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Shagbark Hills Report
Rank 756 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 score89.9of 100
Iowa median
94.7the median score of 1,060 stations
Scoring higher
755stations in Iowa
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
10.18.5 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
MIFI4rank 757; behind on 247 score 89.9 against 89.8
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.
Reports receivedweight 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsIowa median 99.0168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
Arrivalweight 1015.01.5 of 10 pointsIowa median 82.9half its reports arrived within 53 min
Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIowa median 100.0longest silence 63 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianIowa median 100.0-
Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianIowa median 100.0-
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
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: 168 of 168 scheduled reports received, 100%.
Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports received
Stations
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
Day
Rank
Stations ranked
Share received
Oct 16, 2026
756
1,060
100.0%
Oct 15, 2026
762
1,038
100.0%
Oct 14, 2026
754
1,036
99.4%
Oct 13, 2026
746
1,035
99.4%
Oct 12, 2026
743
1,040
99.4%
Oct 11, 2026
753
1,048
99.4%
Oct 10, 2026
882
1,051
95.2%
Oct 9, 2026
882
1,051
95.2%
Oct 8, 2026
892
1,054
95.2%
Oct 7, 2026
909
1,096
95.2%
Oct 6, 2026
894
1,100
95.2%
Oct 5, 2026
905
1,089
95.0%
Oct 4, 2026
941
1,027
94.1%
Oct 3, 2026
906
1,017
99.1%
Oct 2, 2026
905
1,017
99.1%
Oct 1, 2026
255
771
98.8%
Sep 30, 2026
276
764
98.4%
Sep 29, 2026
203
758
100.0%
Sep 28, 2026
199
745
100.0%
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Hour
Temperature F
Dew point F
Relative humidity %
Wind mph
Wind direction °
Reports
Fri 16, 6 AM
44.2
37.1
76
-
-
1
Fri 16, 5 AM
43.9
38.4
81
15
337
1
Fri 16, 4 AM
45.1
38.3
77
15
325
1
Fri 16, 3 AM
44.6
37.2
75
12
321
1
Fri 16, 2 AM
45.7
37.5
73
12
320
1
Fri 16, 1 AM
45.5
36.3
70
12
318
1
Fri 16, 12 AM
45.1
35.9
70
10
316
1
Thu 15, 11 PM
45.9
36.3
69
11
318
1
Thu 15, 10 PM
45.7
36.8
71
12
318
1
Thu 15, 9 PM
45.1
37.0
73
11
317
1
Thu 15, 8 PM
47.3
36.9
67
12
322
1
Thu 15, 7 PM
48.2
42.0
79
14
326
1
Thu 15, 6 PM
50.0
46.9
89
13
328
1
Thu 15, 5 PM
48.9
46.7
92
9
320
1
Thu 15, 4 PM
48.6
46.7
93
8
320
1
Thu 15, 3 PM
48.4
46.7
94
9
329
1
Thu 15, 2 PM
48.2
47.1
96
11
337
1
Thu 15, 1 PM
49.1
48.3
97
10
333
1
Thu 15, 12 PM
48.6
48.0
98
