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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
WKCK1
Latitude
39.21860 N
Longitude
96.71000 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 165 reports in 159 hours over the last seven days
Observed
10:00 AMCDT, 29 minutes ago

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

Wildcat Creek AT Wildcat Creek at Keats Report

Rank 573 of 1,079 in Kansas, 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 score94.0of 100

Kansas median
94.4the median score of 1,079 stations
Scoring higher
572stations in Kansas
Sharing its score
4ranks 573 to 576
Points deducted
6.03.3 arrival, 2.1 forecast check, 0.6 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Kansas median 100.0, 100.0, 78.8
Next above
ZETK1rank 571; ahead on 247 score 94.1 against 94.0
Next below
DSOK1rank 577; behind on 247 score 94.0 against 93.9
Sharing its rank
3other 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 3598.234.4 of 35 pointsKansas median 99.4165 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1067.16.7 of 10 pointsKansas median 99.9half its reports arrived within 26 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 10-7.9 of 10 points, at the medianKansas median 78.8-

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
95 of 9698.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
667 of 67299.2% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
75 minfrom Oct 12, 10:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 10:00 AMlocal 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: 165 of 168 scheduled reports received, 98.2%.

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 1,079 ranked stations in Kansas 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, 4; 20 to 29 per cent, 8; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 106; 50 to 59 per cent, 109; 60 to 69 per cent, 10; 70 to 79 per cent, 80; 80 to 89 per cent, 123; 90 to 99 per cent, 218; 100 per cent, 421. Wildcat Creek AT Wildcat Creek at Keats received 98.2 per cent, 165 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 573 of 1,079.WHERE IT RANKS IN KANSAS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.2%, 165 OF 168, RANK 573 OF 1,079PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19420 to 29830 to 3940 to 4910650 to 5910960 to 691070 to 798080 to 8912390 to 99218100421STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Wildcat Creek AT Wildcat Creek at Keats's rank in Kansas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 149 of 341; 2026-09-27 rank 199 of 342; 2026-09-28 rank 193 of 506; 2026-09-29 rank 199 of 525; 2026-09-30 rank 186 of 571; 2026-10-01 rank 313 of 591; 2026-10-02 rank 958 of 1,380; 2026-10-03 rank 980 of 1,380; 2026-10-04 rank 524 of 1,389; 2026-10-05 rank 506 of 1,470; 2026-10-06 rank 477 of 1,479; 2026-10-07 rank 487 of 1,462; 2026-10-08 rank 482 of 1,077; 2026-10-09 rank 518 of 1,005; 2026-10-10 rank 521 of 1,005; 2026-10-11 rank 520 of 1,001; 2026-10-12 rank 492 of 993; 2026-10-13 rank 531 of 989; 2026-10-14 rank 521 of 990; 2026-10-15 rank 528 of 1,027; 2026-10-16 rank 573 of 1,079.ITS RANK IN KANSAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%421
90 to 99%218
80 to 89%123
70 to 79%80
60 to 69%10
50 to 59%109
40 to 49%106
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%8
10 to 19%4
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20265731,07998.2%
Oct 15, 20265281,02798.8%
Oct 14, 202652199097.6%
Oct 13, 202653198997.0%
Oct 12, 202649299397.6%
Oct 11, 20265201,00197.0%
Oct 10, 20265211,00597.0%
Oct 9, 20265181,00597.0%
Oct 8, 20264821,07797.0%
Oct 7, 20264871,46298.2%
Oct 6, 20264771,47998.8%
Oct 5, 20265061,47098.8%
Oct 4, 20265241,38999.4%
Oct 3, 20269801,38099.3%
Oct 2, 20269581,38099.3%
Oct 1, 202631359199.2%
Sep 30, 2026186571100.0%
Sep 29, 2026199525100.0%
Sep 28, 2026193506100.0%
Sep 27, 2026199342100.0%
Sep 26, 2026149341100.0%
Reports received at Wildcat Creek AT Wildcat Creek at Keats, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0123412 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM9 AM
Reports received at Wildcat Creek AT Wildcat Creek at Keats, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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