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At a shore station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-SRST2
Latitude
29.68300 N
Longitude
94.03300 W
Elevation
-
Rank
3,348of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Observed
7:20 AMCDT, 40 minutes ago
Air temperature
73.9F
Dew point
73.9F
Relative humidity
100%
Wind
6mph
Gust
8mph
Wind direction
330°

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Sabine PassReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a shore station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. It is the only instrument in Texas that stands at one.

Station charts

Sabine Pass Report

Rank 3,348 of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16. 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

Texas median
95.4the median score of 4,689 stations
Scoring higher
3,347stations in Texas
Sharing its score
2ranks 3,348 to 3,349
Points deducted
13.97.8 reports received, 4.5 arrival, 1.6 continuity
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
DW4805rank 3,347; ahead on 247 score 86.2 against 86.1
Next below
AV468rank 3,349; behind on reports received 77.7% against 66.6%

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 3577.827.2 of 35 pointsTexas median 97.5392 of 504 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1055.25.5 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.0half its reports arrived within 32 min
  3. Continuityweight 1083.98.4 of 10 pointsTexas median 100.0longest silence 1.7 h, on a schedule of one report every 20 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 (60 min), none for 72 (24 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
3,348of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16
Schedule
every 20 minon the hour's :00, :10, :20, :30, :40 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
66 of 7291.6% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
426 of 50484.5% of its schedule, 439 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 40 minfrom Oct 14, 8:50 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 12:20 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
32 min9 in 10 within 33 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 20 min, 72 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 20 min count as one received.

Chart of the 4,689 ranked stations in Texas on Oct 16 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, 33; 10 to 19 per cent, 70; 20 to 29 per cent, 146; 30 to 39 per cent, 87; 40 to 49 per cent, 298; 50 to 59 per cent, 481; 60 to 69 per cent, 129; 70 to 79 per cent, 424; 80 to 89 per cent, 399; 90 to 99 per cent, 1,390; 100 per cent, 1,232. Sabine Pass received 77.7 per cent, 392 of 504 scheduled reports, rank 3,348 of 4,689.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 77.7%, 392 OF 504, RANK 3,348 OF 4,689PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 93310 to 197020 to 2914630 to 398740 to 4929850 to 5948160 to 6912970 to 7942480 to 8939990 to 991,3901001,232STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Sabine Pass's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 4,618 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 4,469 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 4,341 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 4,056 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 3,666 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 3,348 of 4,689.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,232
90 to 99%1,390
80 to 89%399
70 to 79%424
60 to 69%129
50 to 59%481
40 to 49%298
30 to 39%87
20 to 29%146
10 to 19%70
0 to 9%33
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20263,3484,68977.7%
Oct 15, 20263,6664,65865.4%
Oct 14, 20264,0564,65653.3%
Oct 13, 20264,3414,66640.4%
Oct 12, 20264,4694,69827.7%
Oct 11, 20264,6184,76414.4%

Station report

Sabine Pass, 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 16 the noon sun stands 51 degrees above the horizon at 29.68 N, and the day is 11 h 18 min long. Level ground there takes 78 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Sabine Pass, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 51 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 18 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-SRST2FIG. E THE SUN AT SABINE PASSELEVATION 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 16, 51°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 18 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 78 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 29.68 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESabine Pass, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-SRST2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCSRST2-1DRAWN 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, Sabine Pass, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-SRST2FIG. 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 SCALETITLESabine Pass, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-SRST2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCSRST2-2DRAWN 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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