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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
PLYK1
Latitude
38.40000 N
Longitude
96.35000 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 167 reports in 161 hours over the last seven days
Observed
1:00 AMCDT, 52 minutes 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. 24 instruments in Kansas stand at one.

Station charts

Cottonwood River 1 SW Plymouth Report

Rank 349 of 1,155 in Kansas, Oct 17. 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 score96.1of 100

Kansas median
93.4the median score of 1,155 stations
Scoring higher
348stations in Kansas
Sharing its score
17ranks 349 to 365
Points deducted
3.92.3 forecast check, 1.4 arrival, 0.2 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Kansas median 100.0, 100.0, 77.3
Next above
WDRK1rank 332; ahead on 247 score 96.2 against 96.1
Next below
MYZrank 366; behind on 247 score 96.1 against 96.0
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 pointsKansas median 98.8167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1086.18.6 of 10 pointsKansas median 100.0half its reports arrived within 17 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsKansas median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianKansas median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianKansas median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-7.7 of 10 points, at the medianKansas median 77.3-

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 houron the hour's :00 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule, 25 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
167 of 16899.4% of its schedule, 189 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 15, 11:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 2:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
17 min9 in 10 within 29 min

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

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

Chart of the 1,155 ranked stations in Kansas on Oct 17 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, 9; 20 to 29 per cent, 3; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 145; 50 to 59 per cent, 144; 60 to 69 per cent, 8; 70 to 79 per cent, 88; 80 to 89 per cent, 138; 90 to 99 per cent, 211; 100 per cent, 409. Cottonwood River 1 SW Plymouth received 99.4 per cent, 167 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 349 of 1,155.WHERE IT RANKS IN KANSAS, Oct 17THIS ONE: 99.4%, 167 OF 168, RANK 349 OF 1,155PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19920 to 29330 to 3940 to 4914550 to 5914460 to 69870 to 798880 to 8913890 to 99211100409STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Cottonwood River 1 SW Plymouth's rank in Kansas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 325 of 341; 2026-09-27 rank 325 of 342; 2026-09-28 rank 459 of 506; 2026-09-29 rank 455 of 525; 2026-09-30 rank 446 of 571; 2026-10-01 rank 408 of 591; 2026-10-02 rank 1,160 of 1,380; 2026-10-03 rank 1,160 of 1,380; 2026-10-04 rank 695 of 1,389; 2026-10-05 rank 671 of 1,470; 2026-10-06 rank 638 of 1,479; 2026-10-07 rank 716 of 1,462; 2026-10-08 rank 701 of 1,077; 2026-10-09 rank 688 of 1,005; 2026-10-10 rank 689 of 1,005; 2026-10-11 rank 683 of 1,001; 2026-10-12 rank 675 of 993; 2026-10-13 rank 689 of 989; 2026-10-14 rank 364 of 990; 2026-10-15 rank 343 of 1,027; 2026-10-16 rank 391 of 1,079; 2026-10-17 rank 349 of 1,155.ITS RANK IN KANSAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%409
90 to 99%211
80 to 89%138
70 to 79%88
60 to 69%8
50 to 59%144
40 to 49%145
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%3
10 to 19%9
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 20263491,15599.4%
Oct 16, 20263911,07999.4%
Oct 15, 20263431,027100.0%
Oct 14, 202636499098.8%
Oct 13, 202668998983.0%
Oct 12, 202667599385.7%
Oct 11, 20266831,00186.6%
Oct 10, 20266891,00588.8%
Oct 9, 20266881,00588.8%
Oct 8, 20267011,07787.9%
Oct 7, 20267161,46288.3%
Oct 6, 20266381,47989.2%
Oct 5, 20266711,47089.2%
Oct 4, 20266951,38988.3%
Oct 3, 20261,1601,38089.1%
Oct 2, 20261,1601,38089.1%
Oct 1, 202640859190.0%
Sep 30, 202644657189.8%
Sep 29, 202645552588.8%
Sep 28, 202645950688.2%
Sep 27, 202632534282.2%
Sep 26, 202632534177.4%
Precipitation at Cottonwood River 1 SW Plymouth, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.01, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.103 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 17
