Des Moines River 1 NW Des Moines 2nd Ave

Ranking Statistics

247 score96.3of 100

Iowa median

94.7the median score of 1,060 stations

Scoring higher

275stations in Iowa

Sharing its score

5ranks 276 to 280

Points deducted

3.72.0 arrival, 1.6 forecast check, 0.1 reports received

Counted at the median

Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Iowa median 100.0, 100.0, 83.8

Next above

RCGI4rank 276; ahead on reports due 504 against 229, the longer record first

Next below

FRMI4rank 278; behind on reports received 99.5% against 99.4%

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 3599.634.9 of 35 pointsIowa median 99.0228 of 229 scheduled reports received in 7 days
2. Arrivalweight 1080.38.0 of 10 pointsIowa median 82.9half its reports arrived within 20 min
3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIowa median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 44 min
4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianIowa median 100.0-
5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianIowa median 100.0-
6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.4 of 10 points, at the medianIowa median 83.8-

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