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A snow pillow on a mountain

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
SSTA2
Latitude
55.63000 N
Longitude
131.22000 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 55 reports in 58 hours over the last seven days
Rank
970of 1,023 in Alaska, Oct 16
Observed
7:00 AMAKDT, 40 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Swan Lake SnotelReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

A snow pillow on a mountain

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 54 instruments in Alaska stand at one.

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Swan Lake Snotel Report

Rank 970 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 score73.2of 100

Alaska median
96.0the median score of 1,023 stations
Scoring higher
969stations in Alaska
Sharing its score
2ranks 970 to 971
Points deducted
26.823.6 reports received, 3.3 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Alaska median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
RSQA2rank 969; ahead on 247 score 73.6 against 73.2
Next below
PAGSrank 972; behind on 247 score 73.2 against 72.8
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 3532.711.4 of 35 pointsAlaska median 98.855 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1067.16.7 of 10 pointsAlaska median 86.1half its reports arrived within 26 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsAlaska median 100.0longest silence 61 min, 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
Rank
970of 1,023 in Alaska, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
167 of 16899.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
5 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 15, 11:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 7:00 AMlocal time

The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 55 of 168 scheduled reports received, 32.7%.

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. Swan Lake Snotel received 32.7 per cent, 55 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 970 of 1,023.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALASKA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 32.7%, 55 OF 168, RANK 970 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 Swan Lake Snotel's rank in Alaska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-15 rank 984 of 1,024; 2026-10-16 rank 970 of 1,023.ITS RANK IN ALASKA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 15Oct 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, 20269701,02332.7%
Oct 15, 20269841,02418.4%
Reports received at Swan Lake Snotel, reports from 0.0 to 7.0, the latest 2.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports024689 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM
Reports received at Swan Lake Snotel, reports from 0.0 to 7.0, the latest 2.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02468Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Precipitation at Swan Lake Snotel, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.88, the latest 0.10, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.250.500.751.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 150.10
Oct 140.01
Oct 130.88
Oct 120.03
Oct 110.00

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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