Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
040871475
Latitude
42.95703 N
Longitude
87.90731 W
Elevation
646 ft
Rank
1,311of 1,323 in Wisconsin, Oct 11
Observed
3:00 AMCDT, 40 minutes ago
Air temperature
32F
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Wilson Park Creek @ Gmia Outfall 7 @ MilwaukeeReflectivityStorm 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

Wilson Park Creek @ Gmia Outfall 7 @ Milwaukee Report

Rank 1,311 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 score56.6of 100

Wisconsin median
93.9the median score of 1,323 stations
Scoring higher
1,310stations in Wisconsin
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
43.417.2 accuracy, 15.0 instrument checks, 10.0 reports received, 0.6 arrival, 0.6 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Wisconsin median 94.2
Next above
KC9NBZrank 1,310; ahead on 247 score 57.1 against 56.6
Next below
FW6943rank 1,312; behind on 247 score 56.6 against 55.3

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 3571.425.0 of 35 pointsWisconsin median 86.3120 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.19.4 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0longest silence 67 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2014.12.8 of 20 pointsWisconsin median 99.7its temperature against the airport station KMKE, 0.2 miles away, over 121 readings: typical difference 7.1 °F beyond a steady offset of -30.7 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 150.00.0 of 15 pointsWisconsin median 100.0121 of 121 readings failed their check against its reference station
  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
1,311of 1,323 in Wisconsin, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
129 of 16876.7% of its schedule, 130 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 5, 11:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 11, 8:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 33 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-30.9 °Fcooler than the airport station KMKE, 0.2 miles away, on average over 130 readings; typical difference 31.7 °F

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 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. Wilson Park Creek @ Gmia Outfall 7 @ Milwaukee received 71.4 per cent, 120 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 1,311 of 1,323.WHERE IT RANKS IN WISCONSIN, Oct 11THIS ONE: 71.4%, 120 OF 168, RANK 1,311 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 Wilson Park Creek @ Gmia Outfall 7 @ Milwaukee's rank in Wisconsin by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 1,399 of 1,399; 2026-10-08 rank 1,347 of 1,350; 2026-10-09 rank 1,312 of 1,319; 2026-10-10 rank 1,312 of 1,319; 2026-10-11 rank 1,311 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, 20261,3111,32371.4%
Oct 10, 20261,3121,31957.1%
Oct 9, 20261,3121,31956.5%
Oct 8, 20261,3471,35028.5%
Oct 7, 20261,3991,39914.2%

Station report

Wilson Park Creek @ Gmia Outfall 7 @ Milwaukee, 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 646 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.23 inHg and the temperature at 56.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Wilson Park Creek @ Gmia Outfall 7 @ Milwaukee stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 646 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.23 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 040871475FIG. D WHERE WILSON PARK CREEK @ GMIA OUTFALL 7 @ MILWAUKEE 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 ATMOSPHEREWILSON PARK CREEK @ GMIA OUTFALL 7 @ MILWAUKEE2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT646 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 HERE29.23 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.7 FTITLEWilson Park Creek @ Gmia Outfall 7 @ Milwaukee, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 040871475TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-040871475-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 42.96 N, and the day is 11 h 06 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Wilson Park Creek @ Gmia Outfall 7 @ Milwaukee, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 06 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 040871475FIG. E THE SUN AT WILSON PARK CREEK @ GMIA OUTFALL 7 @ MILWAUKEEELEVATION 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 70°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 11, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 06 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.96 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEWilson Park Creek @ Gmia Outfall 7 @ Milwaukee, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 040871475TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-040871475-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 646 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Wilson Park Creek @ Gmia Outfall 7 @ Milwaukee, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 040871475FIG. 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 SCALETITLEWilson Park Creek @ Gmia Outfall 7 @ Milwaukee, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 040871475TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-040871475-3DRAWN 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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