Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
03431040
Latitude
36.07259 N
Longitude
86.73332 W
Elevation
496 ft
Rank
824of 1,003 in Tennessee, Oct 11
Observed
11:00 PMCDT, 15 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Sevenmile Creek At Blackman Rd,Nr NashvilleReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 46 instruments in Tennessee stand at one.

Station charts

Sevenmile Creek At Blackman Rd,Nr Nashville Report

Rank 824 of 1,003 in Tennessee, 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 score81.8of 100

Tennessee median
96.0the median score of 1,003 stations
Scoring higher
819stations in Tennessee
Sharing its score
5ranks 820 to 824
Points deducted
18.216.3 reports received, 1.6 arrival, 0.3 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Tennessee median 100.0, 100.0, 96.9
Next above
07027005rank 821; ahead on reports received 53.4% against 53.2%
Next below
DW2598rank 825; behind on 247 score 81.8 against 81.7

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 pointsTennessee median 97.6358 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsTennessee median 100.0half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsTennessee median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianTennessee median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianTennessee median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.7 of 10 points, at the medianTennessee median 96.9-

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
824of 1,003 in Tennessee, Oct 11
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
371 of 67255.2% of its schedule, 374 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 8, 1:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 4:00 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 1,003 ranked stations in Tennessee 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 24; 20 to 29 per cent, 3; 30 to 39 per cent, 9; 40 to 49 per cent, 63; 50 to 59 per cent, 105; 60 to 69 per cent, 13; 70 to 79 per cent, 118; 80 to 89 per cent, 89; 90 to 99 per cent, 276; 100 per cent, 302. Sevenmile Creek At Blackman Rd,Nr Nashville received 53.2 per cent, 358 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 824 of 1,003.WHERE IT RANKS IN TENNESSEE, Oct 11THIS ONE: 53.2%, 358 OF 672, RANK 824 OF 1,003PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 192420 to 29330 to 39940 to 496350 to 5910560 to 691370 to 7911880 to 898990 to 99276100302STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Sevenmile Creek At Blackman Rd,Nr Nashville's rank in Tennessee by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 975 of 1,021; 2026-10-08 rank 970 of 1,020; 2026-10-09 rank 903 of 1,001; 2026-10-10 rank 900 of 1,001; 2026-10-11 rank 824 of 1,003.ITS RANK IN TENNESSEE, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%302
90 to 99%276
80 to 89%89
70 to 79%118
60 to 69%13
50 to 59%105
40 to 49%63
30 to 39%9
20 to 29%3
10 to 19%24
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20268241,00353.2%
Oct 10, 20269001,00142.7%
Oct 9, 20269031,00142.4%
Oct 8, 20269701,02021.4%
Oct 7, 20269751,02110.7%

Station report

Sevenmile Creek At Blackman Rd,Nr Nashville, 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 496 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.39 inHg and the temperature at 57.2 F.

Section from sea level of where Sevenmile Creek At Blackman Rd,Nr Nashville stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 496 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.39 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03431040FIG. D WHERE SEVENMILE CREEK AT BLACKMAN RD,NR NASHVILLE 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 ATMOSPHERESEVENMILE CREEK AT BLACKMAN RD,NR NASHVILLE2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT496 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 HERE29.39 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.2 FTITLESevenmile Creek At Blackman Rd,Nr Nashville, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 03431040TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-03431040-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 36.07 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 Sevenmile Creek At Blackman Rd,Nr Nashville, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 18 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03431040FIG. E THE SUN AT SEVENMILE CREEK AT BLACKMAN RD,NR NASHVILLEELEVATION 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 77°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°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 36.07 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLESevenmile Creek At Blackman Rd,Nr Nashville, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03431040TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-03431040-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 496 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Sevenmile Creek At Blackman Rd,Nr Nashville, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03431040FIG. 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 SCALETITLESevenmile Creek At Blackman Rd,Nr Nashville, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03431040TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-03431040-3DRAWN 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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