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On a farm or research station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
USBR-LOAU
Latitude
38.38335 N
Longitude
111.63572 W
Elevation
-
Rank
520of 998 in Utah, Oct 16
Observed
11:45 PMMDT, 2 hours ago
Air temperature
36F
Dew point
28.2F
Relative humidity
73%
Wind
8mph
Gust
11mph
Wind direction
255°

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Loa, UT Weather StationReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

On a farm or research station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 20 instruments in Utah stand at one.

Station charts

Loa, UT Weather Station Report

Rank 520 of 998 in Utah, 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 score90.0of 100

Utah median
90.8the median score of 998 stations
Scoring higher
519stations in Utah
Sharing its score
2ranks 520 to 521
Points deducted
10.07.6 arrival, 1.4 forecast check, 0.6 accuracy, 0.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Utah median 97.0, 100.0, 85.8
Next above
S2159rank 518; ahead on 247 score 90.1 against 90.0
Next below
S2138rank 522; behind on 247 score 90.0 against 89.8
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 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsUtah median 98.2166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1024.42.4 of 10 pointsUtah median 72.3half its reports arrived within 48 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsUtah median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.4 of 20 points, at the medianUtah median 97.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianUtah median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.6 of 10 points, at the medianUtah median 85.8-

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
520of 998 in Utah, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
166 of 16898.8% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 12, 2:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 5:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
48 min9 in 10 within 48 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 998 ranked stations in Utah 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 5; 20 to 29 per cent, 12; 30 to 39 per cent, 5; 40 to 49 per cent, 41; 50 to 59 per cent, 90; 60 to 69 per cent, 151; 70 to 79 per cent, 55; 80 to 89 per cent, 60; 90 to 99 per cent, 395; 100 per cent, 182. Loa, UT Weather Station received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 520 of 998.WHERE IT RANKS IN UTAH, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 520 OF 998PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 19520 to 291230 to 39540 to 494150 to 599060 to 6915170 to 795580 to 896090 to 99395100182STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Loa, UT Weather Station's rank in Utah by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-09 rank 944 of 967; 2026-10-10 rank 942 of 966; 2026-10-11 rank 929 of 969; 2026-10-12 rank 906 of 978; 2026-10-13 rank 862 of 985; 2026-10-14 rank 683 of 987; 2026-10-15 rank 629 of 994; 2026-10-16 rank 520 of 998.ITS RANK IN UTAH, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%182
90 to 99%395
80 to 89%60
70 to 79%55
60 to 69%151
50 to 59%90
40 to 49%41
30 to 39%5
20 to 29%12
10 to 19%5
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202652099898.8%
Oct 15, 202662999486.9%
Oct 14, 202668398772.6%
Oct 13, 202686298558.3%
Oct 12, 202690697844.6%
Oct 11, 202692996930.3%
Oct 10, 202694296616.0%
Oct 9, 202694496716.0%

Station report

Loa, UT Weather Station, 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 43 degrees above the horizon at 38.38 N, and the day is 11 h 02 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Loa, UT Weather Station, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 02 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-LOAUFIG. E THE SUN AT LOA, UT WEATHER STATIONELEVATION 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 75°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 16, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 02 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.38 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLELoa, UT Weather Station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-LOAUTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRLOAU-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, Loa, UT Weather Station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-LOAUFIG. 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 SCALETITLELoa, UT Weather Station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-LOAUTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRLOAU-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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