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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FTGM4
Latitude
43.00700 N
Longitude
82.42200 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 779 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Observed
4:24 AMEDT, 39 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

Fort Gratiot MI - 9014098 Report

Rank 534 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 score94.4of 100

Michigan median
95.5the median score of 979 stations
Scoring higher
533stations in Michigan
Sharing its score
3ranks 534 to 536
Points deducted
5.62.6 reports received, 1.8 arrival, 0.8 forecast check, 0.5 continuity
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Michigan median 100.0, 100.0, 92.3
Next above
TWCM4rank 531; ahead on 247 score 94.5 against 94.4
Next below
MBRM4rank 537; behind on 247 score 94.4 against 94.3
Sharing its rank
2other 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 3592.732.4 of 35 pointsMichigan median 98.2779 of 840 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1082.08.2 of 10 pointsMichigan median 96.9half its reports arrived within 19 min
  3. Continuityweight 1095.19.5 of 10 pointsMichigan median 100.0longest silence 42 min, on a schedule of one report every 12 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 (36 min), none for 72 (14.4 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 min
Reports received, 24 hours
239 of 24099.5% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
1,679 of 1,68099.9% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
21 minfrom Oct 16, 4:42 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 4:42 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: 779 of 840 scheduled reports received, 92.7%.

Its schedule is one report every 6 min, 240 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 6 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. Fort Gratiot MI - 9014098 received 92.7 per cent, 779 of 840 scheduled reports, rank 534 of 979.WHERE IT RANKS IN MICHIGAN, Oct 16THIS ONE: 92.7%, 779 OF 840, RANK 534 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 Fort Gratiot MI - 9014098's rank in Michigan by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 349 of 407; 2026-09-27 rank 294 of 365; 2026-09-28 rank 394 of 464; 2026-09-29 rank 383 of 485; 2026-09-30 rank 373 of 493; 2026-10-01 rank 375 of 493; 2026-10-02 rank 626 of 784; 2026-10-03 rank 625 of 784; 2026-10-04 rank 572 of 792; 2026-10-05 rank 575 of 952; 2026-10-06 rank 538 of 965; 2026-10-07 rank 550 of 983; 2026-10-08 rank 605 of 982; 2026-10-09 rank 563 of 953; 2026-10-10 rank 566 of 953; 2026-10-11 rank 575 of 976; 2026-10-12 rank 576 of 964; 2026-10-13 rank 600 of 961; 2026-10-14 rank 597 of 975; 2026-10-15 rank 518 of 984; 2026-10-16 rank 534 of 979.ITS RANK IN MICHIGAN, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Sep 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, 202653497992.7%
Oct 15, 202651898494.4%
Oct 14, 202659797593.8%
Oct 13, 202660096193.2%
Oct 12, 202657696493.3%
Oct 11, 202657597695.2%
Oct 10, 202656695395.8%
Oct 9, 202656395395.9%
Oct 8, 202660598295.4%
Oct 7, 202655098396.0%
Oct 6, 202653896597.6%
Oct 5, 202657595297.7%
Oct 4, 202657279297.1%
Oct 3, 202662578496.6%
Oct 2, 202662678496.6%
Oct 1, 202637549396.0%
Sep 30, 202637349396.9%
Sep 29, 202638348596.4%
Sep 28, 202639446495.1%
Sep 27, 202629436595.7%
Sep 26, 202634940794.0%
Reports received at Fort Gratiot MI - 9014098, reports from 0.0 to 16.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015206 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
Reports received at Fort Gratiot MI - 9014098, reports from 0.0 to 16.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports05101520Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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