Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
08050050
Latitude
32.73208 N
Longitude
96.94334 W
Elevation
-
Rank
3,040of 4,764 in Texas, Oct 11
Observed
10:45 PMCDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Mountain Ck Lk nr Grand PrairieReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 463 instruments in Texas stand at one.

Station charts

Mountain Ck Lk nr Grand Prairie Report

Rank 3,040 of 4,764 in Texas, 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 score85.6of 100

Texas median
89.2the median score of 4,764 stations
Scoring higher
3,036stations in Texas
Sharing its score
54ranks 3,037 to 3,090
Points deducted
14.410.0 reports received, 3.6 arrival, 0.5 forecast check, 0.3 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 98.5, 100.0, 94.8
Next above
CLDT2rank 3,039; ahead on reports received 73.8% against 71.4%
Next below
JZUT2rank 3,087; behind on reports received 71.4% against 69.6%
Sharing its rank
46other 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 pointsTexas median 85.7120 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1064.46.4 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.6half its reports arrived within 28 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsTexas median 100.0longest silence 82 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.7 of 20 points, at the medianTexas median 98.5-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianTexas median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianTexas median 94.8-

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
3,040of 4,764 in Texas, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
125 of 16874.4% of its schedule, 126 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
75 minfrom Oct 11, 3:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 3:45 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 4,764 ranked stations in Texas 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, 13; 10 to 19 per cent, 161; 20 to 29 per cent, 88; 30 to 39 per cent, 118; 40 to 49 per cent, 326; 50 to 59 per cent, 715; 60 to 69 per cent, 224; 70 to 79 per cent, 682; 80 to 89 per cent, 447; 90 to 99 per cent, 1,229; 100 per cent, 761. Mountain Ck Lk nr Grand Prairie received 71.4 per cent, 120 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 3,040 of 4,764.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 11THIS ONE: 71.4%, 120 OF 168, RANK 3,040 OF 4,764PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 91310 to 1916120 to 298830 to 3911840 to 4932650 to 5971560 to 6922470 to 7968280 to 8944790 to 991,229100761STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Mountain Ck Lk nr Grand Prairie's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 4,834 of 5,124; 2026-10-08 rank 4,627 of 5,212; 2026-10-09 rank 3,481 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 3,488 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 3,040 of 4,764.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%761
90 to 99%1,229
80 to 89%447
70 to 79%682
60 to 69%224
50 to 59%715
40 to 49%326
30 to 39%118
20 to 29%88
10 to 19%161
0 to 9%13
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20263,0404,76471.4%
Oct 10, 20263,4884,90457.1%
Oct 9, 20263,4814,90257.1%
Oct 8, 20264,6275,21228.5%
Oct 7, 20264,8345,12414.2%

Station report

Mountain Ck Lk nr Grand Prairie, 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 11 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 32.73 N, and the day is 11 h 23 min long. Level ground there takes 77 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Mountain Ck Lk nr Grand Prairie, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 81 at the June solstice, 57 at the equinoxes and 34 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 23 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08050050FIG. E THE SUN AT MOUNTAIN CK LK NR GRAND PRAIRIEELEVATION 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 81°EQUINOXES 57°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 34°OCT 11, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 23 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 77 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 32.73 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEMountain Ck Lk nr Grand Prairie, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 08050050TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-08050050-1DRAWN 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, Mountain Ck Lk nr Grand Prairie, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08050050FIG. 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 SCALETITLEMountain Ck Lk nr Grand Prairie, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 08050050TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-08050050-2DRAWN 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-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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