Missouri River at Fort Benton

Ranking Statistics

247 score90.0of 100

Montana median

91.1the median score of 1,053 stations

Scoring higher

596stations in Montana

Sharing its score

2ranks 597 to 598

Points deducted

10.03.7 arrival, 2.1 forecast check, 1.7 accuracy, 1.6 continuity, 0.8 reports received

Counted at the median

Forecast checknot measured at this station; Montana median 78.7

Next above

TFKM8rank 597; ahead on reports received 98.2% against 97.6%

Next below

ZRDM8rank 599; behind on 247 score 90.0 against 89.9

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 3597.634.2 of 35 pointsMontana median 98.8164 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
2. Arrivalweight 1062.86.3 of 10 pointsMontana median 80.4half its reports arrived within 29 min
3. Continuityweight 1083.98.4 of 10 pointsMontana median 100.0longest silence 5 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
4. Accuracyweight 2091.318.3 of 20 pointsMontana median 86.7its temperature against the airport station K79S, 2.4 miles away, over 34 readings: typical difference 2.3 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.3 °F
5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsMontana median 100.00 of 34 readings failed their check against its reference station
6. Forecast checkweight 10-7.9 of 10 points, at the medianMontana median 78.7-

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