Reports received at Cottonwood River 1 SW Plymouth, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012343 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 17
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Sat 17, 1 AM0.001
Fri 16, 11 PM0.004
Fri 16, 10 PM0.004
Fri 16, 9 PM0.004
Fri 16, 8 PM0.004
Fri 16, 7 PM0.004
Fri 16, 6 PM0.004
Fri 16, 5 PM0.004
Fri 16, 4 PM0.004
Fri 16, 3 PM0.004
Fri 16, 2 PM0.004
Fri 16, 1 PM0.004
Fri 16, 12 PM0.004
Fri 16, 11 AM0.014
Fri 16, 10 AM0.004
Fri 16, 9 AM0.004
Fri 16, 8 AM0.004
Fri 16, 7 AM0.004
Fri 16, 6 AM0.004
Fri 16, 5 AM0.004
Fri 16, 4 AM0.004
Fri 16, 3 AM0.004
Fri 16, 2 AM0.004
Precipitation at Cottonwood River 1 SW Plymouth, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.13, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.050.100.15Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17
Reports received at Cottonwood River 1 SW Plymouth, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Sat 17, 1 AM0.001
Fri 16, 11 PM0.004
Fri 16, 10 PM0.004
Fri 16, 9 PM0.004
Fri 16, 8 PM0.004
Fri 16, 7 PM0.004
Fri 16, 6 PM0.004
Fri 16, 5 PM0.004
Fri 16, 4 PM0.004
Fri 16, 3 PM0.004
Fri 16, 2 PM0.004
Fri 16, 1 PM0.004
Fri 16, 12 PM0.004
Fri 16, 11 AM0.014
Fri 16, 10 AM0.004
Fri 16, 9 AM0.004
Fri 16, 8 AM0.004
Fri 16, 7 AM0.004
Fri 16, 6 AM0.004
Fri 16, 5 AM0.004
Fri 16, 4 AM0.004
Fri 16, 3 AM0.004
Fri 16, 2 AM0.004
Fri 16, 1 AM0.004
Fri 16, 12 AM0.004
Thu 15, 11 PM0.004
Thu 15, 10 PM0.004
Thu 15, 9 PM0.004
Thu 15, 8 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 PM0.014
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
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 PM0.014
Wed 14, 12 PM0.004
Wed 14, 11 AM0.004
Wed 14, 10 AM0.014
Wed 14, 9 AM0.004
Wed 14, 8 AM0.024
Wed 14, 7 AM0.014
Wed 14, 6 AM0.024
Wed 14, 5 AM0.034
Wed 14, 4 AM0.034
Wed 14, 3 AM0.054
Wed 14, 2 AM0.064
Wed 14, 1 AM0.084
Wed 14, 12 AM0.114
Tue 13, 11 PM0.134
Tue 13, 10 PM0.124
Tue 13, 9 PM0.064
Tue 13, 8 PM0.044
Tue 13, 7 PM0.004
Tue 13, 6 PM0.004
Tue 13, 5 PM0.004
Tue 13, 4 PM0.004
Tue 13, 3 PM0.004
Tue 13, 2 PM0.004
Tue 13, 1 PM0.004
Tue 13, 12 PM0.004
Tue 13, 11 AM0.004
Tue 13, 10 AM0.004
Tue 13, 9 AM0.004
Tue 13, 8 AM0.004
Tue 13, 7 AM0.004
Tue 13, 6 AM0.004
Tue 13, 5 AM0.004
Tue 13, 4 AM0.004
Tue 13, 3 AM0.004
Tue 13, 2 AM0.004
Tue 13, 1 AM0.004
Tue 13, 12 AM0.004
Mon 12, 11 PM0.004
Mon 12, 10 PM0.004
Mon 12, 9 PM0.004
Mon 12, 8 PM0.004
Mon 12, 7 PM0.004
Mon 12, 6 PM0.004
Mon 12, 5 PM0.004
Mon 12, 4 PM0.004
Mon 12, 3 PM0.004
Mon 12, 2 PM0.004
Mon 12, 1 PM0.004
Mon 12, 12 PM0.004
Mon 12, 11 AM0.004
Mon 12, 10 AM0.004
Mon 12, 9 AM0.004
Mon 12, 8 AM0.004
Mon 12, 7 AM0.004
Mon 12, 6 AM0.004
Mon 12, 5 AM0.004
Mon 12, 4 AM0.004
Mon 12, 3 AM0.004
Mon 12, 2 AM0.004
Mon 12, 1 AM0.004
Mon 12, 12 AM0.004
Sun 11, 11 PM0.004
Sun 11, 10 PM0.004
Sun 11, 9 PM0.004
Sun 11, 8 PM0.004
Sun 11, 7 PM0.004
Sun 11, 6 PM0.004
Sun 11, 5 PM0.004
Sun 11, 4 PM0.001
Sun 11, 3 PM0.004
Sun 11, 2 PM0.004
Sun 11, 1 PM0.004
Sun 11, 11 AM0.004
Sun 11, 10 AM0.004
Sun 11, 9 AM0.004
Sun 11, 8 AM0.004
Sun 11, 7 AM0.004
Sun 11, 6 AM0.014
Sun 11, 5 AM0.004
Sun 11, 4 AM0.004
Sun 11, 3 AM0.004
Sun 11, 2 AM0.004
Sun 11, 1 AM0.004
Sun 11, 12 AM0.014
Sat 10, 11 PM0.004
Sat 10, 10 PM0.004
Sat 10, 9 PM0.004
Sat 10, 8 PM0.001
Sat 10, 7 PM0.004
Sat 10, 6 PM0.014
Sat 10, 5 PM0.004
Sat 10, 4 PM0.014
Sat 10, 3 PM0.014
Sat 10, 2 PM0.014
Sat 10, 1 PM0.024
Sat 10, 12 PM0.014
Sat 10, 11 AM0.014
Sat 10, 10 AM0.014
Sat 10, 9 AM0.014
Sat 10, 8 AM0.014
Sat 10, 7 AM0.014
Sat 10, 6 AM0.014
Sat 10, 5 AM0.014
Sat 10, 4 AM0.004
Sat 10, 3 AM0.014
Sat 10, 2 AM0.024
Precipitation at Cottonwood River 1 SW Plymouth, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.53, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.200.400.60Sep 18Sep 23Sep 28Oct 3Oct 8Oct 13
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 170.00
Oct 160.01
Oct 150.01
Oct 140.32
Oct 130.46
Oct 120.00
Oct 110.01
Oct 100.19
Oct 90.04
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.01
Oct 40.01
Oct 30.01
Oct 20.02
Oct 10.01
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.05
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.01
Sep 260.17
Sep 250.53
Sep 240.00
Sep 230.00
Sep 220.00
Sep 210.00
Sep 200.15
Sep 190.48
Sep 180.00

Near Cottonwood River 1 SW Plymouth