9
336
1
Thu 15, 11 AM
48.0
47.7
99
7
346
1
Thu 15, 10 AM
48.2
47.9
99
6
353
1
Thu 15, 9 AM
47.8
47.8
100
7
352
1
Thu 15, 8 AM
47.5
47.2
99
5
353
1
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Hour
Temperature F
Dew point F
Relative humidity %
Wind mph
Wind direction °
Reports
Fri 16, 6 AM
44.2
37.1
76
-
-
1
Fri 16, 5 AM
43.9
38.4
81
15
337
1
Fri 16, 4 AM
45.1
38.3
77
15
325
1
Fri 16, 3 AM
44.6
37.2
75
12
321
1
Fri 16, 2 AM
45.7
37.5
73
12
320
1
Fri 16, 1 AM
45.5
36.3
70
12
318
1
Fri 16, 12 AM
45.1
35.9
70
10
316
1
Thu 15, 11 PM
45.9
36.3
69
11
318
1
Thu 15, 10 PM
45.7
36.8
71
12
318
1
Thu 15, 9 PM
45.1
37.0
73
11
317
1
Thu 15, 8 PM
47.3
36.9
67
12
322
1
Thu 15, 7 PM
48.2
42.0
79
14
326
1
Thu 15, 6 PM
50.0
46.9
89
13
328
1
Thu 15, 5 PM
48.9
46.7
92
9
320
1
Thu 15, 4 PM
48.6
46.7
93
8
320
1
Thu 15, 3 PM
48.4
46.7
94
9
329
1
Thu 15, 2 PM
48.2
47.1
96
11
337
1
Thu 15, 1 PM
49.1
48.3
97
10
333
1
Thu 15, 12 PM
48.6
48.0
98
9
336
1
Thu 15, 11 AM
48.0
47.7
99
7
346
1
Thu 15, 10 AM
48.2
47.9
99
6
353
1
Thu 15, 9 AM
47.8
47.8
100
7
352
1
Thu 15, 8 AM
47.5
47.2
99
5
353
1
Thu 15, 7 AM
47.3
47.0
99
4
351
1
Thu 15, 6 AM
47.7
47.4
99
4
348
1
Thu 15, 5 AM
47.5
47.0
98
2
346
1
Thu 15, 4 AM
47.5
47.0
98
1
9
1
Thu 15, 3 AM
48.7
45.6
89
1
4
1
Thu 15, 2 AM
49.6
45.6
86
2
356
1
Thu 15, 1 AM
49.8
45.2
84
1
53
1
Thu 15, 12 AM
50.0
45.0
83
1
31
1
Wed 14, 11 PM
49.3
45.3
86
1
4
1
Wed 14, 10 PM
49.3
44.7
84
1
351
1
Wed 14, 9 PM
50.4
44.5
80
0
96
1
Wed 14, 8 PM
50.7
44.4
79
1
65
1
Wed 14, 7 PM
50.7
43.7
77
1
144
1
Wed 14, 6 PM
51.8
43.8
74
1
93
1
Wed 14, 5 PM
53.4
43.9
70
1
41
1
Wed 14, 4 PM
53.6
43.7
69
2
4
1
Wed 14, 3 PM
51.8
43.1
72
3
3
1
Wed 14, 2 PM
51.8
43.8
74
2
15
1
Wed 14, 1 PM
49.8
42.5
76
2
11
1
Wed 14, 12 PM
49.1
42.5
78
3
358
1
Wed 14, 11 AM
48.0
42.1
80
4
352
1
Wed 14, 10 AM
47.1
42.2
83
5
353
1
Wed 14, 9 AM
46.4
43.0
88
2
1
1
Wed 14, 8 AM
44.2
42.0
92
2
349
1
Wed 14, 7 AM
43.7
41.5
92
4
351
1
Wed 14, 6 AM
41.7
40.4
95
3
350
1
Wed 14, 5 AM
42.1
40.5
94
2
2
1
Wed 14, 4 AM
44.2
41.2
89
1
344
1
Wed 14, 3 AM
45.3
41.7
87
5
350
1
Wed 14, 2 AM
45.9
41.6
85
5
354
1
Wed 14, 1 AM
47.3
42.1
82
5
354
1
Wed 14, 12 AM
49.6
43.0
78
5
352
1
Tue 13, 11 PM
51.4
43.0
73
5
353
1
Tue 13, 10 PM
54.5
43.8
67
6
353
1
Tue 13, 9 PM
56.8
44.3
63
4
343
1
Tue 13, 8 PM
57.6
45.5
64
4
335
1
Tue 13, 7 PM
57.4
45.7
65
2
325
1
Tue 13, 6 PM
58.5
45.1
61
2
317
1
Tue 13, 5 PM
58.1
46.0
64
3
332
1
Tue 13, 4 PM
57.6
45.9
65
3
320
1
Tue 13, 3 PM
57.6
46.3
66
3
336
1
Tue 13, 2 PM
55.6
45.2
68
2
341
1
Tue 13, 1 PM
54.1
45.3
72
2
349
1
Tue 13, 12 PM
51.4
44.8
78
4
353
1
Tue 13, 11 AM
50.9
44.9
80
5
