Merrill

Ranking Statistics

247 score93.3of 100

Iowa median

94.7the median score of 1,060 stations

Scoring higher

708stations in Iowa

Sharing its score

5ranks 709 to 713

Points deducted

6.73.4 arrival, 1.7 reports received, 1.6 forecast check

Counted at the median

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

Next above

MAQI4rank 709; ahead on reports received 97.6% against 95.2%

Next below

BLBI4rank 712; behind on reports due 336 against 168, the longer record first

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 3595.233.3 of 35 pointsIowa median 99.0320 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
2. Arrivalweight 1066.16.6 of 10 pointsIowa median 82.9half its reports arrived within 27 min
3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIowa median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 30 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.