Raccoon River 5 SW West Des Moines

Ranking Statistics

247 score91.3of 100

Iowa median

94.7the median score of 1,060 stations

Scoring higher

749stations in Iowa

Sharing its score

4ranks 750 to 753

Points deducted

8.75.7 reports received, 1.6 forecast check, 1.5 arrival

Counted at the median

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

Next above

DEMI4rank 752; ahead on reports received 83.9% against 83.7%

Next below

IA-LN-66rank 754; behind on 247 score 91.3 against 90.6

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 3583.829.3 of 35 pointsIowa median 99.0563 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
2. Arrivalweight 1085.58.6 of 10 pointsIowa median 82.9half its reports arrived within 17 min
3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIowa median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 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.