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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
PRAI4
Latitude
42.19580 N
Longitude
91.42280 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 580 reports in 164 hours over the last seven days
Rank
830of 1,060 in Iowa, Oct 16
Observed
2:30 AMCDT, 59 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Prairieburg 3 SReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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

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Prairieburg 3 S Report

Rank 830 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 score84.8of 100

Iowa median
94.7the median score of 1,060 stations
Scoring higher
829stations in Iowa
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
15.25.5 continuity, 4.8 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
IA-SC-8rank 829; ahead on 247 score 85.1 against 84.8
Next below
IA094rank 831; behind on 247 score 84.8 against 84.5

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 3586.330.2 of 35 pointsIowa median 99.0580 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1066.46.6 of 10 pointsIowa median 82.9half its reports arrived within 27 min
  3. Continuityweight 1045.44.5 of 10 pointsIowa median 100.0longest silence 4.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 15 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 (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
Rank
830of 1,060 in Iowa, Oct 16
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
72 of 9675.0% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
572 of 67285.1% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
4 h 15 minfrom Oct 13, 2:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 3:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
27 min9 in 10 within 32 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 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. Prairieburg 3 S received 86.3 per cent, 580 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 830 of 1,060.WHERE IT RANKS IN IOWA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 86.3%, 580 OF 672, RANK 830 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 Prairieburg 3 S's rank in Iowa by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 278 of 652; 2026-09-27 rank 272 of 653; 2026-09-28 rank 567 of 745; 2026-09-29 rank 575 of 758; 2026-09-30 rank 572 of 764; 2026-10-01 rank 560 of 771; 2026-10-02 rank 878 of 1,017; 2026-10-03 rank 879 of 1,017; 2026-10-04 rank 790 of 1,027; 2026-10-05 rank 728 of 1,089; 2026-10-06 rank 884 of 1,100; 2026-10-07 rank 891 of 1,096; 2026-10-08 rank 880 of 1,054; 2026-10-09 rank 912 of 1,051; 2026-10-10 rank 913 of 1,051; 2026-10-11 rank 914 of 1,048; 2026-10-12 rank 913 of 1,040; 2026-10-13 rank 818 of 1,035; 2026-10-14 rank 875 of 1,036; 2026-10-15 rank 842 of 1,038; 2026-10-16 rank 830 of 1,060.ITS RANK IN IOWA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 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, 20268301,06086.3%
Oct 15, 20268421,03881.2%
Oct 14, 20268751,03680.9%
Oct 13, 20268181,03585.2%
Oct 12, 20269131,04081.3%
Oct 11, 20269141,04881.1%
Oct 10, 20269131,05181.1%
Oct 9, 20269121,05181.3%
Oct 8, 20268801,05491.3%
Oct 7, 20268911,09692.5%
Oct 6, 20268841,10091.8%
Oct 5, 20267281,08995.2%
Oct 4, 20267901,02795.8%
Oct 3, 20268791,01795.9%
Oct 2, 20268781,01795.9%
Oct 1, 202656077195.7%
Sep 30, 202657276495.3%
Sep 29, 202657575895.7%
Sep 28, 202656774596.1%
Sep 27, 202627265396.7%
Sep 26, 202627865292.5%
Reports received at Prairieburg 3 S, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012346 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Prairieburg 3 S, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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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