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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
COLM4
Latitude
43.16670 N
Longitude
83.35000 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 168 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Observed
2:45 AMEDT, 32 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 38 instruments in Michigan stand at one.

Station charts

S. BR. FLINT RIVER 3 E Columbiaville Report

Rank 311 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 score97.7of 100

Michigan median
95.5the median score of 979 stations
Scoring higher
310stations in Michigan
Sharing its score
10ranks 311 to 320
Points deducted
2.31.5 arrival, 0.8 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
AHCM4rank 310; ahead on 247 score 97.8 against 97.7
Next below
04057800rank 317; behind on median arrival 17 min 36 s against 17 min 48 s
Sharing its rank
5other 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 98.2168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.88.5 of 10 pointsMichigan median 96.9half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMichigan median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  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 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
671 of 67299.8% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
32 minfrom Oct 16, 2:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 2:45 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: 168 of 168 scheduled reports received, 100%.

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 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. S. BR. FLINT RIVER 3 E Columbiaville received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 311 of 979.WHERE IT RANKS IN MICHIGAN, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 311 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 S. BR. FLINT RIVER 3 E Columbiaville's rank in Michigan by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 101 of 407; 2026-09-27 rank 109 of 365; 2026-09-28 rank 105 of 464; 2026-09-29 rank 106 of 485; 2026-09-30 rank 105 of 493; 2026-10-01 rank 59 of 493; 2026-10-02 rank 330 of 784; 2026-10-03 rank 329 of 784; 2026-10-04 rank 304 of 792; 2026-10-05 rank 306 of 952; 2026-10-06 rank 282 of 965; 2026-10-07 rank 280 of 983; 2026-10-08 rank 293 of 982; 2026-10-09 rank 301 of 953; 2026-10-10 rank 300 of 953; 2026-10-11 rank 299 of 976; 2026-10-12 rank 300 of 964; 2026-10-13 rank 323 of 961; 2026-10-14 rank 337 of 975; 2026-10-15 rank 316 of 984; 2026-10-16 rank 311 of 979.ITS RANK IN MICHIGAN, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300400Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 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, 2026311979100.0%
Oct 15, 2026316984100.0%
Oct 14, 202633797598.8%
Oct 13, 202632396198.8%
Oct 12, 202630096498.8%
Oct 11, 202629997698.8%
Oct 10, 202630095398.8%
Oct 9, 202630195398.8%
Oct 8, 202629398298.8%
Oct 7, 2026280983100.0%
Oct 6, 2026282965100.0%
Oct 5, 2026306952100.0%
Oct 4, 2026304792100.0%
Oct 3, 2026329784100.0%
Oct 2, 2026330784100.0%
Oct 1, 202659493100.0%
Sep 30, 2026105493100.0%
Sep 29, 2026106485100.0%
Sep 28, 2026105464100.0%
Sep 27, 2026109365100.0%
Sep 26, 2026101407100.0%
Reports received at S. BR. FLINT RIVER 3 E Columbiaville, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012346 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at S. BR. FLINT RIVER 3 E Columbiaville, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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