Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
WCSA2
Latitude
59.52830 N
Longitude
135.34830 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 167 reports in 160 hours over the last seven days
Observed
11:51 AMAKDT, 37 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

West Creek AT West Creek near Skagway Report

Rank 256 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 score98.4of 100

Alaska median
96.0the median score of 1,025 stations
Scoring higher
234stations in Alaska
Sharing its score
45ranks 235 to 279
Points deducted
1.61.4 arrival, 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
TNWA2rank 253; ahead on longest silence 90 min against 120 min
Next below
KLUA2rank 273; behind on median arrival 16 min 51 s against 16 min 52 s
Sharing its rank
16other 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 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsAlaska median 98.8167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1086.38.6 of 10 pointsAlaska median 85.0half its reports arrived within 17 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsAlaska 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 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 :50, :51 and :56
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
167 of 16899.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 14, 3:50 AM
Latest report
Oct 17, 11:51 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
17 min9 in 10 within 21 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 1,025 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. West Creek AT West Creek near Skagway received 99.4 per cent, 167 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 256 of 1,025.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALASKA, Oct 17THIS ONE: 99.4%, 167 OF 168, RANK 256 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 West Creek AT West Creek near Skagway's rank in Alaska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 226 of 839; 2026-09-27 rank 198 of 850; 2026-09-28 rank 617 of 899; 2026-09-29 rank 194 of 924; 2026-09-30 rank 650 of 931; 2026-10-01 rank 164 of 930; 2026-10-02 rank 226 of 957; 2026-10-03 rank 224 of 957; 2026-10-04 rank 211 of 958; 2026-10-05 rank 200 of 988; 2026-10-06 rank 194 of 992; 2026-10-07 rank 255 of 1,001; 2026-10-08 rank 256 of 1,002; 2026-10-09 rank 291 of 1,003; 2026-10-10 rank 292 of 1,003; 2026-10-11 rank 336 of 1,026; 2026-10-12 rank 323 of 1,026; 2026-10-13 rank 314 of 1,024; 2026-10-14 rank 291 of 1,022; 2026-10-15 rank 315 of 1,024; 2026-10-16 rank 254 of 1,023; 2026-10-17 rank 256 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, 20262561,02599.4%
Oct 16, 20262541,02399.4%
Oct 15, 20263151,02498.8%
Oct 14, 20262911,02298.8%
Oct 13, 20263141,02498.2%
Oct 12, 20263231,02698.2%
Oct 11, 20263361,02698.2%
Oct 10, 20262921,00398.2%
Oct 9, 20262911,00398.2%
Oct 8, 20262561,00298.8%
Oct 7, 20262551,00199.4%
Oct 6, 2026194992100.0%
Oct 5, 2026200988100.0%
Oct 4, 2026211958100.0%
Oct 3, 2026224957100.0%
Oct 2, 2026226957100.0%
Oct 1, 2026164930100.0%
Sep 30, 202665093198.3%
Sep 29, 2026194924100.0%
Sep 28, 202661789998.5%
Sep 27, 2026198850100.0%
Sep 26, 2026226839100.0%
Reports received at West Creek AT West Creek near Skagway, reports from 0.0 to 1.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.250.50.7513 PM6 PM9 PMOct 173 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Reports received at West Creek AT West Creek near Skagway, reports from 0.0 to 2.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports00.511.52Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17

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