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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
MIFI4
Latitude
43.31670 N
Longitude
95.20170 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 286 reports in 167 hours over the last seven days
Observed
1:30 AMCDT, 1 hour ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 15 instruments in Iowa stand at one.

Station charts

Little Sioux River 3 W Milford Report

Rank 757 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 score89.8of 100

Iowa median
94.7the median score of 1,060 stations
Scoring higher
756stations in Iowa
Sharing its score
2ranks 757 to 758
Points deducted
10.25.2 reports received, 3.4 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
S2068rank 756; ahead on 247 score 89.9 against 89.8
Next below
LGNI4rank 758; behind on reports received 85.1% against 84.8%

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 3585.129.8 of 35 pointsIowa median 99.0286 of 336 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 1.5 h, on a schedule of one report every 30 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.

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 (1.5 h), none for 72 (36 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 30 minon the hour's :00 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
41 of 4885.4% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
284 of 33684.5% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 30 minfrom Oct 13, 4:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
27 min9 in 10 within 37 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 30 min, 48 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 30 min 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. Little Sioux River 3 W Milford received 85.1 per cent, 286 of 336 scheduled reports, rank 757 of 1,060.WHERE IT RANKS IN IOWA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 85.1%, 286 OF 336, RANK 757 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 Little Sioux River 3 W Milford's rank in Iowa by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-27 rank 652 of 653; 2026-09-28 rank 727 of 745; 2026-09-29 rank 746 of 758; 2026-09-30 rank 760 of 764; 2026-10-01 rank 765 of 771; 2026-10-02 rank 1,009 of 1,017; 2026-10-03 rank 1,009 of 1,017; 2026-10-04 rank 1,013 of 1,027; 2026-10-05 rank 1,014 of 1,089; 2026-10-06 rank 940 of 1,100; 2026-10-07 rank 755 of 1,096; 2026-10-08 rank 696 of 1,054; 2026-10-09 rank 717 of 1,051; 2026-10-10 rank 719 of 1,051; 2026-10-11 rank 723 of 1,048; 2026-10-12 rank 725 of 1,040; 2026-10-13 rank 730 of 1,035; 2026-10-14 rank 749 of 1,036; 2026-10-15 rank 766 of 1,038; 2026-10-16 rank 757 of 1,060.ITS RANK IN IOWA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Sep 27Oct 1Oct 5Oct 9Oct 13Oct 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, 20267571,06085.1%
Oct 15, 20267661,03886.9%
Oct 14, 20267491,03690.1%
Oct 13, 20267301,03592.5%
Oct 12, 20267251,04093.4%
Oct 11, 20267231,04894.9%
Oct 10, 20267191,05195.8%
Oct 9, 20267171,05195.8%
Oct 8, 20266961,05497.3%
Oct 7, 20267551,09693.4%
Oct 6, 20269401,10082.7%
Oct 5, 20261,0141,08971.7%
Oct 4, 20261,0131,02759.5%
Oct 3, 20261,0091,01748.0%
Oct 2, 20261,0091,01748.0%
Oct 1, 202676577138.9%
Sep 30, 202676076427.0%
Sep 29, 202674675851.0%
Sep 28, 202672774551.4%
Sep 27, 202665265347.8%
Reports received at Little Sioux River 3 W Milford, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012343 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Little Sioux River 3 W Milford, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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