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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
SAGM3
Latitude
42.46810 N
Longitude
71.00750 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 663 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Observed
10:20 PMEDT, 34 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 31 instruments in Massachusetts stand at one.

Station charts

Saugus Rvr Report

Rank 183 of 744 in Massachusetts, 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 score96.5of 100

Massachusetts median
92.1the median score of 744 stations
Scoring higher
181stations in Massachusetts
Sharing its score
2ranks 182 to 183
Points deducted
3.51.6 arrival, 1.4 forecast check, 0.5 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Massachusetts median 100.0, 100.0, 85.6
Next above
CANM3rank 182; ahead on reports received 100% against 98.6%
Next below
DDHM3rank 184; behind on 247 score 96.5 against 96.4

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 3598.734.5 of 35 pointsMassachusetts median 85.7663 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.38.4 of 10 pointsMassachusetts median 100.0half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMassachusetts median 100.0longest silence 30 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianMassachusetts median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMassachusetts median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.6 of 10 points, at the medianMassachusetts median 85.6-

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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 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 5 min
Reports received, 24 hours
288 of 288100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
2,004 of 2,01699.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
20 minfrom Oct 9, 9:50 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 10:35 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: 663 of 672 scheduled reports received, 98.6%.

Its schedule is one report every 5 min, 288 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 5 min count as one received.

Chart of the 744 ranked stations in Massachusetts 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, 3; 10 to 19 per cent, 5; 20 to 29 per cent, 13; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 60; 50 to 59 per cent, 170; 60 to 69 per cent, 22; 70 to 79 per cent, 51; 80 to 89 per cent, 93; 90 to 99 per cent, 112; 100 per cent, 211. Saugus Rvr received 98.6 per cent, 663 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 183 of 744.WHERE IT RANKS IN MASSACHUSETTS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.6%, 663 OF 672, RANK 183 OF 744PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9310 to 19520 to 291330 to 39440 to 496050 to 5917060 to 692270 to 795180 to 899390 to 99112100211STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Saugus Rvr's rank in Massachusetts by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-28 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-28 rank 234 of 234; 2026-09-29 rank 240 of 240; 2026-09-30 rank 242 of 242; 2026-10-01 rank 236 of 242; 2026-10-02 rank 485 of 491; 2026-10-03 rank 485 of 491; 2026-10-04 rank 478 of 513; 2026-10-05 rank 511 of 697; 2026-10-06 rank 453 of 719; 2026-10-07 rank 449 of 722; 2026-10-08 rank 441 of 733; 2026-10-09 rank 271 of 725; 2026-10-10 rank 271 of 726; 2026-10-11 rank 255 of 729; 2026-10-12 rank 264 of 726; 2026-10-13 rank 295 of 730; 2026-10-14 rank 285 of 735; 2026-10-15 rank 190 of 741; 2026-10-16 rank 183 of 744.ITS RANK IN MASSACHUSETTS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Sep 28Oct 2Oct 6Oct 10Oct 14Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%211
90 to 99%112
80 to 89%93
70 to 79%51
60 to 69%22
50 to 59%170
40 to 49%60
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%13
10 to 19%5
0 to 9%3
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202618374498.6%
Oct 15, 202619074198.6%
Oct 14, 202628573597.7%
Oct 13, 202629573097.6%
Oct 12, 202626472697.6%
Oct 11, 202625572997.9%
Oct 10, 202627172697.7%
Oct 9, 202627172597.7%
Oct 8, 202644173390.6%
Oct 7, 202644972291.6%
Oct 6, 202645371991.8%
Oct 5, 202651169783.0%
Oct 4, 202647851368.7%
Oct 3, 202648549155.1%
Oct 2, 202648549155.1%
Oct 1, 202623624255.3%
Sep 30, 202624224247.3%
Sep 29, 202624024034.0%
Sep 28, 202623423412.0%
Reports received at Saugus Rvr, reports from 8.0 to 12.0, the latest 8.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Reports received at Saugus Rvr, reports from 8.0 to 12.0, the latest 8.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15

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