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Identifier
07344200
Latitude
33.30457 N
Longitude
94.16075 W
Elevation
-
Rank
1,176of 4,729 in Texas, Oct 18
Observed
8:15 AMCDT, 29 minutes ago
Wind
6mph
Wind direction
106°
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Wright Patman Lk nr TexarkanaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Wright Patman Lk nr Texarkana Report

Rank 1,176 of 4,729 in Texas, Oct 18. 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 score98.4of 100

Texas median
95.0the median score of 4,729 stations
Scoring higher
1,160stations in Texas
Sharing its score
74ranks 1,161 to 1,234
Points deducted
1.61.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
332614097100801rank 1,161; ahead on median arrival 17 min 48 s against 17 min 49 s
Next below
07311900rank 1,221; behind on median arrival 17 min 49 s against 17 min 56 s
Sharing its rank
44other 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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsTexas median 96.0168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.0half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsTexas median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianTexas median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianTexas median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianTexas median 100.0-

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
1,176of 4,729 in Texas, Oct 18
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 11, 2:15 PM
Latest report
Oct 18, 1:15 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 18 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 4,729 ranked stations in Texas on Oct 18 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, 35; 10 to 19 per cent, 87; 20 to 29 per cent, 130; 30 to 39 per cent, 90; 40 to 49 per cent, 312; 50 to 59 per cent, 483; 60 to 69 per cent, 135; 70 to 79 per cent, 452; 80 to 89 per cent, 541; 90 to 99 per cent, 1,224; 100 per cent, 1,240. Wright Patman Lk nr Texarkana received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 1,176 of 4,729.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 18THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 1,176 OF 4,729PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 93510 to 198720 to 2913030 to 399040 to 4931250 to 5948360 to 6913570 to 7945280 to 8954190 to 991,2241001,240STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Wright Patman Lk nr Texarkana's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-18: 2026-10-07 rank 4,588 of 5,124; 2026-10-08 rank 4,389 of 5,212; 2026-10-09 rank 3,168 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 3,155 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 2,730 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 2,353 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 1,072 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 1,038 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 1,160 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 1,183 of 4,689; 2026-10-17 rank 1,182 of 4,734; 2026-10-18 rank 1,176 of 4,729.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,240
90 to 99%1,224
80 to 89%541
70 to 79%452
60 to 69%135
50 to 59%483
40 to 49%312
30 to 39%90
20 to 29%130
10 to 19%87
0 to 9%35
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 18, 20261,1764,729100.0%
Oct 17, 20261,1824,734100.0%
Oct 16, 20261,1834,689100.0%
Oct 15, 20261,1604,658100.0%
Oct 14, 20261,0384,656100.0%
Oct 13, 20261,0724,666100.0%
Oct 12, 20262,3534,69886.3%
Oct 11, 20262,7304,76472.0%
Oct 10, 20263,1554,90457.7%
Oct 9, 20263,1684,90257.1%
Oct 8, 20264,3895,21229.1%
Oct 7, 20264,5885,12414.8%

Station report

Wright Patman Lk nr Texarkana, 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 18 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 33.30 N, and the day is 11 h 08 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 Wright Patman Lk nr Texarkana, angles true: on Oct 18 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 57 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 08 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 07344200FIG. E THE SUN AT WRIGHT PATMAN LK NR TEXARKANAELEVATION 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 80°EQUINOXES 57°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 18, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 08 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.30 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.8°TITLEWright Patman Lk nr Texarkana, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 07344200TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-18IDSR-07344200-1DRAWN 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, Wright Patman Lk nr Texarkana, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 07344200FIG. 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 SCALETITLEWright Patman Lk nr Texarkana, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 07344200TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-18IDSR-07344200-2DRAWN 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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