Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
434241122253100
Latitude
43.71150 N
Longitude
122.42531 W
Elevation
1,260 ft
Rank
1,226of 1,649 in Oregon, Oct 11
Observed
12:00 AMPDT, 30 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Hills Creek Dam Met Station Near OakridgeReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 62 instruments in Oregon stand at one.

Station charts

Hills Creek Dam Met Station Near Oakridge Report

Rank 1,226 of 1,649 in Oregon, 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 score80.0of 100

Oregon median
91.5the median score of 1,649 stations
Scoring higher
1,221stations in Oregon
Sharing its score
12ranks 1,222 to 1,233
Points deducted
20.016.3 reports received, 2.2 accuracy, 0.9 forecast check, 0.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Oregon median 89.0, 100.0, 91.4
Next above
FW8055rank 1,225; ahead on reports received 55.6% against 53.4%
Next below
434646122574100rank 1,227; behind on reports received 53.4% against 53.2%

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 3553.418.7 of 35 pointsOregon median 97.6359 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.19.4 of 10 pointsOregon median 88.7half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsOregon median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-17.8 of 20 points, at the medianOregon median 89.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianOregon median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.1 of 10 points, at the medianOregon median 91.4-

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
1,226of 1,649 in Oregon, Oct 11
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
71 of 9673.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
382 of 67256.8% of its schedule, 384 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 8, 1:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 7:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 22 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 1,649 ranked stations in Oregon 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, 34; 20 to 29 per cent, 37; 30 to 39 per cent, 89; 40 to 49 per cent, 71; 50 to 59 per cent, 165; 60 to 69 per cent, 70; 70 to 79 per cent, 175; 80 to 89 per cent, 84; 90 to 99 per cent, 633; 100 per cent, 288. Hills Creek Dam Met Station Near Oakridge received 53.4 per cent, 359 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 1,226 of 1,649.WHERE IT RANKS IN OREGON, Oct 11THIS ONE: 53.4%, 359 OF 672, RANK 1,226 OF 1,649PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9310 to 193420 to 293730 to 398940 to 497150 to 5916560 to 697070 to 7917580 to 898490 to 99633100288STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Hills Creek Dam Met Station Near Oakridge's rank in Oregon by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 1,471 of 1,543; 2026-10-08 rank 1,450 of 1,571; 2026-10-09 rank 1,352 of 1,646; 2026-10-10 rank 1,347 of 1,646; 2026-10-11 rank 1,226 of 1,649.ITS RANK IN OREGON, 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%288
90 to 99%633
80 to 89%84
70 to 79%175
60 to 69%70
50 to 59%165
40 to 49%71
30 to 39%89
20 to 29%37
10 to 19%34
0 to 9%3
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20261,2261,64953.4%
Oct 10, 20261,3471,64642.7%
Oct 9, 20261,3521,64642.4%
Oct 8, 20261,4501,57121.4%
Oct 7, 20261,4711,54310.7%

Station report

Hills Creek Dam Met Station Near Oakridge, 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 1,260 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.58 inHg and the temperature at 54.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Hills Creek Dam Met Station Near Oakridge stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,260 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.58 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 434241122253100FIG. D WHERE HILLS CREEK DAM MET STATION NEAR OAKRIDGE 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 ATMOSPHEREHILLS CREEK DAM MET STATION NEAR OAKRIDGE4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,260 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 HERE28.58 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.5 FTITLEHills Creek Dam Met Station Near Oakridge, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 434241122253100TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-434241122253100-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 43.71 N, and the day is 11 h 04 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Hills Creek Dam Met Station Near Oakridge, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 04 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 434241122253100FIG. E THE SUN AT HILLS CREEK DAM MET STATION NEAR OAKRIDGEELEVATION 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 70°EQUINOXES 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23°OCT 11, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 04 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 43.71 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.3°TITLEHills Creek Dam Met Station Near Oakridge, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 434241122253100TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-434241122253100-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,260 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Hills Creek Dam Met Station Near Oakridge, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 434241122253100FIG. 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 SCALETITLEHills Creek Dam Met Station Near Oakridge, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 434241122253100TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-434241122253100-3DRAWN 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

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