Belle Fourche River at Hwy 79 near Vale

Ranking Statistics

247 score92.5of 100

South Dakota median

93.1the median score of 806 stations

Scoring higher

419stations in South Dakota

Sharing its score

6ranks 420 to 425

Points deducted

7.54.1 arrival, 2.7 forecast check, 0.6 reports received

Counted at the median

Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; South Dakota median 100.0, 100.0, 72.6

Next above

WESS2rank 419; ahead on 247 score 92.6 against 92.5

Next below

WVYS2rank 424; behind on median arrival 30 min 39 s against 30 min 54 s

Sharing its rank

3other 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 3598.234.4 of 35 pointsSouth Dakota median 98.2165 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
2. Arrivalweight 1058.75.9 of 10 pointsSouth Dakota median 86.0half its reports arrived within 31 min
3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsSouth Dakota median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianSouth Dakota median 100.0-
5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianSouth Dakota median 100.0-
6. Forecast checkweight 10-7.3 of 10 points, at the medianSouth Dakota median 72.6-

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