Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
08073600
Latitude
29.76217 N
Longitude
95.55772 W
Elevation
-
Rank
2,875of 4,764 in Texas, Oct 11
Observed
3:30 AMCDT, 51 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Buffalo Bayou at W Belt Dr, HoustonReflectivityStorm 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

Buffalo Bayou at W Belt Dr, Houston Report

Rank 2,875 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 score86.8of 100

Texas median
89.2the median score of 4,764 stations
Scoring higher
2,857stations in Texas
Sharing its score
89ranks 2,858 to 2,946
Points deducted
13.29.8 reports received, 2.6 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
TBET2rank 2,874; ahead on median arrival 18 min 32 s against 22 min 48 s
Next below
TX-HYS-141rank 2,940; behind on reports received 72.0% against 71.4%
Sharing its rank
64other 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 3572.025.2 of 35 pointsTexas median 85.7121 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.6half its reports arrived within 23 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 20-19.7 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
2,875of 4,764 in Texas, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
129 of 16876.7% of its schedule, 130 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 5, 10:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 7:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 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 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. Buffalo Bayou at W Belt Dr, Houston received 72.0 per cent, 121 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 2,875 of 4,764.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 11THIS ONE: 72.0%, 121 OF 168, RANK 2,875 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 Buffalo Bayou at W Belt Dr, Houston's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 4,706 of 5,124; 2026-10-08 rank 4,491 of 5,212; 2026-10-09 rank 3,313 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 3,292 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 2,875 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, 20262,8754,76472.0%
Oct 10, 20263,2924,90457.7%
Oct 9, 20263,3134,90257.1%
Oct 8, 20264,4915,21229.1%
Oct 7, 20264,7065,12414.8%

Station report

Buffalo Bayou at W Belt Dr, Houston, 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 53 degrees above the horizon at 29.76 N, and the day is 11 h 27 min long. Level ground there takes 80 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Buffalo Bayou at W Belt Dr, Houston, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 84 at the June solstice, 60 at the equinoxes and 37 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 27 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08073600FIG. E THE SUN AT BUFFALO BAYOU AT W BELT DR, HOUSTONELEVATION 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 84°EQUINOXES 60°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 37°OCT 11, 53°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 27 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 80 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 29.76 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEBuffalo Bayou at W Belt Dr, Houston, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 08073600TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-08073600-1DRAWN 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, Buffalo Bayou at W Belt Dr, Houston, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08073600FIG. 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 SCALETITLEBuffalo Bayou at W Belt Dr, Houston, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 08073600TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-11IDSR-08073600-2DRAWN 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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