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Identifier
USBR-CATO
Latitude
42.66361 N
Longitude
119.10830 W
Elevation
4,553 ft
Rank
966of 1,639 in Oregon, Oct 17
Observed
9:00 PMPDT, 1 hour ago
Air temperature
48.3F
Dew point
9F
Relative humidity
20%
Wind
6mph
Gust
8mph
Wind direction
183°

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Catlow Valley, OR Weather StationReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 81 instruments in Oregon stand at one.

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Catlow Valley, OR Weather Station Report

Rank 966 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 score86.9of 100

Oregon median
90.6the median score of 1,639 stations
Scoring higher
965stations in Oregon
Sharing its score
20ranks 966 to 985
Points deducted
13.14.6 arrival, 3.2 accuracy, 2.7 continuity, 1.5 reports received, 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
USBR-MWSOrank 965; ahead on 247 score 87.0 against 86.9
Next below
USBR-SCPOrank 986; behind on 247 score 86.9 against 86.8
Sharing its rank
19other stations, equal on every measure

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 3595.833.5 of 35 pointsOregon median 97.6161 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1054.35.4 of 10 pointsOregon median 86.0half its reports arrived within 33 min
  3. Continuityweight 1073.07.3 of 10 pointsOregon median 100.0longest silence 7.1 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 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
966of 1,639 in Oregon, Oct 17
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
14 of 2458.3% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
156 of 16892.8% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
11 hoursfrom Oct 16, 5:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 17, 4:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 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 hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour 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. Catlow Valley, OR Weather Station received 95.8 per cent, 161 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 966 of 1,639.WHERE IT RANKS IN OREGON, Oct 17THIS ONE: 95.8%, 161 OF 168, RANK 966 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 Catlow Valley, OR Weather Station's rank in Oregon by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-17: 2026-10-09 rank 1,539 of 1,646; 2026-10-10 rank 1,534 of 1,646; 2026-10-11 rank 1,519 of 1,649; 2026-10-12 rank 1,475 of 1,642; 2026-10-13 rank 1,361 of 1,642; 2026-10-14 rank 1,077 of 1,628; 2026-10-15 rank 976 of 1,632; 2026-10-16 rank 821 of 1,635; 2026-10-17 rank 966 of 1,639.ITS RANK IN OREGON, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Oct 9Oct 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, 20269661,63995.8%
Oct 16, 20268211,63598.8%
Oct 15, 20269761,63286.9%
Oct 14, 20261,0771,62872.6%
Oct 13, 20261,3611,64258.3%
Oct 12, 20261,4751,64244.6%
Oct 11, 20261,5191,64930.3%
Oct 10, 20261,5341,64616.0%
Oct 9, 20261,5391,64615.4%

Station report

Catlow Valley, OR Weather Station, 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 4,553 ft above sea level, 15 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.32 inHg and the temperature at 42.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Catlow Valley, OR Weather Station stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,553 feet above sea level with 15 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.32 inches of mercury, and temperature, 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-CATOFIG. D WHERE CATLOW VALLEY, OR WEATHER STATION 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 ATMOSPHERECATLOW VALLEY, OR WEATHER STATION15 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,553 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 HERE25.32 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE42.8 FTITLECatlow Valley, OR Weather Station, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-CATOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-USBRCATO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 42.66 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 Catlow Valley, OR Weather Station, 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 USBR-CATOFIG. E THE SUN AT CATLOW VALLEY, OR WEATHER STATIONELEVATION 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 42.66 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLECatlow Valley, OR Weather Station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-CATOTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-USBRCATO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 4,553 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Catlow Valley, OR Weather Station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-CATOFIG. 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 SCALETITLECatlow Valley, OR Weather Station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-CATOTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-USBRCATO-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-100River flood FB-EVT-102Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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