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Identifier
06608500
Latitude
41.83058 N
Longitude
95.93225 W
Elevation
1,037 ft
Rank
192of 1,060 in Iowa, Oct 16
Observed
4:00 AMCDT, 33 minutes ago
Air temperature
47.8F

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Soldier River at PisgahReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Soldier River at Pisgah Report

Rank 192 of 1,060 in Iowa, 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 score97.4of 100

Iowa median
94.7the median score of 1,060 stations
Scoring higher
188stations in Iowa
Sharing its score
4ranks 189 to 192
Points deducted
2.61.6 forecast check, 0.6 arrival, 0.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Iowa median 83.8
Next above
HPTrank 191; ahead on reports received 99.4% against 98.8%
Next below
SPWrank 193; behind on 247 score 97.4 against 97.3

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 pointsIowa median 99.0166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.49.4 of 10 pointsIowa median 82.9half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIowa median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsIowa median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KTQE, 13.6 miles away, over 166 readings: typical difference 2.8 °F beyond a steady offset of +1.3 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsIowa median 100.00 of 166 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.4 of 10 points, at the medianIowa median 83.8-

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 2.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.4 °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
Rank
192of 1,060 in Iowa, Oct 16
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, 8:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 9:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 13 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.0 °Fwarmer than the airport station KTQE, 14 miles away, on average over 247 readings; typical difference 3.3 °F

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

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 1,060 ranked stations in Iowa 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, 5; 10 to 19 per cent, 2; 20 to 29 per cent, 12; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 47; 50 to 59 per cent, 72; 60 to 69 per cent, 10; 70 to 79 per cent, 118; 80 to 89 per cent, 80; 90 to 99 per cent, 425; 100 per cent, 287. Soldier River at Pisgah received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 192 of 1,060.WHERE IT RANKS IN IOWA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 192 OF 1,060PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9510 to 19220 to 291230 to 39240 to 494750 to 597260 to 691070 to 7911880 to 898090 to 99425100287STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Soldier River at Pisgah's rank in Iowa by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,076 of 1,096; 2026-10-08 rank 1,033 of 1,054; 2026-10-09 rank 923 of 1,051; 2026-10-10 rank 920 of 1,051; 2026-10-11 rank 865 of 1,048; 2026-10-12 rank 730 of 1,040; 2026-10-13 rank 344 of 1,035; 2026-10-14 rank 182 of 1,036; 2026-10-15 rank 193 of 1,038; 2026-10-16 rank 192 of 1,060.ITS RANK IN IOWA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%287
90 to 99%425
80 to 89%80
70 to 79%118
60 to 69%10
50 to 59%72
40 to 49%47
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%12
10 to 19%2
0 to 9%5
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20261921,06098.8%
Oct 15, 20261931,03898.8%
Oct 14, 20261821,03698.8%
Oct 13, 20263441,03598.2%
Oct 12, 20267301,04084.5%
Oct 11, 20268651,04870.2%
Oct 10, 20269201,05155.9%
Oct 9, 20269231,05155.3%
Oct 8, 20261,0331,05427.3%
Oct 7, 20261,0761,09613.0%

Station report

Soldier River at Pisgah, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 1,037 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.82 inHg and the temperature at 55.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Soldier River at Pisgah stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,037 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.82 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06608500FIG. D WHERE SOLDIER RIVER AT PISGAH STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERESOLDIER RIVER AT PISGAH4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,037 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.82 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.3 FTITLESoldier River at Pisgah, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 06608500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-06608500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.83 N, and the day is 10 h 54 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Soldier River at Pisgah, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06608500FIG. E THE SUN AT SOLDIER RIVER AT PISGAHELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 72°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.83 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESoldier River at Pisgah, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 06608500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-06608500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,037 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Soldier River at Pisgah, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06608500FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESoldier River at Pisgah, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 06608500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-06608500-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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