South Skunk River 4 NNE Ames McFarland Park

Ranking Statistics

247 score93.1of 100

Iowa median

94.7the median score of 1,060 stations

Scoring higher

714stations in Iowa

Sharing its score

3ranks 715 to 717

Points deducted

6.93.4 arrival, 1.9 reports received, 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

CWLI4rank 715; ahead on reports received 97.6% against 94.6%

Next below

WBAI4rank 717; behind on median arrival 26 min 58 s against 27 min

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 3594.633.1 of 35 pointsIowa median 99.0159 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
2. Arrivalweight 1066.16.6 of 10 pointsIowa median 82.9half its reports arrived within 27 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 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.