Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
PLXA2
Latitude
56.24670 N
Longitude
134.64670 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 831 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Observed
9:42 PMAKDT, 42 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

AT Port Alexander Report

Rank 535 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 score95.7of 100

Alaska median
96.0the median score of 1,023 stations
Scoring higher
526stations in Alaska
Sharing its score
11ranks 527 to 537
Points deducted
4.33.0 arrival, 0.9 continuity, 0.4 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
NRCA2rank 533; ahead on reports received 100% against 98.9%
Next below
BTEA2rank 537; behind on reports received 98.9% against 98.5%
Sharing its rank
1other 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 3598.934.6 of 35 pointsAlaska median 98.8831 of 840 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1070.47.0 of 10 pointsAlaska median 86.1half its reports arrived within 25 min
  3. Continuityweight 1090.99.1 of 10 pointsAlaska median 100.0longest silence 48 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 :00, :12, :24, :30, :42 and :54
Reports received, 24 hours
117 of 12097.5% of its schedule, 138 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
834 of 84099.2% of its schedule, 1,000 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
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Longest silence, 7 days
36 minfrom Oct 15, 8:54 AM
Latest report
Oct 15, 9:54 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
25 min9 in 10 within 27 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 1,023 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. AT Port Alexander received 98.9 per cent, 831 of 840 scheduled reports, rank 535 of 1,023.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALASKA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.9%, 831 OF 840, RANK 535 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 AT Port Alexander's rank in Alaska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 600 of 839; 2026-09-27 rank 545 of 850; 2026-09-28 rank 587 of 899; 2026-09-29 rank 574 of 924; 2026-09-30 rank 554 of 931; 2026-10-01 rank 626 of 930; 2026-10-02 rank 579 of 957; 2026-10-03 rank 576 of 957; 2026-10-04 rank 512 of 958; 2026-10-05 rank 547 of 988; 2026-10-06 rank 546 of 992; 2026-10-07 rank 543 of 1,001; 2026-10-08 rank 652 of 1,002; 2026-10-09 rank 632 of 1,003; 2026-10-10 rank 627 of 1,003; 2026-10-11 rank 617 of 1,026; 2026-10-12 rank 604 of 1,026; 2026-10-13 rank 596 of 1,024; 2026-10-14 rank 585 of 1,022; 2026-10-15 rank 529 of 1,024; 2026-10-16 rank 535 of 1,023.ITS RANK IN ALASKA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 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, 20265351,02398.9%
Oct 15, 20265291,02499.0%
Oct 14, 20265851,02298.3%
Oct 13, 20265961,02498.3%
Oct 12, 20266041,02698.2%
Oct 11, 20266171,02698.2%
Oct 10, 20266271,00397.9%
Oct 9, 20266321,00397.9%
Oct 8, 20266521,00297.7%
Oct 7, 20265431,00198.5%
Oct 6, 202654699298.5%
Oct 5, 202654798898.5%
Oct 4, 202651295898.5%
Oct 3, 202657695798.7%
Oct 2, 202657995798.7%
Oct 1, 202662693098.7%
Sep 30, 202655493199.6%
Sep 29, 202657492499.5%
Sep 28, 202658789999.4%
Sep 27, 202654585099.5%
Sep 26, 202660083998.2%
Reports received at AT Port Alexander, reports from 1.0 to 10.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.510Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Reports received at AT Port Alexander, reports from 1.0 to 10.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.510Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15

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