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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
RCKA4
Latitude
35.79690 N
Longitude
92.92860 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 166 reports in 160 hours over the last seven days
Observed
10:00 PMCDT, 1 hour ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 113 instruments in Arkansas stand at one.

Station charts

RICHLAND CREEK AT Witts Springs Report

Rank 334 of 682 in Arkansas, 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 score96.3of 100

Arkansas median
96.2the median score of 682 stations
Scoring higher
314stations in Arkansas
Sharing its score
26ranks 315 to 340
Points deducted
3.73.0 arrival, 0.4 reports received, 0.3 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Arkansas median 100.0, 100.0, 96.7
Next above
YCMA4rank 324; ahead on median arrival 24 min 51 s against 24 min 57 s
Next below
BSWA4rank 341; behind on 247 score 96.3 against 96.2
Sharing its rank
6other 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 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsArkansas median 99.4166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1070.17.0 of 10 pointsArkansas median 80.7half its reports arrived within 25 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsArkansas 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 medianArkansas median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianArkansas median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.7 of 10 points, at the medianArkansas median 96.7-

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 :00
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
166 of 16898.8% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 12, 10:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 8:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
25 min9 in 10 within 25 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 682 ranked stations in Arkansas 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, 9; 20 to 29 per cent, 2; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 27; 50 to 59 per cent, 43; 60 to 69 per cent, 20; 70 to 79 per cent, 31; 80 to 89 per cent, 48; 90 to 99 per cent, 202; 100 per cent, 299. RICHLAND CREEK AT Witts Springs received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 334 of 682.WHERE IT RANKS IN ARKANSAS, Oct 17THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 334 OF 682PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19920 to 29230 to 3940 to 492750 to 594360 to 692070 to 793180 to 894890 to 99202100299STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of RICHLAND CREEK AT Witts Springs's rank in Arkansas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 127 of 344; 2026-09-27 rank 144 of 344; 2026-09-28 rank 153 of 403; 2026-09-29 rank 286 of 421; 2026-09-30 rank 273 of 426; 2026-10-01 rank 242 of 427; 2026-10-02 rank 263 of 531; 2026-10-03 rank 265 of 531; 2026-10-04 rank 269 of 544; 2026-10-05 rank 262 of 586; 2026-10-06 rank 242 of 594; 2026-10-07 rank 230 of 700; 2026-10-08 rank 259 of 701; 2026-10-09 rank 255 of 686; 2026-10-10 rank 257 of 686; 2026-10-11 rank 267 of 681; 2026-10-12 rank 272 of 676; 2026-10-13 rank 353 of 674; 2026-10-14 rank 344 of 669; 2026-10-15 rank 311 of 674; 2026-10-16 rank 352 of 678; 2026-10-17 rank 334 of 682.ITS RANK IN ARKANSAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300400Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%299
90 to 99%202
80 to 89%48
70 to 79%31
60 to 69%20
50 to 59%43
40 to 49%27
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%2
10 to 19%9
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 202633468298.8%
Oct 16, 202635267898.2%
Oct 15, 202631167498.8%
Oct 14, 202634466997.6%
Oct 13, 202635367497.0%
Oct 12, 202627267697.6%
Oct 11, 202626768197.6%
Oct 10, 202625768697.6%
Oct 9, 202625568697.6%
Oct 8, 202625970198.2%
Oct 7, 202623070099.4%
Oct 6, 202624259499.4%
Oct 5, 202626258699.4%
Oct 4, 202626954499.4%
Oct 3, 202626553199.3%
Oct 2, 202626353199.3%
Oct 1, 202624242799.2%
Sep 30, 202627342699.1%
Sep 29, 202628642198.9%
Sep 28, 2026153403100.0%
Sep 27, 2026144344100.0%
Sep 26, 2026127344100.0%
Reports received at RICHLAND CREEK AT Witts Springs, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Oct 163 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Reports received at RICHLAND CREEK AT Witts Springs, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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