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Metlakatla 6 S Report
Rank 692 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 score92.7of 100
Alaska median
96.0the median score of 1,023 stations
Scoring higher
682stations in Alaska
Sharing its score
15ranks 683 to 697
Points deducted
7.37.3 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Alaska median 100.0, 100.0, 100.0
Next above
96409rank 684; ahead on median arrival 90 min 51 s against 90 min 52 s
Next below
TBFA2rank 695; behind on reports received 100% against 95.0%
Sharing its rank
2other 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.
Reports receivedweight 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsAlaska median 98.884 of 84 scheduled reports received in 7 days
Arrivalweight 1027.02.7 of 10 pointsAlaska median 86.1half its reports arrived within 1.5 h
Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsAlaska median 100.0longest silence 3 h, on a schedule of one report every 2 h
Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianAlaska median 100.0-
Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianAlaska median 100.0-
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 12 min, none at 2 h
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (6 h), none for 72 (144 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
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: 84 of 84 scheduled reports received, 100%.
Its schedule is one report every 5 min, 288 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 5 min count as one received.
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports received
Stations
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
Day
Rank
Stations ranked
Share received
Oct 16, 2026
692
1,023
100.0%
Oct 15, 2026
688
1,024
100.0%
Oct 14, 2026
695
1,022
100.0%
Oct 13, 2026
702
1,024
100.0%
Oct 12, 2026
700
1,026
100.0%
Oct 11, 2026
708
1,026
100.0%
Oct 10, 2026
694
1,003
100.0%
Oct 9, 2026
692
1,003
100.0%
Oct 8, 2026
712
1,002
100.0%
Oct 7, 2026
713
1,001
100.0%
Oct 6, 2026
707
992
100.0%
Oct 5, 2026
703
988
100.0%
Oct 4, 2026
710
958
100.0%
Oct 3, 2026
745
957
100.0%
Oct 2, 2026
745
957
100.0%
Oct 1, 2026
432
930
100.0%
Sep 30, 2026
499
931
100.0%
Sep 29, 2026
520
924
100.0%
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Hour
Temperature F
Dew point F
Wind mph
Reports
Thu 15, 5 PM
55.2
53.8
13
1
Thu 15, 4 PM
55.0
53.6
13