349
1
Tue 13, 10 AM
49.8
44.5
82
6
348
1
Tue 13, 9 AM
49.3
45.3
86
6
346
1
Tue 13, 8 AM
48.7
45.3
88
5
347
1
Tue 13, 7 AM
47.5
45.6
93
4
350
1
Tue 13, 6 AM
47.8
45.3
91
3
347
1
Tue 13, 5 AM
48.4
45.6
90
6
351
1
Tue 13, 4 AM
48.4
46.2
92
5
356
1
Tue 13, 3 AM
48.9
46.7
92
4
355
1
Tue 13, 2 AM
48.7
46.2
91
5
336
1
Tue 13, 1 AM
49.3
45.9
88
7
334
1
Tue 13, 12 AM
50.2
46.2
86
3
318
1
Mon 12, 11 PM
51.3
46.6
84
6
324
1
Mon 12, 10 PM
53.2
47.5
81
11
327
1
Mon 12, 9 PM
55.0
48.9
80
11
321
1
Mon 12, 8 PM
55.4
49.7
81
10
320
1
Mon 12, 7 PM
56.5
50.4
80
12
325
1
Mon 12, 6 PM
58.3
51.1
77
10
319
1
Mon 12, 5 PM
65.5
53.0
64
13
319
1
Mon 12, 4 PM
72.0
55.9
57
11
306
1
Mon 12, 3 PM
81.5
58.7
46
10
297
1
Mon 12, 2 PM
85.5
60.4
43
8
234
1
Mon 12, 1 PM
84.2
61.1
46
7
202
1
Mon 12, 12 PM
82.0
61.5
50
8
202
1
Mon 12, 11 AM
78.6
60.0
53
9
193
1
Mon 12, 10 AM
74.7
61.2
63
10
187
1
Mon 12, 9 AM
69.1
60.1
73
9
177
1
Mon 12, 8 AM
66.0
58.6
77
7
168
1
Mon 12, 7 AM
66.0
57.5
74
7
163
1
Mon 12, 6 AM
65.8
56.9
73
7
160
1
Mon 12, 5 AM
66.6
56.9
71
6
160
1
Mon 12, 4 AM
66.6
56.5
70
5
162
1
Mon 12, 3 AM
66.9
56.0
68
6
161
1
Mon 12, 2 AM
67.6
55.0
64
5
162
1
Mon 12, 1 AM
69.3
54.8
60
5
161
1
Mon 12, 12 AM
71.1
55.6
58
5
165
1
Sun 11, 11 PM
72.3
54.7
54
6
169
1
Sun 11, 10 PM
72.9
55.3
54
6
174
1
Sun 11, 9 PM
75.0
55.1
50
5
166
1
Sun 11, 8 PM
77.2
55.4
47
5
164
1
Sun 11, 7 PM
81.1
55.1
41
4
163
1
Sun 11, 6 PM
83.8
56.9
40
7
177
1
Sun 11, 5 PM
86.2
55.3
35
7
169
1
Sun 11, 4 PM
86.0
55.1
35
11
182
1
Sun 11, 3 PM
86.7
54.1
33
10
178
1
Sun 11, 2 PM
85.3
53.7
34
10
181
1
Sun 11, 1 PM
83.1
54.8
38
9
178
1
Sun 11, 12 PM
80.6
52.6
38
9
179
1
Sun 11, 11 AM
77.2
53.6
44
8
175
1
Sun 11, 10 AM
71.6
53.0
52
8
178
1
Sun 11, 9 AM
65.8
52.8
63
8
174
1
Sun 11, 8 AM
63.9
51.9
65
8
162
1
Sun 11, 7 AM
63.0
51.5
66
8
159
1
Sun 11, 6 AM
64.0
51.6
64
7
161
1
Sun 11, 5 AM
64.6
51.7
63
7
160
1
Sun 11, 4 AM
65.8
52.4
62
6
163
1
Sun 11, 3 AM
66.4
52.5
61
6
163
1
Sun 11, 2 AM
67.6
53.2
60
6
171
1
Sun 11, 1 AM
69.8
53.4
56
6
171
1
Sun 11, 12 AM
71.1
54.1
55
7
172
1
Sat 10, 11 PM
71.8
53.7
53
9
165
1
Sat 10, 10 PM
72.5
51.7
48
9
169
1
Sat 10, 9 PM
75.0
49.0
40
9
164
1
Sat 10, 8 PM
77.4
48.3
36
9
162
1
Sat 10, 7 PM
80.4
47.8
32
9
163
1
Sat 10, 6 PM
84.4
46.7
27
9
169
1
Sat 10, 5 PM
86.7
45.6
24
13
177
1
Sat 10, 4 PM
87.3
48.2
26
13
179
1
Sat 10, 3 PM
86.9
48.9
27
14
180
1
Sat 10, 2 PM
86.0
51.8
31
14
177
1
Sat 10, 1 PM
84.6
52.3
33
12
182
1
Sat 10, 12 PM
81.9
51.5
35
12
182
1
Sat 10, 11 AM
78.8
52.4
40
11
181
1
Sat 10, 10 AM
73.4
53.6
50
10
185
1
Sat 10, 9 AM
64.6
53.8
68
8
174
1
Sat 10, 8 AM
62.2
52.3
70
8
164
1
