Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KGCA2
Latitude
55.06200 N
Longitude
162.32700 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 836 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Observed
12:18 AMAKDT, 20 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 208 instruments in Alaska stand at one.

Station charts

King Cove NOS Report

Rank 415 of 1,025 in Alaska, Oct 17. The 247 rank orders a state's stations by their 247 score out of 100: how reliably they report, how accurate their readings are against a reference station, how their readings pass their checks, and how they stand against the forecast.

Ranking Statistics

247 score97.2of 100

Alaska median
96.0the median score of 1,025 stations
Scoring higher
414stations in Alaska
Sharing its score
13ranks 415 to 427
Points deducted
2.82.2 arrival, 0.5 continuity, 0.2 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Alaska median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
AFGA2rank 414; ahead on 247 score 97.3 against 97.2
Next below
G5830rank 420; behind on reports received 99.5% against 99.4%
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 3599.534.8 of 35 pointsAlaska median 98.8836 of 840 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1078.37.8 of 10 pointsAlaska median 85.0half its reports arrived within 21 min
  3. Continuityweight 1095.19.5 of 10 pointsAlaska median 100.0longest silence 42 min, on a schedule of one report every 12 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianAlaska median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianAlaska median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianAlaska median 100.0-

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

How each part is scored
Reports received
Full marks for every scheduled report received, none for none, in proportion between
Arrival
Full marks for a median arrival within 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (36 min), none for 72 (14.4 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °F
Instrument checks
Full marks for no reading failed, none for 5 per cent or more
Forecast check
Full marks within 2 °F of the forecast on average, none at 8 °F
Schedule
every 12 minon the hour's :06, :18, :24, :36, :48 and :54
Reports received, 24 hours
119 of 12099.1% of its schedule, 141 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
836 of 84099.5% of its schedule, 1,000 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
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Longest silence, 7 days
42 minfrom Oct 15, 8:54 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 12:18 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
21 min9 in 10 within 23 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 12 min, 120 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 12 min count as one received.

Chart of the 1,025 ranked stations in Alaska on Oct 17 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 10; 20 to 29 per cent, 7; 30 to 39 per cent, 9; 40 to 49 per cent, 24; 50 to 59 per cent, 34; 60 to 69 per cent, 58; 70 to 79 per cent, 42; 80 to 89 per cent, 92; 90 to 99 per cent, 430; 100 per cent, 318. King Cove NOS received 99.5 per cent, 836 of 840 scheduled reports, rank 415 of 1,025.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALASKA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 99.5%, 836 OF 840, RANK 415 OF 1,025PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 191020 to 29730 to 39940 to 492450 to 593460 to 695870 to 794280 to 899290 to 99430100318STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of King Cove NOS's rank in Alaska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 562 of 839; 2026-09-27 rank 534 of 850; 2026-09-28 rank 560 of 899; 2026-09-29 rank 554 of 924; 2026-09-30 rank 540 of 931; 2026-10-01 rank 604 of 930; 2026-10-02 rank 438 of 957; 2026-10-03 rank 436 of 957; 2026-10-04 rank 436 of 958; 2026-10-05 rank 467 of 988; 2026-10-06 rank 468 of 992; 2026-10-07 rank 472 of 1,001; 2026-10-08 rank 608 of 1,002; 2026-10-09 rank 590 of 1,003; 2026-10-10 rank 584 of 1,003; 2026-10-11 rank 578 of 1,026; 2026-10-12 rank 556 of 1,026; 2026-10-13 rank 551 of 1,024; 2026-10-14 rank 540 of 1,022; 2026-10-15 rank 495 of 1,024; 2026-10-16 rank 498 of 1,023; 2026-10-17 rank 415 of 1,025.ITS RANK IN ALASKA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%318
90 to 99%430
80 to 89%92
70 to 79%42
60 to 69%58
50 to 59%34
40 to 49%24
30 to 39%9
20 to 29%7
10 to 19%10
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20264151,02599.5%
Oct 16, 20264981,02398.9%
Oct 15, 20264951,02499.0%
Oct 14, 20265401,02298.5%
Oct 13, 20265511,02498.4%
Oct 12, 20265561,02698.3%
Oct 11, 20265781,02698.3%
Oct 10, 20265841,00398.0%
Oct 9, 20265901,00397.9%
Oct 8, 20266081,00297.9%
Oct 7, 20264721,00198.8%
Oct 6, 202646899298.9%
Oct 5, 202646798898.9%
Oct 4, 202643695898.9%
Oct 3, 202643695799.1%
Oct 2, 202643895799.1%
Oct 1, 202660493099.0%
Sep 30, 202654093199.8%
Sep 29, 202655492499.7%
Sep 28, 202656089999.7%
Sep 27, 202653485099.5%
Sep 26, 202656283999.1%
Reports received at King Cove NOS, reports from 4.0 to 10.0, the latest 4.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.5103 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 17
Reports received at King Cove NOS, reports from 4.0 to 10.0, the latest 4.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.510Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17

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