Wapsipinicon River at Independence

Ranking Statistics

247 score96.9of 100

Iowa median

94.7the median score of 1,060 stations

Scoring higher

236stations in Iowa

Sharing its score

15ranks 237 to 251

Points deducted

3.11.6 forecast check, 1.3 arrival, 0.2 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

HNRrank 237; ahead on reports received 99.8% against 99.4%

Next below

BPLI4rank 243; behind on longest silence 90 min against 120 min

Sharing its rank

4other 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 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsIowa median 99.0167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
2. Arrivalweight 1086.88.7 of 10 pointsIowa median 82.9half its reports arrived within 17 min
3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIowa median 100.0longest silence 1.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 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.