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Identifier
USBR-KTBI
Latitude
43.54861 N
Longitude
112.32583 W
Elevation
5,135 ft
Rank
603of 833 in Idaho, Oct 16
Observed
1:35 AMMDT, 2 hours ago
Air temperature
40.2F
Dew point
27.4F
Relative humidity
60%

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 54 instruments in Idaho stand at one.

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Kettle Butte, Idaho Weather Station Report

Rank 603 of 833 in Idaho, 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 score83.4of 100

Idaho median
90.9the median score of 833 stations
Scoring higher
602stations in Idaho
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
16.69.6 arrival, 3.4 accuracy, 1.9 reports received, 1.8 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Idaho median 81.9
Next above
SUCI1rank 600; ahead on 247 score 83.6 against 83.4
Next below
SNYI1rank 604; behind on 247 score 83.4 against 83.1

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 3594.633.1 of 35 pointsIdaho median 98.8159 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 104.40.4 of 10 pointsIdaho median 76.8half its reports arrived within 58 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 2083.116.6 of 20 pointsIdaho median 91.0its temperature against the airport station KIDA, 13.1 miles away, over 144 readings: typical difference 3.9 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.8 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsIdaho median 100.00 of 144 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.2 of 10 points, at the medianIdaho median 81.9-

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 2.8 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.3 °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
Rank
603of 833 in Idaho, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :35
Reports received, 24 hours
22 of 2491.6% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
159 of 16894.6% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 10, 5:35 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 7:35 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
58 min9 in 10 within 58 min
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.6 °Fcooler than the airport station KIDA, 13 miles away, on average over 157 readings; typical difference 3.9 °F

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

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 833 ranked stations in Idaho 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 2; 20 to 29 per cent, 4; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 31; 50 to 59 per cent, 161; 60 to 69 per cent, 4; 70 to 79 per cent, 14; 80 to 89 per cent, 32; 90 to 99 per cent, 379; 100 per cent, 202. Kettle Butte, Idaho Weather Station received 94.6 per cent, 159 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 603 of 833.WHERE IT RANKS IN IDAHO, Oct 16THIS ONE: 94.6%, 159 OF 168, RANK 603 OF 833PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19220 to 29430 to 39440 to 493150 to 5916160 to 69470 to 791480 to 893290 to 99379100202STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Kettle Butte, Idaho Weather Station's rank in Idaho by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-09 rank 831 of 833; 2026-10-10 rank 831 of 833; 2026-10-11 rank 826 of 834; 2026-10-12 rank 822 of 835; 2026-10-13 rank 819 of 835; 2026-10-14 rank 709 of 829; 2026-10-15 rank 650 of 833; 2026-10-16 rank 603 of 833.ITS RANK IN IDAHO, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%202
90 to 99%379
80 to 89%32
70 to 79%14
60 to 69%4
50 to 59%161
40 to 49%31
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%4
10 to 19%2
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202660383394.6%
Oct 15, 202665083383.3%
Oct 14, 202670982969.6%
Oct 13, 202681983555.9%
Oct 12, 202682283542.8%
Oct 11, 202682683429.1%
Oct 10, 202683183315.4%
Oct 9, 202683183315.4%

Station report

Kettle Butte, Idaho Weather Station, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 5,135 ft above sea level, 17 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.77 inHg and the temperature at 40.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Kettle Butte, Idaho Weather Station stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,135 feet above sea level with 17 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.77 inches of mercury, and temperature, 40.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-KTBIFIG. D WHERE KETTLE BUTTE, IDAHO WEATHER STATION STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREKETTLE BUTTE, IDAHO WEATHER STATION17 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,135 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE24.77 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE40.7 FTITLEKettle Butte, Idaho Weather Station, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-KTBITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRKTBI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 37 degrees above the horizon at 43.55 N, and the day is 10 h 50 min long. Level ground there takes 61 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Kettle Butte, Idaho Weather Station, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 37 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 50 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-KTBIFIG. E THE SUN AT KETTLE BUTTE, IDAHO WEATHER STATIONELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 70°EQUINOXES 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23°OCT 16, 37°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 50 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 43.55 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEKettle Butte, Idaho Weather Station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-KTBITYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRKTBI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 5,135 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Kettle Butte, Idaho Weather Station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-KTBIFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEKettle Butte, Idaho Weather Station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-KTBITYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRKTBI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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