Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
04078500
Latitude
44.72472 N
Longitude
88.73611 W
Elevation
804 ft
Rank
1,038of 1,323 in Wisconsin, Oct 11
Observed
3:00 AMCDT, 40 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Embarrass River Near EmbarrassReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 81 instruments in Wisconsin stand at one.

Station charts

Embarrass River Near Embarrass Report

Rank 1,038 of 1,323 in Wisconsin, 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 score84.0of 100

Wisconsin median
93.9the median score of 1,323 stations
Scoring higher
1,037stations in Wisconsin
Sharing its score
2ranks 1,038 to 1,039
Points deducted
16.010.9 reports received, 4.6 arrival, 0.6 forecast check, 0.1 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Wisconsin median 99.7, 100.0, 94.2
Next above
BUSW3rank 1,037; ahead on 247 score 84.1 against 84.0
Next below
WI-DD-17rank 1,040; behind on 247 score 84.0 against 83.9
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 3569.024.2 of 35 pointsWisconsin median 86.3116 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1054.45.4 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0half its reports arrived within 33 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.9 of 20 points, at the medianWisconsin median 99.7-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianWisconsin median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.4 of 10 points, at the medianWisconsin median 94.2-

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
1,038of 1,323 in Wisconsin, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
125 of 16874.4% of its schedule, 126 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 6, 1:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 8:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 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 hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 1,323 ranked stations in Wisconsin 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 28; 20 to 29 per cent, 18; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 84; 50 to 59 per cent, 131; 60 to 69 per cent, 34; 70 to 79 per cent, 185; 80 to 89 per cent, 191; 90 to 99 per cent, 287; 100 per cent, 353. Embarrass River Near Embarrass received 69.0 per cent, 116 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 1,038 of 1,323.WHERE IT RANKS IN WISCONSIN, Oct 11THIS ONE: 69.0%, 116 OF 168, RANK 1,038 OF 1,323PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 192820 to 291830 to 391040 to 498450 to 5913160 to 693470 to 7918580 to 8919190 to 99287100353STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Embarrass River Near Embarrass's rank in Wisconsin by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 1,352 of 1,399; 2026-10-08 rank 1,286 of 1,350; 2026-10-09 rank 1,142 of 1,319; 2026-10-10 rank 1,135 of 1,319; 2026-10-11 rank 1,038 of 1,323.ITS RANK IN WISCONSIN, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%353
90 to 99%287
80 to 89%191
70 to 79%185
60 to 69%34
50 to 59%131
40 to 49%84
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%18
10 to 19%28
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20261,0381,32369.0%
Oct 10, 20261,1351,31955.3%
Oct 9, 20261,1421,31954.7%
Oct 8, 20261,2861,35027.9%
Oct 7, 20261,3521,39914.2%

Station report

Embarrass River Near Embarrass, 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 804 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.06 inHg and the temperature at 56.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Embarrass River Near Embarrass stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 804 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.06 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04078500FIG. D WHERE EMBARRASS RIVER NEAR EMBARRASS 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 ATMOSPHEREEMBARRASS RIVER NEAR EMBARRASS3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT804 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 HERE29.06 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.1 FTITLEEmbarrass River Near Embarrass, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 04078500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-04078500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 44.72 N, and the day is 11 h 02 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Embarrass River Near Embarrass, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 02 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04078500FIG. E THE SUN AT EMBARRASS RIVER NEAR EMBARRASSELEVATION 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 69°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°OCT 11, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 02 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.72 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEEmbarrass River Near Embarrass, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 04078500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-04078500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 804 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Embarrass River Near Embarrass, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04078500FIG. 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 SCALETITLEEmbarrass River Near Embarrass, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 04078500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-04078500-3DRAWN 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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