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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FNEC2
Latitude
38.81640 N
Longitude
104.82220 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 166 reports in 166 hours over the last seven days
Observed
12:45 AMMDT, 44 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 206 instruments in Colorado stand at one.

Station charts

Fountain Creek AT Colorado Springs Report

Rank 953 of 2,650 in Colorado, 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 score94.7of 100

Colorado median
93.2the median score of 2,650 stations
Scoring higher
928stations in Colorado
Sharing its score
48ranks 929 to 976
Points deducted
5.32.0 arrival, 1.6 accuracy, 1.3 forecast check, 0.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Colorado median 91.9, 100.0, 86.8
Next above
MUDC2rank 951; ahead on longest silence 105 min against 120 min
Next below
UNBC2rank 973; behind on median arrival 19 min 49 s against 19 min 57 s
Sharing its rank
19other 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 pointsColorado median 98.8166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1080.48.0 of 10 pointsColorado median 90.3half its reports arrived within 20 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsColorado median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-18.4 of 20 points, at the medianColorado median 91.9-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianColorado median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.7 of 10 points, at the medianColorado median 86.8-

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 :45
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 9, 2:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 15, 7:45 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
20 min9 in 10 within 20 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 2,650 ranked stations in Colorado 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 12; 20 to 29 per cent, 32; 30 to 39 per cent, 12; 40 to 49 per cent, 144; 50 to 59 per cent, 189; 60 to 69 per cent, 168; 70 to 79 per cent, 180; 80 to 89 per cent, 220; 90 to 99 per cent, 896; 100 per cent, 795. Fountain Creek AT Colorado Springs received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 953 of 2,650.WHERE IT RANKS IN COLORADO, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 953 OF 2,650PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 191220 to 293230 to 391240 to 4914450 to 5918960 to 6916870 to 7918080 to 8922090 to 99896100795STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Fountain Creek AT Colorado Springs's rank in Colorado by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 408 of 1,378; 2026-09-27 rank 1,373 of 1,386; 2026-09-28 rank 1,494 of 1,505; 2026-09-29 rank 1,510 of 1,532; 2026-09-30 rank 1,495 of 1,544; 2026-10-01 rank 1,414 of 1,558; 2026-10-02 rank 2,147 of 2,330; 2026-10-03 rank 2,146 of 2,330; 2026-10-04 rank 2,110 of 2,374; 2026-10-05 rank 1,504 of 2,564; 2026-10-06 rank 713 of 2,610; 2026-10-07 rank 720 of 2,582; 2026-10-08 rank 724 of 2,564; 2026-10-09 rank 861 of 2,531; 2026-10-10 rank 863 of 2,531; 2026-10-11 rank 849 of 2,540; 2026-10-12 rank 904 of 2,551; 2026-10-13 rank 950 of 2,546; 2026-10-14 rank 971 of 2,553; 2026-10-15 rank 987 of 2,597; 2026-10-16 rank 953 of 2,650.ITS RANK IN COLORADO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP11,0002,0003,000Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%795
90 to 99%896
80 to 89%220
70 to 79%180
60 to 69%168
50 to 59%189
40 to 49%144
30 to 39%12
20 to 29%32
10 to 19%12
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20269532,65098.8%
Oct 15, 20269872,59798.2%
Oct 14, 20269712,55397.0%
Oct 13, 20269502,54697.0%
Oct 12, 20269042,55197.0%
Oct 11, 20268492,54097.6%
Oct 10, 20268632,53197.6%
Oct 9, 20268612,53197.6%
Oct 8, 20267242,56498.8%
Oct 7, 20267202,582100.0%
Oct 6, 20267132,610100.0%
Oct 5, 20261,5042,56489.2%
Oct 4, 20262,1102,37477.3%
Oct 3, 20262,1462,33077.1%
Oct 2, 20262,1472,33077.1%
Oct 1, 20261,4141,55873.2%
Sep 30, 20261,4951,54467.7%
Sep 29, 20261,5101,53259.5%
Sep 28, 20261,4941,50545.7%
Sep 27, 20261,3731,38656.5%
Sep 26, 20264081,378100.0%
Reports received at Fountain Creek AT Colorado Springs, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012343 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Fountain Creek AT Colorado 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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