12
Thu 15, 3 PM
54.8
53.5
13
12
Thu 15, 2 PM
54.8
53.4
12
12
Thu 15, 1 PM
54.9
53.4
13
12
Thu 15, 12 PM
55.0
53.5
12
12
Thu 15, 11 AM
55.1
53.3
12
12
Thu 15, 10 AM
55.6
53.0
14
12
Thu 15, 9 AM
54.7
52.8
14
12
Thu 15, 8 AM
52.6
51.6
12
12
Thu 15, 7 AM
52.5
51.5
13
12
Thu 15, 6 AM
52.1
51.6
12
12
Thu 15, 5 AM
52.0
50.8
12
12
Thu 15, 4 AM
51.5
51.3
12
12
Thu 15, 3 AM
49.5
48.3
11
12
Thu 15, 2 AM
51.8
44.4
10
12
Thu 15, 1 AM
52.4
42.9
9
12
Thu 15, 12 AM
51.5
43.2
9
12
Wed 14, 11 PM
55.0
37.7
8
12
Wed 14, 10 PM
56.3
36.0
7
12
Wed 14, 9 PM
56.3
35.9
8
12
Wed 14, 8 PM
50.5
40.5
2
12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Hour
Temperature F
Dew point F
Wind mph
Reports
Thu 15, 5 PM
55.2
53.8
13
1
Thu 15, 4 PM
55.0
53.6
13
12
Thu 15, 3 PM
54.8
53.5
13
12
Thu 15, 2 PM
54.8
53.4
12
12
Thu 15, 1 PM
54.9
53.4
13
12
Thu 15, 12 PM
55.0
53.5
12
12
Thu 15, 11 AM
55.1
53.3
12
12
Thu 15, 10 AM
55.6
53.0
14
12
Thu 15, 9 AM
54.7
52.8
14
12
Thu 15, 8 AM
52.6
51.6
12
12
Thu 15, 7 AM
52.5
51.5
13
12
Thu 15, 6 AM
52.1
51.6
12
12
Thu 15, 5 AM
52.0
50.8
12
12
Thu 15, 4 AM
51.5
51.3
12
12
Thu 15, 3 AM
49.5
48.3
11
12
Thu 15, 2 AM
51.8
44.4
10
12
Thu 15, 1 AM
52.4
42.9
9
12
Thu 15, 12 AM
51.5
43.2
9
12
Wed 14, 11 PM
55.0
37.7
8
12
Wed 14, 10 PM
56.3
36.0
7
12
Wed 14, 9 PM
56.3
35.9
8
12
Wed 14, 8 PM
50.5
40.5
2
12
Wed 14, 7 PM
52.4
40.0
2
12
Wed 14, 6 PM
52.3
40.6
4
12
Wed 14, 5 PM
51.4
42.5
3
12
Wed 14, 4 PM
50.6
44.7
2
12
Wed 14, 3 PM
51.8
42.9
4
12
Wed 14, 2 PM
51.9
44.1
5
12
Wed 14, 1 PM
51.9
44.3
5
12
Wed 14, 12 PM
51.3
44.5
4
12
Wed 14, 11 AM
50.4
45.0
3
12
Wed 14, 10 AM
49.6
44.8
2
12
Wed 14, 9 AM
45.9
44.1
1
12
Wed 14, 8 AM
40.6
40.4
0
12
Wed 14, 7 AM
38.3
38.0
0
12
Wed 14, 6 AM
39.9
39.6
0
12
Wed 14, 5 AM
39.9
39.6
1
12
Wed 14, 4 AM
40.0
39.7
1
12
Wed 14, 3 AM
39.5
39.2
0
12
Wed 14, 2 AM
41.3
40.8
0
12
Wed 14, 1 AM
42.8
42.1
0
12
Wed 14, 12 AM
47.0
43.0
4
12
Tue 13, 11 PM
47.2
45.6
3
12
Tue 13, 10 PM
46.5
46.1
0
12
Tue 13, 9 PM
47.6
47.0
0
12
Tue 13, 8 PM
48.2
47.4
2
12
Tue 13, 7 PM
48.2
47.0
2
12
Tue 13, 6 PM
48.4
47.9
2
12
Tue 13, 5 PM
48.6
47.8
4
12
Tue 13, 4 PM
48.5
47.5
3
12
Tue 13, 3 PM
49.3
48.3
1
12
Tue 13, 2 PM
49.6
47.7
2
12
Tue 13, 1 PM
49.4
47.7
2
12
Tue 13, 12 PM
49.3
47.5
2
12
Tue 13, 11 AM
49.8
47.8
1
12
Tue 13, 10 AM
50.3
47.7
1
12
Tue 13, 9 AM
51.1
47.2
1
12
Tue 13, 8 AM
51.6
46.7
2
12
Tue 13, 7 AM
51.0
46.6
5
12
Tue 13, 6 AM
50.3
47.0
6
12
Tue 13, 5 AM
49.6
47.3
