Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
KZTA2
Latitude
66.89500 N
Longitude
162.56640 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 157 reports in 145 hours over the last seven days
Observed
2:54 AMAKDT, 1 hour 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

Kotzebue Sound AT Kotzebue Tide Report

Rank 708 of 1,023 in Alaska, Oct 16. 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 score92.5of 100

Alaska median
96.0the median score of 1,023 stations
Scoring higher
702stations in Alaska
Sharing its score
7ranks 703 to 709
Points deducted
7.55.0 arrival, 2.3 reports received, 0.3 continuity
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Alaska median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
KTBA2rank 707; ahead on median arrival 34 min 49 s against 34 min 51 s
Next below
PADMrank 709; behind on reports received 93.4% against 78.6%

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 3593.532.7 of 35 pointsAlaska median 98.8157 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1050.35.0 of 10 pointsAlaska median 86.1half its reports arrived within 35 min
  3. Continuityweight 1097.09.7 of 10 pointsAlaska median 100.0longest silence 3.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 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 houron the hour's :12
Reports received, 24 hours
22 of 2491.6% of its schedule, 23 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
156 of 16892.8% of its schedule, 158 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
3 h 18 minfrom Oct 10, 3:54 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 2:54 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
35 min9 in 10 within 52 min

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

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

Chart of the 1,023 ranked stations in Alaska on Oct 16 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, 4; 20 to 29 per cent, 12; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 23; 50 to 59 per cent, 45; 60 to 69 per cent, 43; 70 to 79 per cent, 44; 80 to 89 per cent, 89; 90 to 99 per cent, 427; 100 per cent, 325. Kotzebue Sound AT Kotzebue Tide received 93.4 per cent, 157 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 708 of 1,023.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALASKA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 93.4%, 157 OF 168, RANK 708 OF 1,023PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19420 to 291230 to 391040 to 492350 to 594560 to 694370 to 794480 to 898990 to 99427100325STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Kotzebue Sound AT Kotzebue Tide's rank in Alaska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-27 rank 840 of 850; 2026-09-28 rank 848 of 899; 2026-09-29 rank 846 of 924; 2026-09-30 rank 831 of 931; 2026-10-01 rank 799 of 930; 2026-10-02 rank 798 of 957; 2026-10-03 rank 798 of 957; 2026-10-04 rank 679 of 958; 2026-10-05 rank 668 of 988; 2026-10-06 rank 664 of 992; 2026-10-07 rank 659 of 1,001; 2026-10-08 rank 651 of 1,002; 2026-10-09 rank 631 of 1,003; 2026-10-10 rank 626 of 1,003; 2026-10-11 rank 645 of 1,026; 2026-10-12 rank 647 of 1,026; 2026-10-13 rank 674 of 1,024; 2026-10-14 rank 665 of 1,022; 2026-10-15 rank 700 of 1,024; 2026-10-16 rank 708 of 1,023.ITS RANK IN ALASKA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Sep 27Oct 1Oct 5Oct 9Oct 13Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%325
90 to 99%427
80 to 89%89
70 to 79%44
60 to 69%43
50 to 59%45
40 to 49%23
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%12
10 to 19%4
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20267081,02393.4%
Oct 15, 20267001,02494.0%
Oct 14, 20266651,02295.8%
Oct 13, 20266741,02495.8%
Oct 12, 20266471,02697.6%
Oct 11, 20266451,02698.2%
Oct 10, 20266261,00398.2%
Oct 9, 20266311,00398.2%
Oct 8, 20266511,00298.2%
Oct 7, 20266591,00197.6%
Oct 6, 202666499297.6%
Oct 5, 202666898897.6%
Oct 4, 202667995897.0%
Oct 3, 202679895787.3%
Oct 2, 202679895787.3%
Oct 1, 202679993085.9%
Sep 30, 202683193178.8%
Sep 29, 202684692474.4%
Sep 28, 202684889968.5%
Sep 27, 202684085056.5%
Reports received at Kotzebue Sound AT Kotzebue Tide, reports from 0.0 to 10.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.5106 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Kotzebue Sound AT Kotzebue Tide, reports from 0.0 to 10.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.510Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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