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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-PORO3
Latitude
42.73900 N
Longitude
124.49800 W
Elevation
-
Rank
1,542of 1,639 in Oregon, Oct 17
Observed
12:00 AMPDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
51.8F
Wind
9mph
Gust
14mph
Wind direction
350°

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Port OrfordReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 3 instruments in Oregon stand at one.

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Port Orford Report

Rank 1,542 of 1,639 in Oregon, Oct 17. 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 score70.9of 100

Oregon median
90.6the median score of 1,639 stations
Scoring higher
1,540stations in Oregon
Sharing its score
2ranks 1,541 to 1,542
Points deducted
29.112.0 reports received, 6.6 arrival, 6.1 continuity, 3.2 accuracy, 1.2 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Oregon median 84.0, 100.0, 88.4
Next above
ODT98rank 1,541; ahead on reports received 73.2% against 65.7%
Next below
DW3793rank 1,543; behind on 247 score 70.9 against 70.8

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 3565.723.0 of 35 pointsOregon median 97.6368 of 560 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1034.13.4 of 10 pointsOregon median 86.0half its reports arrived within 43 min
  3. Continuityweight 1038.83.9 of 10 pointsOregon median 100.0longest silence 6.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 18 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-16.8 of 20 points, at the medianOregon median 84.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianOregon median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.8 of 10 points, at the medianOregon median 88.4-

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 (54 min), none for 72 (21.6 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
1,542of 1,639 in Oregon, Oct 17
Schedule
every 18 minon the hour's :00, :18, :30 and :48
Reports received, 24 hours
50 of 8062.5% of its schedule, 57 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
365 of 56065.1% of its schedule, 435 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
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Longest silence, 7 days
6 h 18 minfrom Oct 14, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 7:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
43 min9 in 10 within 53 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 18 min, 80 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 18 min count as one received.

Chart of the 1,639 ranked stations in Oregon on Oct 17 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 27; 20 to 29 per cent, 4; 30 to 39 per cent, 7; 40 to 49 per cent, 79; 50 to 59 per cent, 164; 60 to 69 per cent, 78; 70 to 79 per cent, 189; 80 to 89 per cent, 98; 90 to 99 per cent, 607; 100 per cent, 386. Port Orford received 65.7 per cent, 368 of 560 scheduled reports, rank 1,542 of 1,639.WHERE IT RANKS IN OREGON, Oct 17THIS ONE: 65.7%, 368 OF 560, RANK 1,542 OF 1,639PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 192720 to 29430 to 39740 to 497950 to 5916460 to 697870 to 7918980 to 899890 to 99607100386STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Port Orford's rank in Oregon by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-11 rank 1,623 of 1,649; 2026-10-12 rank 1,586 of 1,642; 2026-10-13 rank 1,574 of 1,642; 2026-10-14 rank 1,552 of 1,628; 2026-10-15 rank 1,572 of 1,632; 2026-10-16 rank 1,557 of 1,635; 2026-10-17 rank 1,542 of 1,639.ITS RANK IN OREGON, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%386
90 to 99%607
80 to 89%98
70 to 79%189
60 to 69%78
50 to 59%164
40 to 49%79
30 to 39%7
20 to 29%4
10 to 19%27
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20261,5421,63965.7%
Oct 16, 20261,5571,63558.2%
Oct 15, 20261,5721,63247.8%
Oct 14, 20261,5521,62842.3%
Oct 13, 20261,5741,64232.8%
Oct 12, 20261,5861,64222.6%
Oct 11, 20261,6231,64911.6%

Station report

Port Orford, 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 17 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 42.74 N, and the day is 10 h 49 min long. Level ground there takes 61 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Port Orford, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 49 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PORO3FIG. E THE SUN AT PORT ORFORDELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 17, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 49 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.74 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLEPort Orford, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PORO3TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NDBCPORO3-1DRAWN 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, Port Orford, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-PORO3FIG. 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 SCALETITLEPort Orford, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-PORO3TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NDBCPORO3-2DRAWN 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-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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