Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
SRLI4
Latitude
42.62417 N
Longitude
95.17500 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 164 reports in 158 hours over the last seven days
Observed
1:00 AMCDT, 30 minutes 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

Storm Lake at Storm Lake Report

Rank 286 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 score96.2of 100

Iowa median
94.7the median score of 1,060 stations
Scoring higher
280stations in Iowa
Sharing its score
6ranks 281 to 286
Points deducted
3.81.6 forecast check, 1.3 arrival, 0.8 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Iowa median 100.0, 100.0, 83.8
Next above
CIDI4rank 285; ahead on longest silence 120 min against 121 min
Next below
PRMI4rank 287; behind on 247 score 96.2 against 96.1

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 3597.634.2 of 35 pointsIowa median 99.0164 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1086.88.7 of 10 pointsIowa median 82.9half its reports arrived within 17 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.

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 15 minon the hour's :00, :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
95 of 9698.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
663 of 67298.6% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
75 minfrom Oct 10, 8:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:00 AMlocal time

The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 164 of 168 scheduled reports received, 97.6%.

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. Storm Lake at Storm Lake received 97.6 per cent, 164 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 286 of 1,060.WHERE IT RANKS IN IOWA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 97.6%, 164 OF 168, RANK 286 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 Storm Lake at Storm Lake's rank in Iowa by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 273 of 652; 2026-09-27 rank 517 of 653; 2026-09-28 rank 588 of 745; 2026-09-29 rank 600 of 758; 2026-09-30 rank 575 of 764; 2026-10-01 rank 572 of 771; 2026-10-02 rank 401 of 1,017; 2026-10-03 rank 400 of 1,017; 2026-10-04 rank 327 of 1,027; 2026-10-05 rank 306 of 1,089; 2026-10-06 rank 290 of 1,100; 2026-10-07 rank 264 of 1,096; 2026-10-08 rank 282 of 1,054; 2026-10-09 rank 264 of 1,051; 2026-10-10 rank 262 of 1,051; 2026-10-11 rank 268 of 1,048; 2026-10-12 rank 285 of 1,040; 2026-10-13 rank 297 of 1,035; 2026-10-14 rank 294 of 1,036; 2026-10-15 rank 287 of 1,038; 2026-10-16 rank 286 of 1,060.ITS RANK IN IOWA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Sep 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, 20262861,06097.6%
Oct 15, 20262871,03897.6%
Oct 14, 20262941,03696.4%
Oct 13, 20262971,03595.8%
Oct 12, 20262851,04095.8%
Oct 11, 20262681,04896.4%
Oct 10, 20262621,05196.4%
Oct 9, 20262641,05196.4%
Oct 8, 20262821,05495.8%
Oct 7, 20262641,09697.0%
Oct 6, 20262901,10096.4%
Oct 5, 20263061,08995.8%
Oct 4, 20263271,02795.2%
Oct 3, 20264001,01794.5%
Oct 2, 20264011,01794.5%
Oct 1, 202657277194.3%
Sep 30, 202657576494.9%
Sep 29, 202660075893.6%
Sep 28, 202658874594.2%
Sep 27, 202651765393.4%
Sep 26, 202627365295.6%
Reports received at Storm Lake at Storm Lake, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012343 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Storm Lake at Storm Lake, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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