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At a dam

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
BUDM4
Latitude
41.83330 N
Longitude
86.35000 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 28 reports in 28 hours over the last seven days
Observed
8:00 PMEDT, 5 hours ago

Ranking Statistics

At a dam

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 3 instruments in Michigan stand at one.

Station charts

Buchanan Dam Report

Rank 23 of 979 in Michigan, 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 score99.2of 100

Michigan median
95.5the median score of 979 stations
Scoring higher
20stations in Michigan
Sharing its score
177ranks 21 to 197
Points deducted
0.80.8 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Michigan median 100.0, 100.0, 92.3
Next above
JXNrank 22; ahead on reports due 168 against 28, the longer record first
Next below
SSMM4rank 27; behind on reports due 28 against 7, the longer record first
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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsMichigan median 98.228 of 28 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMichigan median 96.9half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMichigan median 100.0longest silence 6.1 h, on a schedule of one report every 6 h
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianMichigan median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMichigan median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.2 of 10 points, at the medianMichigan median 92.3-

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 36 min, none at 6 h
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (18 h), none for 72 (432 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 6 hourson the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
4 of 4100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
28 of 28100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
6 hoursfrom Oct 9, 6:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 12:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 13 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 6 hours, 4 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 6 hours count as one received.

Chart of the 979 ranked stations in Michigan 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 7; 20 to 29 per cent, 23; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 51; 50 to 59 per cent, 128; 60 to 69 per cent, 37; 70 to 79 per cent, 64; 80 to 89 per cent, 94; 90 to 99 per cent, 242; 100 per cent, 331. Buchanan Dam received 100.0 per cent, 28 of 28 scheduled reports, rank 23 of 979.WHERE IT RANKS IN MICHIGAN, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 28 OF 28, RANK 23 OF 979PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19720 to 292330 to 39140 to 495150 to 5912860 to 693770 to 796480 to 899490 to 99242100331STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Buchanan Dam's rank in Michigan by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-29 rank 70 of 485; 2026-09-30 rank 71 of 493; 2026-10-01 rank 158 of 493; 2026-10-02 rank 15 of 784; 2026-10-03 rank 15 of 784; 2026-10-04 rank 16 of 792; 2026-10-05 rank 16 of 952; 2026-10-06 rank 16 of 965; 2026-10-07 rank 16 of 983; 2026-10-08 rank 1 of 982; 2026-10-09 rank 1 of 953; 2026-10-10 rank 1 of 953; 2026-10-11 rank 11 of 976; 2026-10-12 rank 12 of 964; 2026-10-13 rank 12 of 961; 2026-10-14 rank 10 of 975; 2026-10-15 rank 24 of 984; 2026-10-16 rank 23 of 979.ITS RANK IN MICHIGAN, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP150100150200Sep 29Oct 2Oct 5Oct 8Oct 11Oct 14Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%331
90 to 99%242
80 to 89%94
70 to 79%64
60 to 69%37
50 to 59%128
40 to 49%51
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%23
10 to 19%7
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202623979100.0%
Oct 15, 202624984100.0%
Oct 14, 202610975100.0%
Oct 13, 202612961100.0%
Oct 12, 202612964100.0%
Oct 11, 202611976100.0%
Oct 10, 20261953100.0%
Oct 9, 20261953100.0%
Oct 8, 20261982100.0%
Oct 7, 202616983100.0%
Oct 6, 202616965100.0%
Oct 5, 202616952100.0%
Oct 4, 202616792100.0%
Oct 3, 202615784100.0%
Oct 2, 202615784100.0%
Oct 1, 2026158493100.0%
Sep 30, 202671493100.0%
Sep 29, 202670485100.0%

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