4
12
Tue 13, 4 AM
49.1
47.4
4
12
Tue 13, 3 AM
48.8
47.1
3
12
Tue 13, 2 AM
48.3
47.4
2
12
Tue 13, 1 AM
48.6
47.2
4
12
Tue 13, 12 AM
48.1
46.8
2
12
Mon 12, 11 PM
47.2
46.7
0
12
Mon 12, 10 PM
47.3
46.8
0
12
Mon 12, 9 PM
47.3
46.9
0
12
Mon 12, 8 PM
47.4
46.8
0
12
Mon 12, 7 PM
47.7
47.1
0
12
Mon 12, 6 PM
48.1
46.9
0
12
Mon 12, 5 PM
48.5
46.6
0
12
Mon 12, 4 PM
48.7
46.7
0
12
Mon 12, 3 PM
48.6
46.6
0
12
Mon 12, 2 PM
48.2
47.1
2
12
Mon 12, 1 PM
48.0
46.2
3
12
Mon 12, 12 PM
48.5
45.6
0
12
Mon 12, 11 AM
47.4
46.0
0
12
Mon 12, 10 AM
46.6
45.7
1
12
Mon 12, 9 AM
46.0
44.7
2
12
Mon 12, 8 AM
45.3
43.6
5
12
Mon 12, 7 AM
45.2
43.5
6
12
Mon 12, 6 AM
45.4
43.5
6
12
Mon 12, 5 AM
47.0
42.3
6
12
Mon 12, 4 AM
47.9
41.9
5
12
Mon 12, 3 AM
48.9
41.6
4
12
Mon 12, 2 AM
49.0
41.9
4
12
Mon 12, 1 AM
48.0
41.9
3
12
Mon 12, 12 AM
46.9
42.4
2
12
Sun 11, 11 PM
46.9
43.3
2
12
Sun 11, 10 PM
46.3
42.2
1
12
Sun 11, 9 PM
47.3
40.5
0
12
Sun 11, 8 PM
47.5
41.5
1
12
Sun 11, 7 PM
47.3
42.7
0
12
Sun 11, 6 PM
47.6
42.7
0
12
Sun 11, 5 PM
49.2
40.8
0
12
Sun 11, 4 PM
50.0
40.2
1
12
Sun 11, 3 PM
49.8
39.3
1
12
Sun 11, 2 PM
49.8
39.2
2
12
Sun 11, 1 PM
50.4
42.4
2
12
Sun 11, 12 PM
50.1
42.6
3
12
Sun 11, 11 AM
49.4
42.2
1
12
Sun 11, 10 AM
48.0
43.3
2
12
Sun 11, 9 AM
45.5
43.4
1
12
Sun 11, 8 AM
41.0
40.4
1
12
Sun 11, 7 AM
35.8
35.7
0
12
Sun 11, 6 AM
35.1
35.1
1
12
Sun 11, 5 AM
34.7
34.7
1
12
Sun 11, 4 AM
34.3
34.3
0
12
Sun 11, 3 AM
35.0
34.9
0
12
Sun 11, 2 AM
35.3
35.1
0
12
Sun 11, 1 AM
36.7
36.4
0
12
Sun 11, 12 AM
39.6
38.8
1
12
Sat 10, 11 PM
39.2
38.5
0
12
Sat 10, 10 PM
39.0
38.4
0
12
Sat 10, 9 PM
39.4
38.6
0
12
Sat 10, 8 PM
41.4
39.6
0
12
Sat 10, 7 PM
44.5
40.3
1
12
Sat 10, 6 PM
48.6
39.9
2
12
Sat 10, 5 PM
53.0
40.0
3
12
Sat 10, 4 PM
55.4
40.6
4
12
Sat 10, 3 PM
55.4
40.7
4
12
Sat 10, 2 PM
55.8
40.2
6
12
Sat 10, 1 PM
55.4
40.0
6
12
Sat 10, 12 PM
55.6
37.1
5
12
Sat 10, 11 AM
54.0
37.4
5
12
Sat 10, 10 AM
51.9
38.6
5
12
Sat 10, 9 AM
49.9
38.7
5
12
Sat 10, 8 AM
47.7
39.3
5
12
Sat 10, 7 AM
45.9
39.6
4
12
Sat 10, 6 AM
46.1
39.7
5
12
Sat 10, 5 AM
46.3
40.4
4
12
Sat 10, 4 AM
47.0
40.5
5
12
Sat 10, 3 AM
47.0
41.5
5
12
Sat 10, 2 AM
47.5
41.3
5
12
Sat 10, 1 AM
47.2
40.2
5
12
Sat 10, 12 AM
47.6
39.9
5
12
Fri 9, 11 PM
47.8
41.5
6
12
Fri 9, 10 PM
48.2
41.8
5
12
Fri 9, 9 PM
47.8
42.6
4
12
Fri 9, 8 PM
49.2
43.0
4
12
Fri 9, 7 PM
50.1
42.6
5
12
Fri 9, 6 PM
50.6
42.2
5
12
Fri 9, 5 PM
51.8
40.8
5
12
Fri 9, 4 PM
52.8
40.2
7
12
Fri 9, 3 PM
53.3
