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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FOSC2
Latitude
40.51190 N
Longitude
105.07750 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 556 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Observed
2:01 AMMDT, 12 minutes ago
Precipitation today
0in

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

Fossil Creek @ College Report

Rank 1,751 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 score89.2of 100

Colorado median
93.2the median score of 2,650 stations
Scoring higher
1,750stations in Colorado
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
10.86.1 reports received, 1.6 accuracy, 1.3 forecast check, 0.9 continuity, 0.9 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Colorado median 91.9, 100.0, 86.8
Next above
CO-JF-603rank 1,750; ahead on 247 score 89.3 against 89.2
Next below
CTEC2rank 1,752; behind on 247 score 89.2 against 89.0

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 3582.728.9 of 35 pointsColorado median 98.8556 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1091.29.1 of 10 pointsColorado median 90.3half its reports arrived within 14 min
  3. Continuityweight 1090.99.1 of 10 pointsColorado median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 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 15 minon the hour's :05, :20, :35 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
74 of 9677.0% of its schedule, 79 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
559 of 67283.1% of its schedule, 579 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 14, 9:35 AM
Latest report
Oct 15, 8:35 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
14 min9 in 10 within 15 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min 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. Fossil Creek @ College received 82.7 per cent, 556 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 1,751 of 2,650.WHERE IT RANKS IN COLORADO, Oct 16THIS ONE: 82.7%, 556 OF 672, RANK 1,751 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 Fossil Creek @ College's rank in Colorado by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 1,190 of 1,378; 2026-09-27 rank 1,184 of 1,386; 2026-09-28 rank 1,297 of 1,505; 2026-09-29 rank 1,304 of 1,532; 2026-09-30 rank 1,295 of 1,544; 2026-10-01 rank 1,329 of 1,558; 2026-10-02 rank 1,734 of 2,330; 2026-10-03 rank 1,734 of 2,330; 2026-10-04 rank 1,585 of 2,374; 2026-10-05 rank 1,548 of 2,564; 2026-10-06 rank 1,610 of 2,610; 2026-10-07 rank 1,620 of 2,582; 2026-10-08 rank 1,633 of 2,564; 2026-10-09 rank 1,632 of 2,531; 2026-10-10 rank 1,636 of 2,531; 2026-10-11 rank 1,630 of 2,540; 2026-10-12 rank 1,672 of 2,551; 2026-10-13 rank 1,712 of 2,546; 2026-10-14 rank 1,704 of 2,553; 2026-10-15 rank 1,719 of 2,597; 2026-10-16 rank 1,751 of 2,650.ITS RANK IN COLORADO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Sep 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, 20261,7512,65082.7%
Oct 15, 20261,7192,59783.3%
Oct 14, 20261,7042,55383.1%
Oct 13, 20261,7122,54681.8%
Oct 12, 20261,6722,55182.4%
Oct 11, 20261,6302,54083.7%
Oct 10, 20261,6362,53182.5%
Oct 9, 20261,6322,53182.7%
Oct 8, 20261,6332,56483.4%
Oct 7, 20261,6202,58284.0%
Oct 6, 20261,6102,61083.6%
Oct 5, 20261,5482,56482.8%
Oct 4, 20261,5852,37481.9%
Oct 3, 20261,7342,33082.2%
Oct 2, 20261,7342,33082.2%
Oct 1, 20261,3291,55877.5%
Sep 30, 20261,2951,54476.6%
Sep 29, 20261,3041,53277.0%
Sep 28, 20261,2971,50576.6%
Sep 27, 20261,1841,38682.3%
Sep 26, 20261,1901,37881.9%
Reports received at Fossil Creek @ College, reports from 1.0 to 7.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports024683 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 1 AM0.004
Reports received at Fossil Creek @ College, reports from 1.0 to 7.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02468Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 1 AM0.004
Precipitation at Fossil Creek @ College, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.40, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.100.200.300.40Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.00
Oct 150.12
Oct 140.40
Oct 130.04
Oct 120.00
Oct 110.00
Oct 100.00
Oct 90.00
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.00
Oct 30.00
Oct 20.00
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.00
Sep 260.04
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.00
Sep 220.00
Sep 210.00
Sep 200.04
Sep 190.39
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.00

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