Next below
03118050rank 1,003; behind on median arrival 17 min 48 s against 17 min 49 s

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 3552.818.5 of 35 pointsOhio median 75.0355 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsOhio median 94.4half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsOhio median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 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
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
71 of 9673.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
373 of 67255.5% of its schedule, 375 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 7, 11:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 5:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 23 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 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. Rain gage at Olmsted Falls received 52.8 per cent, 355 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 1,002 of 1,544.WHERE IT RANKS IN OHIO, Oct 11THIS ONE: 52.8%, 355 OF 672, RANK 1,002 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 Rain gage at Olmsted Falls's rank in Ohio by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 1,382 of 1,594; 2026-10-08 rank 1,385 of 1,597; 2026-10-09 rank 1,269 of 1,557; 2026-10-10 rank 1,265 of 1,557; 2026-10-11 rank 1,002 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, 20261,0021,54452.8%
Oct 10, 20261,2651,55742.2%
Oct 9, 20261,2691,55741.9%
Oct 8, 20261,3851,59720.9%
Oct 7, 20261,3821,59410.7%

Station report

Rain gage at Olmsted Falls, 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 749 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.12 inHg and the temperature at 56.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Rain gage at Olmsted Falls stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 749 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.12 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 412103081540100FIG. D WHERE RAIN GAGE AT OLMSTED FALLS 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 OLMSTED FALLS3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT749 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 HERE29.12 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.3 FTITLERain gage at Olmsted Falls, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 412103081540100TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-412103081540100-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 41.35 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 Olmsted Falls, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 41 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 412103081540100FIG. E THE SUN AT RAIN GAGE AT OLMSTED FALLSELEVATION 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, 41°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 41.35 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLERain gage at Olmsted Falls, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 412103081540100TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-412103081540100-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 749 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Rain gage at Olmsted Falls, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 412103081540100FIG. 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 Olmsted Falls, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 412103081540100TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-412103081540100-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Rain gage at Olmsted Falls