Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
03544600
Latitude
35.49052 N
Longitude
85.01601 W
Elevation
678 ft
Rank
759of 1,003 in Tennessee, Oct 11
Observed
3:45 AMCDT, 54 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Richland Creek at DaytonReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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

Station charts

Richland Creek at Dayton Report

Rank 759 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 score86.1of 100

Tennessee median
96.0the median score of 1,003 stations
Scoring higher
758stations in Tennessee
Sharing its score
4ranks 759 to 762
Points deducted
13.910.0 reports received, 3.6 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
LSBT1rank 758; ahead on 247 score 86.2 against 86.1
Next below
TN-WL-80rank 763; behind on 247 score 86.1 against 86.0
Sharing its rank
3other 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 3571.425.0 of 35 pointsTennessee median 97.6120 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1064.46.4 of 10 pointsTennessee median 100.0half its reports arrived within 28 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsTennessee median 100.0longest silence 81 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 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 (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
759of 1,003 in Tennessee, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
130 of 16877.3% of its schedule, 131 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 5, 10:45 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 8:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
28 min9 in 10 within 28 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 1,003 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. Richland Creek at Dayton received 71.4 per cent, 120 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 759 of 1,003.WHERE IT RANKS IN TENNESSEE, Oct 11THIS ONE: 71.4%, 120 OF 168, RANK 759 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 Richland Creek at Dayton's rank in Tennessee by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 980 of 1,021; 2026-10-08 rank 966 of 1,020; 2026-10-09 rank 815 of 1,001; 2026-10-10 rank 816 of 1,001; 2026-10-11 rank 759 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, 20267591,00371.4%
Oct 10, 20268161,00157.1%
Oct 9, 20268151,00157.1%
Oct 8, 20269661,02028.5%
Oct 7, 20269801,02114.2%

Station report

Richland Creek at Dayton, 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 678 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.20 inHg and the temperature at 56.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Richland Creek at Dayton stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 678 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.20 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03544600FIG. D WHERE RICHLAND CREEK AT DAYTON 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 ATMOSPHERERICHLAND CREEK AT DAYTON2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT678 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 HERE29.20 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.6 FTITLERichland Creek at Dayton, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 03544600TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-03544600-1DRAWN 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 35.49 N, and the day is 11 h 19 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 Richland Creek at Dayton, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 78 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 19 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03544600FIG. E THE SUN AT RICHLAND CREEK AT DAYTONELEVATION 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 55°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 11, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 19 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.49 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLERichland Creek at Dayton, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03544600TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-03544600-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 678 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Richland Creek at Dayton, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03544600FIG. 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 SCALETITLERichland Creek at Dayton, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03544600TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-03544600-3DRAWN 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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