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At a tide gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
NDBC-UTVT2
Latitude
27.83800 N
Longitude
97.05200 W
Elevation
-
Observed
7:54 AMCDT, 52 minutes ago
Air temperature
78.3F
Dew point
75.5F
Relative humidity
91%

Ranking Statistics

At a tide gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 12 instruments in Texas stand at one.

Station charts

Utmsi Report

Rank 4,296 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 score74.8of 100

Texas median
95.4the median score of 4,689 stations
Scoring higher
4,295stations in Texas
Sharing its score
8ranks 4,296 to 4,303
Points deducted
25.214.0 reports received, 6.6 arrival, 4.6 continuity
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0
Next above
TX-WO-55rank 4,295; ahead on 247 score 74.9 against 74.8
Next below
GW2935rank 4,298; behind on reports received 60.1% against 59.5%
Sharing its rank
1other 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 3560.121.0 of 35 pointsTexas median 97.5202 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1034.13.4 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.0half its reports arrived within 43 min
  3. Continuityweight 1053.95.4 of 10 pointsTexas median 100.0longest silence 6.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 30 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsTexas median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KRAS, 2.9 miles away, over 151 readings: typical difference 0.7 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.0 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsTexas median 100.00 of 151 readings failed their check against its reference station
  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 (1.5 h), none for 72 (36 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.8 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.3 °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
Schedule
every 30 minon the hour's :00, :30 and :54
Reports received, 24 hours
27 of 4856.2% of its schedule, 32 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
217 of 33664.5% of its schedule, 250 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
6 h 30 minfrom Oct 14, 9:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 12:54 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
43 min9 in 10 within 53 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.1 °Fwarmer than the airport station KRAS, 2.9 miles away, on average over 156 readings; typical difference 0.6 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

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

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Its schedule is one report every 30 min, 48 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 30 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. Utmsi received 60.1 per cent, 202 of 336 scheduled reports, rank 4,296 of 4,689.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 60.1%, 202 OF 336, RANK 4,296 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 Utmsi's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-11 rank 4,677 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 4,506 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 4,407 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 4,291 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 4,375 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 4,296 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, 20264,2964,68960.1%
Oct 15, 20264,3754,65851.1%
Oct 14, 20264,2914,65644.9%
Oct 13, 20264,4074,66633.9%
Oct 12, 20264,5064,69822.9%
Oct 11, 20264,6774,76412.2%

Station report

Utmsi, 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 53 degrees above the horizon at 27.84 N, and the day is 11 h 21 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 Utmsi, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 86 at the June solstice, 62 at the equinoxes and 39 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 21 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-UTVT2FIG. E THE SUN AT UTMSIELEVATION 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 86°EQUINOXES 62°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 39°OCT 16, 53°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 21 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 80 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 27.84 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEUtmsi, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-UTVT2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCUTVT2-1DRAWN 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, Utmsi, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NDBC-UTVT2FIG. 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 SCALETITLEUtmsi, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NDBC-UTVT2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NDBCUTVT2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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