Ames - Ioway Creek

Ranking Statistics

247 score58.5of 100

Iowa median

94.7the median score of 1,060 stations

Scoring higher

1,054stations in Iowa

Sharing its score

1no other station

Points deducted

41.526.7 reports received, 10.0 continuity, 3.2 arrival, 1.6 forecast check

Counted at the median

Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Iowa median 100.0, 100.0, 83.8

Next above

GW1775rank 1,054; ahead on 247 score 61.1 against 58.5

Next below

N0YWBrank 1,056; behind on 247 score 58.5 against 54.8

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 3523.88.3 of 35 pointsIowa median 99.040 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
2. Arrivalweight 1068.06.8 of 10 pointsIowa median 82.9half its reports arrived within 26 min
3. Continuityweight 100.00.0 of 10 pointsIowa median 100.0longest silence 5.4 days, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianIowa median 100.0-
5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianIowa median 100.0-
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.