Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
05393500
Latitude
45.44917 N
Longitude
89.97917 W
Elevation
1,462 ft
Rank
959of 1,323 in Wisconsin, Oct 11
Observed
12:30 AMCDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Spirit River At Spirit FallsReflectivityStorm 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

Spirit River At Spirit Falls Report

Rank 959 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 score87.0of 100

Wisconsin median
93.9the median score of 1,323 stations
Scoring higher
958stations in Wisconsin
Sharing its score
4ranks 959 to 962
Points deducted
13.09.8 reports received, 2.6 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
450157090060702rank 958; ahead on 247 score 87.1 against 87.0
Next below
WI-OZ-12rank 961; behind on reports received 72.0% against 71.4%
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 3572.025.2 of 35 pointsWisconsin median 86.3121 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.47.4 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0longest silence 60 min, 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
959of 1,323 in Wisconsin, Oct 11
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
127 of 16875.5% of its schedule, 128 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
64 minfrom Oct 11, 5:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 11, 5:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 23 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. Spirit River At Spirit Falls received 72.0 per cent, 121 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 959 of 1,323.WHERE IT RANKS IN WISCONSIN, Oct 11THIS ONE: 72.0%, 121 OF 168, RANK 959 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 Spirit River At Spirit Falls's rank in Wisconsin by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-07 rank 1,335 of 1,399; 2026-10-08 rank 1,267 of 1,350; 2026-10-09 rank 1,055 of 1,319; 2026-10-10 rank 1,051 of 1,319; 2026-10-11 rank 959 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, 20269591,32372.0%
Oct 10, 20261,0511,31957.7%
Oct 9, 20261,0551,31957.1%
Oct 8, 20261,2671,35029.1%
Oct 7, 20261,3351,39914.8%

Station report

Spirit River At Spirit Falls, 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 1,462 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.37 inHg and the temperature at 53.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Spirit River At Spirit Falls stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,462 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.37 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05393500FIG. D WHERE SPIRIT RIVER AT SPIRIT FALLS 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 ATMOSPHERESPIRIT RIVER AT SPIRIT FALLS5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,462 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 HERE28.37 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.8 FTITLESpirit River At Spirit Falls, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 05393500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-05393500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 37 degrees above the horizon at 45.45 N, and the day is 11 h 01 min long. Level ground there takes 61 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Spirit River At Spirit Falls, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 37 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 01 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05393500FIG. E THE SUN AT SPIRIT RIVER AT SPIRIT FALLSELEVATION 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 68°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21°OCT 11, 37°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 01 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.45 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLESpirit River At Spirit Falls, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 05393500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-05393500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,462 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Spirit River At Spirit Falls, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05393500FIG. 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 SCALETITLESpirit River At Spirit Falls, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 05393500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-11IDSR-05393500-3DRAWN 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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