McDonald Creek / Patton Rd.

Ranking Statistics

247 score98.2of 100

Alabama median

95.6the median score of 798 stations

Scoring higher

186stations in Alabama

Sharing its score

8ranks 187 to 194

Points deducted

1.81.4 arrival, 0.5 forecast check

Counted at the median

Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Alabama median 100.0, 100.0, 95.4

Next above

WKXA1rank 192; ahead on longest silence 61 min against 71 min

Next below

AL-JF-24rank 195; behind on 247 score 98.2 against 98.1

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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsAlabama median 98.8168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
2. Arrivalweight 1086.48.6 of 10 pointsAlabama median 87.5half its reports arrived within 17 min
3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsAlabama median 100.0longest silence 71 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianAlabama median 100.0-
5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianAlabama median 100.0-
6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianAlabama median 95.4-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.