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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
RRDI4
Latitude
41.36470 N
Longitude
92.97580 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 168 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Observed
2:15 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

Des Moines River 4 SW Pella Report

Rank 324 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 score96.0of 100

Iowa median
94.7the median score of 1,060 stations
Scoring higher
303stations in Iowa
Sharing its score
28ranks 304 to 331
Points deducted
4.02.4 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
SKYI4rank 312; ahead on median arrival 21 min 52 s against 21 min 57 s
Next below
YRII4rank 327; behind on longest silence 60 min against 78 min
Sharing its rank
2other stations, equal on every measure

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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsIowa median 99.0168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1076.17.6 of 10 pointsIowa median 82.9half its reports arrived within 22 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIowa median 100.0longest silence 60 min, 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.

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 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 houron the hour's :00 and :15
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule, 26 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule, 189 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
68 minfrom Oct 16, 2:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 2:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
22 min9 in 10 within 34 min

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

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. Des Moines River 4 SW Pella received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 324 of 1,060.WHERE IT RANKS IN IOWA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 324 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 Des Moines River 4 SW Pella's rank in Iowa by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 135 of 652; 2026-09-27 rank 127 of 653; 2026-09-28 rank 75 of 745; 2026-09-29 rank 116 of 758; 2026-09-30 rank 108 of 764; 2026-10-01 rank 78 of 771; 2026-10-02 rank 336 of 1,017; 2026-10-03 rank 337 of 1,017; 2026-10-04 rank 269 of 1,027; 2026-10-05 rank 259 of 1,089; 2026-10-06 rank 267 of 1,100; 2026-10-07 rank 244 of 1,096; 2026-10-08 rank 239 of 1,054; 2026-10-09 rank 225 of 1,051; 2026-10-10 rank 224 of 1,051; 2026-10-11 rank 227 of 1,048; 2026-10-12 rank 265 of 1,040; 2026-10-13 rank 274 of 1,035; 2026-10-14 rank 256 of 1,036; 2026-10-15 rank 310 of 1,038; 2026-10-16 rank 324 of 1,060.ITS RANK IN IOWA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300400Sep 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, 20263241,060100.0%
Oct 15, 20263101,038100.0%
Oct 14, 20262561,036100.0%
Oct 13, 20262741,035100.0%
Oct 12, 20262651,040100.0%
Oct 11, 20262271,048100.0%
Oct 10, 20262241,051100.0%
Oct 9, 20262251,051100.0%
Oct 8, 20262391,054100.0%
Oct 7, 20262441,096100.0%
Oct 6, 20262671,100100.0%
Oct 5, 20262591,089100.0%
Oct 4, 20262691,027100.0%
Oct 3, 20263371,017100.0%
Oct 2, 20263361,017100.0%
Oct 1, 202678771100.0%
Sep 30, 2026108764100.0%
Sep 29, 2026116758100.0%
Sep 28, 202675745100.0%
Sep 27, 2026127653100.0%
Sep 26, 2026135652100.0%
Reports received at Des Moines River 4 SW Pella, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012346 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Des Moines River 4 SW Pella, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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