Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
CSWI2
Latitude
41.83750 N
Longitude
87.68520 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 287 reports in 150 hours over the last seven days
Observed
1:30 AMCDT, 52 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 137 instruments in Illinois stand at one.

Station charts

Chicago - Sanitary and Ship Canal Report

Rank 1,162 of 1,393 in Illinois, 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 score81.5of 100

Illinois median
95.9the median score of 1,393 stations
Scoring higher
1,161stations in Illinois
Sharing its score
3ranks 1,162 to 1,164
Points deducted
18.56.9 arrival, 6.0 continuity, 5.1 reports received, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Illinois median 100.0, 100.0, 94.7
Next above
FW3055rank 1,161; ahead on 247 score 81.6 against 81.5
Next below
EW5858rank 1,163; behind on reports received 85.4% against 54.7%

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 3585.429.9 of 35 pointsIllinois median 99.1287 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1031.13.1 of 10 pointsIllinois median 96.3half its reports arrived within 44 min
  3. Continuityweight 1040.34.0 of 10 pointsIllinois median 100.0longest silence 10 h, on a schedule of one report every 30 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianIllinois median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianIllinois median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianIllinois median 94.7-

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 (1.5 h), none for 72 (36 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 30 minon the hour's :00 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
41 of 4885.4% of its schedule, 42 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
286 of 33685.1% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
10 hoursfrom Oct 14, 5:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 12:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
44 min9 in 10 within 47 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 30 min, 48 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 30 min count as one received.

Chart of the 1,393 ranked stations in Illinois 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, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 8; 20 to 29 per cent, 28; 30 to 39 per cent, 5; 40 to 49 per cent, 83; 50 to 59 per cent, 144; 60 to 69 per cent, 25; 70 to 79 per cent, 91; 80 to 89 per cent, 143; 90 to 99 per cent, 339; 100 per cent, 525. Chicago - Sanitary and Ship Canal received 85.4 per cent, 287 of 336 scheduled reports, rank 1,162 of 1,393.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 85.4%, 287 OF 336, RANK 1,162 OF 1,393PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 19820 to 292830 to 39540 to 498350 to 5914460 to 692570 to 799180 to 8914390 to 99339100525STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Chicago - Sanitary and Ship Canal's rank in Illinois by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 367 of 415; 2026-09-27 rank 363 of 417; 2026-09-28 rank 438 of 517; 2026-09-29 rank 450 of 535; 2026-09-30 rank 446 of 540; 2026-10-01 rank 445 of 542; 2026-10-02 rank 970 of 1,103; 2026-10-03 rank 971 of 1,104; 2026-10-04 rank 835 of 1,162; 2026-10-05 rank 951 of 1,318; 2026-10-06 rank 931 of 1,354; 2026-10-07 rank 948 of 1,449; 2026-10-08 rank 921 of 1,399; 2026-10-09 rank 927 of 1,364; 2026-10-10 rank 927 of 1,364; 2026-10-11 rank 833 of 1,359; 2026-10-12 rank 847 of 1,354; 2026-10-13 rank 876 of 1,360; 2026-10-14 rank 877 of 1,356; 2026-10-15 rank 1,119 of 1,375; 2026-10-16 rank 1,162 of 1,393.ITS RANK IN ILLINOIS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%525
90 to 99%339
80 to 89%143
70 to 79%91
60 to 69%25
50 to 59%144
40 to 49%83
30 to 39%5
20 to 29%28
10 to 19%8
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20261,1621,39385.4%
Oct 15, 20261,1191,37589.5%
Oct 14, 20268771,35698.5%
Oct 13, 20268761,36098.8%
Oct 12, 20268471,35498.8%
Oct 11, 20268331,35996.1%
Oct 10, 20269271,36494.6%
Oct 9, 20269271,36494.6%
Oct 8, 20269211,39993.7%
Oct 7, 20269481,44994.3%
Oct 6, 20269311,35492.5%
Oct 5, 20269511,31892.2%
Oct 4, 20268351,16294.6%
Oct 3, 20269711,10495.7%
Oct 2, 20269701,10395.7%
Oct 1, 202644554295.4%
Sep 30, 202644654095.7%
Sep 29, 202645053594.7%
Sep 28, 202643851797.1%
Sep 27, 202636341796.7%
Sep 26, 202636741595.7%
Reports received at Chicago - Sanitary and Ship Canal, reports from 0.0 to 6.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02463 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Chicago - Sanitary and Ship Canal, reports from 0.0 to 6.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0246Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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