Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
08447020
Latitude
30.45075 N
Longitude
101.73192 W
Elevation
1,879 ft
Rank
4,524of 4,690 in Texas, Oct 6
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Independence Ck nr SheffieldReflectivityStorm 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

Independence Ck nr Sheffield Report

Rank 4,524 of 4,690 in Texas, Oct 6. 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.

247 score63.8of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 351.913 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.4half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.0longest silence 30 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20--
  5. Instrument checksweight 15--
  6. Forecast checkweight 10--

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

Rank
4,524of 4,690 in Texas, Oct 6
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :10, :25, :40 and :55
Reports received, 24 hours
22 of 9622.9% of its schedule, 25 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
22 of 6723.2% of its schedule, 25 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
30 minfrom Oct 5, 10:55 PM
Latest report
Oct 6, 6:55 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 4,690 ranked stations in Texas on Oct 6 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, 80; 10 to 19 per cent, 140; 20 to 29 per cent, 91; 30 to 39 per cent, 159; 40 to 49 per cent, 188; 50 to 59 per cent, 568; 60 to 69 per cent, 470; 70 to 79 per cent, 214; 80 to 89 per cent, 531; 90 to 99 per cent, 962; 100 per cent, 1,287. Independence Ck nr Sheffield received 1.9 per cent, 13 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 4,524 of 4,690.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 6THIS ONE: 1.9%, 13 OF 672, RANK 4,524 OF 4,690PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 98010 to 1914020 to 299130 to 3915940 to 4918850 to 5956860 to 6947070 to 7921480 to 8953190 to 999621001,287STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,287
90 to 99%962
80 to 89%531
70 to 79%214
60 to 69%470
50 to 59%568
40 to 49%188
30 to 39%159
20 to 29%91
10 to 19%140
0 to 9%80

Station report

Independence Ck nr Sheffield, 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 1,879 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.94 inHg and the temperature at 52.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Independence Ck nr Sheffield stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,879 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.94 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08447020FIG. D WHERE INDEPENDENCE CK NR SHEFFIELD 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 ATMOSPHEREINDEPENDENCE CK NR SHEFFIELD7 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,879 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 HERE27.94 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.3 FTITLEIndependence Ck nr Sheffield, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 08447020TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-08447020-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 54 degrees above the horizon at 30.45 N, and the day is 11 h 35 min long. Level ground there takes 81 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Independence Ck nr Sheffield, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 54 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 60 at the equinoxes and 36 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 35 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08447020FIG. E THE SUN AT INDEPENDENCE CK NR SHEFFIELDELEVATION 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 83°EQUINOXES 60°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 36°OCT 6, 54°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 35 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 81 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.45 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEIndependence Ck nr Sheffield, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 08447020TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-08447020-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,879 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Independence Ck nr Sheffield, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 08447020FIG. 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 SCALETITLEIndependence Ck nr Sheffield, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 08447020TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-08447020-3DRAWN 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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