40.7
7
12
Fri 9, 2 PM
53.2
40.4
7
12
Fri 9, 1 PM
53.1
40.2
6
12
Fri 9, 12 PM
52.5
40.4
7
12
Fri 9, 11 AM
51.7
40.8
8
12
Fri 9, 10 AM
50.9
41.5
7
12
Fri 9, 9 AM
49.7
41.3
6
12
Fri 9, 8 AM
48.5
40.7
7
12
Fri 9, 7 AM
47.6
40.5
7
12
Fri 9, 6 AM
47.8
40.4
7
12
Fri 9, 5 AM
47.8
40.6
7
12
Fri 9, 4 AM
48.5
41.2
9
12
Fri 9, 3 AM
48.7
41.5
9
12
Fri 9, 2 AM
48.9
42.0
9
12
Fri 9, 1 AM
49.1
41.8
10
12
Fri 9, 12 AM
49.0
41.3
10
12
Thu 8, 11 PM
49.2
41.1
10
12
Thu 8, 10 PM
49.3
42.2
9
12
Thu 8, 9 PM
49.0
42.4
8
12
Thu 8, 8 PM
48.9
42.1
7
12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Day
High F
Low F
Highest dew point F
Lowest dew point F
Highest humidity %
Lowest humidity %
Precipitation in
Oct 15
55.8
49.3
53.8
41.1
100
65
1.26
Oct 14
56.7
37.0
45.7
35.2
100
45
0.02
Oct 13
52.7
46.0
49.3
44.2
100
77
0.59
Oct 12
49.5
45.1
47.6
41.1
99
73
0.08
Oct 11
50.9
33.6
44.2
33.6
100
65
0.00
Oct 10
57.0
37.8
42.1
35.3
99
46
0.00
Oct 9
53.4
47.3
43.5
39.5
83
60
0.00
Oct 8
53.4
48.2
50.3
41.0
99
73
0.05
Oct 7
54.9
46.6
52.0
46.3
100
79
0.03
Oct 6
55.9
48.9
52.4
46.3
98
86
0.44
Oct 5
57.6
46.2
52.3
45.4
98
72
0.31
Oct 4
54.7
49.3
54.1
48.0
98
91
1.26
Oct 3
58.1
46.0
49.5
43.7
98
61
0.25
Oct 2
55.9
38.8
47.8
38.8
100
56
0.00
Oct 1
55.9
44.6
48.7
44.1
99
72
0.12
Sep 30
57.2
44.8
50.9
44.2
99
73
0.02
Sep 29
54.5
47.5
49.5
43.7
97
78
0.34
Sep 28
56.5
44.2
52.5
43.5
100
66
0.13
Sep 27
53.4
50.9
53.0
49.3
100
93
0.85
Sep 26
52.0
43.9
50.2
43.1
98
83
0.63
Sep 25
57.6
41.9
46.2
41.4
99
56
0.00
Sep 24
55.9
44.8
47.4
42.5
98
67
0.30
Sep 23
55.8
46.9
50.2
43.4
96
66
0.19
Sep 22
54.5
46.6
49.5
42.4
96
70
1.19
Sep 21
54.7
48.7
53.0
46.0
99
83
0.67
Sep 20
56.7
53.4
54.1
51.3
100
90
0.52
Sep 19
57.0
53.4
53.7
50.4
99
80
0.83
Sep 18
58.6
47.5
54.5
47.5
100
80
0.13
Sep 17
60.8
52.3
54.9
50.9
98
73
0.00
Station report
Metlakatla 6 S, in 5 sheets
Drawn from its report of Oct 15, 2026, 5:00 PM local time, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.
55.2 F with a dew point of 53.8 F, 95 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 300 ft up.
At 105 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.81 inHg and the temperature at 58.6 F; it reports 55.2 F, 3.4 F colder than standard.
On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 26 degrees above the horizon at 55.04 N, and the day is 10 h 14 min long. Level ground there takes 44 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.