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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
LTCI1
Latitude
48.15110 N
Longitude
116.18220 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 167 reports in 167 hours over the last seven days
Observed
8:45 PMMDT, 45 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 38 instruments in Idaho stand at one.

Station charts

Lightning Creek At Clark Fork Report

Rank 264 of 840 in Idaho, Oct 18. 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 score94.2of 100

Idaho median
90.5the median score of 840 stations
Scoring higher
263stations in Idaho
Sharing its score
23ranks 264 to 286
Points deducted
5.82.3 arrival, 1.7 accuracy, 1.5 forecast check, 0.2 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Idaho median 91.3, 100.0, 84.8
Next above
PNBI1rank 263; ahead on 247 score 94.3 against 94.2
Next below
CECI1rank 281; behind on median arrival 21 min 36 s against 21 min 37 s
Sharing its rank
16other 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 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsIdaho median 98.5167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1076.87.7 of 10 pointsIdaho median 76.8half its reports arrived within 22 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIdaho median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-18.3 of 20 points, at the medianIdaho median 91.3-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianIdaho median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.5 of 10 points, at the medianIdaho median 84.8-

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
96 of 96100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
668 of 67299.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
75 minfrom Oct 15, 6:45 PM
Latest report
Oct 17, 7:45 PMlocal 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: 167 of 168 scheduled reports received, 99.4%.

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 840 ranked stations in Idaho on Oct 18 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 1; 20 to 29 per cent, 4; 30 to 39 per cent, 3; 40 to 49 per cent, 37; 50 to 59 per cent, 162; 60 to 69 per cent, 9; 70 to 79 per cent, 20; 80 to 89 per cent, 53; 90 to 99 per cent, 360; 100 per cent, 191. Lightning Creek At Clark Fork received 99.4 per cent, 167 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 264 of 840.WHERE IT RANKS IN IDAHO, Oct 18THIS ONE: 99.4%, 167 OF 168, RANK 264 OF 840PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19120 to 29430 to 39340 to 493750 to 5916260 to 69970 to 792080 to 895390 to 99360100191STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Lightning Creek At Clark Fork's rank in Idaho by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-18: 2026-09-26 rank 221 of 614; 2026-09-27 rank 379 of 618; 2026-09-28 rank 387 of 643; 2026-09-29 rank 439 of 654; 2026-09-30 rank 425 of 658; 2026-10-01 rank 407 of 660; 2026-10-02 rank 322 of 726; 2026-10-03 rank 322 of 726; 2026-10-04 rank 306 of 731; 2026-10-05 rank 363 of 768; 2026-10-06 rank 359 of 782; 2026-10-07 rank 283 of 783; 2026-10-08 rank 343 of 786; 2026-10-09 rank 340 of 833; 2026-10-10 rank 340 of 833; 2026-10-11 rank 347 of 834; 2026-10-12 rank 262 of 835; 2026-10-13 rank 276 of 835; 2026-10-14 rank 273 of 829; 2026-10-15 rank 284 of 833; 2026-10-16 rank 280 of 833; 2026-10-17 rank 284 of 840; 2026-10-18 rank 264 of 840.ITS RANK IN IDAHO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16Oct 18
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%191
90 to 99%360
80 to 89%53
70 to 79%20
60 to 69%9
50 to 59%162
40 to 49%37
30 to 39%3
20 to 29%4
10 to 19%1
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 18, 202626484099.4%
Oct 17, 202628484099.4%
Oct 16, 2026280833100.0%
Oct 15, 202628483399.4%
Oct 14, 202627382998.8%
Oct 13, 202627683598.8%
Oct 12, 202626283598.8%
Oct 11, 202634783498.2%
Oct 10, 202634083398.2%
Oct 9, 202634083398.2%
Oct 8, 202634378698.2%
Oct 7, 202628378398.2%
Oct 6, 202635978297.0%
Oct 5, 202636376897.0%
Oct 4, 202630673197.0%
Oct 3, 202632272696.9%
Oct 2, 202632272696.9%
Oct 1, 202640766097.1%
Sep 30, 202642565896.6%
Sep 29, 202643965496.8%
Sep 28, 202638764398.5%
Sep 27, 202637961897.8%
Sep 26, 2026221614100.0%
Reports received at Lightning Creek At Clark Fork, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012349 PMOct 173 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Reports received at Lightning Creek At Clark Fork, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17

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