Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
07159550
Latitude
35.58283 N
Longitude
97.59560 W
Elevation
-
Rank
711of 838 in Oklahoma, Oct 11
Observed
8:30 AMCDT, 37 minutes ago
Wind
18mph
Wind direction
184°

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Lake Hefner at Oklahoma CityReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 129 instruments in Oklahoma stand at one.

Station charts

Lake Hefner at Oklahoma City Report

Rank 711 of 838 in Oklahoma, 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 score80.6of 100

Oklahoma median
93.5the median score of 838 stations
Scoring higher
709stations in Oklahoma
Sharing its score
2ranks 710 to 711
Points deducted
19.416.3 reports received, 1.6 arrival, 1.1 forecast check, 0.4 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Oklahoma median 97.9, 100.0, 89.0
Next above
07191285rank 710; ahead on reports received 53.4% against 53.2%
Next below
FW3687rank 712; behind on 247 score 80.6 against 80.4

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 3553.318.7 of 35 pointsOklahoma median 97.6358 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsOklahoma median 94.2half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsOklahoma 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 medianOklahoma median 97.9-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianOklahoma median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.9 of 10 points, at the medianOklahoma median 89.0-

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
Rank
711of 838 in Oklahoma, Oct 11
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
72 of 9675.0% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
400 of 67259.5% of its schedule, 403 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 8, 1:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 1:30 PMlocal 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 838 ranked stations in Oklahoma 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, 9; 10 to 19 per cent, 22; 20 to 29 per cent, 4; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 38; 50 to 59 per cent, 71; 60 to 69 per cent, 8; 70 to 79 per cent, 136; 80 to 89 per cent, 73; 90 to 99 per cent, 305; 100 per cent, 168. Lake Hefner at Oklahoma City received 53.2 per cent, 358 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 711 of 838.WHERE IT RANKS IN OKLAHOMA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 53.2%, 358 OF 672, RANK 711 OF 838PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9910 to 192220 to 29430 to 39440 to 493850 to 597160 to 69870 to 7913680 to 897390 to 99305100168STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Lake Hefner at Oklahoma City's rank in Oklahoma by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 790 of 868; 2026-10-08 rank 777 of 849; 2026-10-09 rank 759 of 828; 2026-10-10 rank 758 of 828; 2026-10-11 rank 711 of 838.ITS RANK IN OKLAHOMA, 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%168
90 to 99%305
80 to 89%73
70 to 79%136
60 to 69%8
50 to 59%71
40 to 49%38
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%4
10 to 19%22
0 to 9%9
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 202671183853.2%
Oct 10, 202675882842.5%
Oct 9, 202675982842.2%
Oct 8, 202677784921.2%
Oct 7, 202679086810.7%

Station report

Lake Hefner at Oklahoma City, 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 47 degrees above the horizon at 35.58 N, and the day is 11 h 18 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Lake Hefner at Oklahoma City, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 78 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 18 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 07159550FIG. E THE SUN AT LAKE HEFNER AT OKLAHOMA CITYELEVATION 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 78°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 11, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 18 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.58 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLELake Hefner at Oklahoma City, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 07159550TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-07159550-1DRAWN 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, Lake Hefner at Oklahoma City, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 07159550FIG. 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 SCALETITLELake Hefner at Oklahoma City, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 07159550TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-07159550-2DRAWN 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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