Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
STBI4
Latitude
42.40000 N
Longitude
93.08330 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 207 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Observed
11:00 PMCDT, 2 hours ago
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

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

Iowa River 0 WSW Steamboat Rock Report

Rank 736 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 score92.3of 100

Iowa median
94.7the median score of 1,060 stations
Scoring higher
734stations in Iowa
Sharing its score
2ranks 735 to 736
Points deducted
7.73.4 arrival, 2.7 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
TENI4rank 735; ahead on reports received 94.9% against 92.4%
Next below
RDOI4rank 737; behind on 247 score 92.3 against 92.0

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 3592.432.3 of 35 pointsIowa median 99.0207 of 224 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1066.06.6 of 10 pointsIowa median 82.9half its reports arrived within 27 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIowa median 100.0longest silence 1.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 45 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 (2.3 h), none for 72 (54 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 45 minon the hour's :00 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
31 of 3296.8% of its schedule, 43 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
208 of 22492.8% of its schedule, 297 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 45 minfrom Oct 10, 11:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 15, 11:59 PMlocal 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 45 min, 32 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 45 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. Iowa River 0 WSW Steamboat Rock received 92.4 per cent, 207 of 224 scheduled reports, rank 736 of 1,060.WHERE IT RANKS IN IOWA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 92.4%, 207 OF 224, RANK 736 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 Iowa River 0 WSW Steamboat Rock's rank in Iowa by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 522 of 652; 2026-09-27 rank 539 of 653; 2026-09-28 rank 631 of 745; 2026-09-29 rank 631 of 758; 2026-09-30 rank 622 of 764; 2026-10-01 rank 613 of 771; 2026-10-02 rank 897 of 1,017; 2026-10-03 rank 898 of 1,017; 2026-10-04 rank 387 of 1,027; 2026-10-05 rank 345 of 1,089; 2026-10-06 rank 341 of 1,100; 2026-10-07 rank 328 of 1,096; 2026-10-08 rank 328 of 1,054; 2026-10-09 rank 329 of 1,051; 2026-10-10 rank 330 of 1,051; 2026-10-11 rank 339 of 1,048; 2026-10-12 rank 751 of 1,040; 2026-10-13 rank 747 of 1,035; 2026-10-14 rank 745 of 1,036; 2026-10-15 rank 749 of 1,038; 2026-10-16 rank 736 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, 20267361,06092.4%
Oct 15, 20267491,03889.7%
Oct 14, 20267451,03687.0%
Oct 13, 20267471,03584.8%
Oct 12, 20267511,04082.5%
Oct 11, 20263391,04898.8%
Oct 10, 20263301,05199.4%
Oct 9, 20263291,05199.4%
Oct 8, 20263281,05499.4%
Oct 7, 20263281,096100.0%
Oct 6, 20263411,100100.0%
Oct 5, 20263451,089100.0%
Oct 4, 20263871,02798.8%
Oct 3, 20268981,01784.7%
Oct 2, 20268971,01784.7%
Oct 1, 202661377184.7%
Sep 30, 202662276484.8%
Sep 29, 202663175884.5%
Sep 28, 202663174585.1%
Sep 27, 202653965390.3%
Sep 26, 202652265290.3%
Reports received at Iowa River 0 WSW Steamboat Rock, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012343 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Thu 15, 11 PM0.004
Thu 15, 7 PM0.004
Thu 15, 6 PM0.004
Thu 15, 5 PM0.004
Thu 15, 4 PM0.004
Thu 15, 3 PM0.004
Thu 15, 2 PM0.004
Thu 15, 1 PM0.004
Thu 15, 12 PM0.004
Thu 15, 11 AM0.004
Thu 15, 10 AM0.004
Thu 15, 9 AM0.004
Thu 15, 8 AM0.004
Thu 15, 7 AM0.004
Thu 15, 6 AM0.004
Thu 15, 5 AM0.004
Thu 15, 4 AM0.004
Thu 15, 3 AM0.004
Thu 15, 2 AM0.004
Thu 15, 1 AM0.004
Reports received at Iowa River 0 WSW Steamboat Rock, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Thu 15, 11 PM0.004
Thu 15, 7 PM0.004
Thu 15, 6 PM0.004
Thu 15, 5 PM0.004
Thu 15, 4 PM0.004
Thu 15, 3 PM0.004
Thu 15, 2 PM0.004
Thu 15, 1 PM0.004
Thu 15, 12 PM0.004
Thu 15, 11 AM0.004
Thu 15, 10 AM0.004
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Thu 15, 5 AM0.004
Thu 15, 4 AM0.004
Thu 15, 3 AM0.004
Thu 15, 2 AM0.004
Thu 15, 1 AM0.004
Thu 15, 12 AM0.004
Wed 14, 11 PM0.004
Wed 14, 10 PM0.004
Wed 14, 9 PM0.004
Wed 14, 8 PM0.004
Wed 14, 7 PM0.004
Wed 14, 6 PM0.004
Wed 14, 5 PM0.004
Wed 14, 4 PM0.004
Wed 14, 3 PM0.004
Wed 14, 2 PM0.004
Wed 14, 1 PM0.004
Wed 14, 12 PM0.004
Wed 14, 11 AM0.004
Wed 14, 10 AM0.004
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Wed 14, 4 AM0.004
Wed 14, 3 AM0.004
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Wed 14, 12 AM0.004
Tue 13, 11 PM0.004
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Sat 10, 12 AM0.004
Fri 9, 11 PM0.004
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Near Iowa River 0 WSW Steamboat Rock