Sat 10, 7 AM
63.0
51.5
66
8
163
1
Sat 10, 6 AM
63.3
51.3
65
7
163
1
Sat 10, 5 AM
64.9
50.7
60
7
161
1
Sat 10, 4 AM
65.3
50.6
59
6
163
1
Sat 10, 3 AM
66.0
51.7
60
7
163
1
Sat 10, 2 AM
67.3
52.5
59
6
167
1
Sat 10, 1 AM
68.4
53.0
58
7
174
1
Sat 10, 12 AM
68.5
53.6
59
7
174
1
Fri 9, 11 PM
70.5
53.5
55
6
169
1
Fri 9, 10 PM
71.2
54.2
55
6
174
1
Fri 9, 9 PM
73.4
55.2
53
5
167
1
Fri 9, 8 PM
72.3
56.7
58
6
161
1
Fri 9, 7 PM
73.8
58.6
59
2
148
1
Fri 9, 6 PM
80.4
58.3
47
3
152
1
Fri 9, 5 PM
82.6
58.5
44
5
177
1
Fri 9, 4 PM
82.8
57.3
42
5
182
1
Fri 9, 3 PM
81.0
57.0
44
5
191
1
Fri 9, 2 PM
79.2
57.8
48
5
184
1
Fri 9, 1 PM
77.0
56.9
50
3
176
1
Fri 9, 12 PM
73.4
56.7
56
2
150
1
Fri 9, 11 AM
69.3
56.6
64
2
155
1
Fri 9, 10 AM
65.3
55.3
70
2
170
1
Fri 9, 9 AM
59.4
54.2
83
2
159
1
Fri 9, 8 AM
56.7
54.1
91
1
131
1
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Day
High F
Low F
Highest dew point F
Lowest dew point F
Highest humidity %
Lowest humidity %
Strongest gust mph
Oct 16
45.7
43.9
38.4
35.9
81
70
32
Oct 15
50.0
45.1
48.3
36.3
100
67
27
Oct 14
53.6
41.7
45.3
40.4
95
69
12
Oct 13
58.5
47.5
46.7
43.0
93
61
13
Oct 12
85.5
51.3
61.5
46.6
84
43
24
Oct 11
86.7
63.0
56.9
51.5
66
33
23
Oct 10
87.3
62.2
53.8
45.6
70
24
27
Oct 9
82.8
56.3
58.6
53.5
96
42
13
Oct 8
78.6
46.4
55.1
39.2
95
28
23
Oct 7
78.1
49.5
55.3
35.8
85
22
13
Oct 6
82.9
54.7
55.4
44.3
71
36
18
Oct 5
76.5
43.3
44.2
35.8
83
29
18
Oct 4
73.2
46.2
48.6
35.5
89
27
12
Oct 3
74.8
47.1
49.3
38.7
78
31
24
Oct 2
68.0
39.9
43.2
31.8
92
27
8
Oct 1
66.0
49.1
66.0
37.3
100
38
18
Sep 30
70.5
65.3
67.2
64.7
100
85
9
Sep 29
65.8
60.8
64.5
56.1
98
80
16
Sep 28
72.3
60.4
62.1
58.0
97
63
11
Sep 27
69.1
62.8
64.1
61.9
99
82
10
Sep 26
67.1
59.5
64.2
58.8
98
84
15
Sep 25
60.3
56.7
59.4
56.1
99
95
10
Sep 24
59.7
56.8
58.7
53.4
99
84
12
Sep 23
68.0
52.5
55.2
51.9
98
58
12
Sep 22
59.7
53.4
55.2
52.9
99
84
7
Sep 21
58.8
54.7
57.6
53.4
99
87
8
Sep 20
61.5
57.9
58.9
57.0
99
87
15
Sep 19
68.4
60.3
68.1
58.3
100
82
15
Sep 18
88.2
62.1
75.8
61.4
98
67
14
Sep 17
74.3
62.1
65.3
61.5
100
71
10
Station report
Shagbark Hills, in 4 sheets
Drawn from its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:00 AM local time, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.
44.2 F with a dew point of 37.1 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.
At 1,119 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.73 inHg and the temperature at 55.0 F; it reports 44.2 F, 10.8 F colder than standard.
On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 42.43 N, and the day is 10 h 53 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.