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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
PCCM5
Latitude
43.58920 N
Longitude
92.11190 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 322 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Observed
1:00 AMCDT, 25 minutes ago
Precipitation this hour
0in
Precipitation today
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 64 instruments in Minnesota stand at one.

Station charts

Crystal Creek 6 S Preston 6S Report

Rank 1,200 of 1,965 in Minnesota, 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 score89.5of 100

Minnesota median
93.3the median score of 1,965 stations
Scoring higher
1,198stations in Minnesota
Sharing its score
2ranks 1,199 to 1,200
Points deducted
10.57.0 reports received, 1.7 forecast check, 1.2 continuity, 0.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Minnesota median 100.0, 100.0, 83.2
Next above
MNKM5rank 1,199; ahead on reports received 82.1% against 79.9%
Next below
CLEM5rank 1,201; behind on 247 score 89.5 against 89.4

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 3579.928.0 of 35 pointsMinnesota median 96.4322 of 403 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.19.4 of 10 pointsMinnesota median 96.8half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 1087.98.8 of 10 pointsMinnesota median 100.0longest silence 1.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 25 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianMinnesota median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMinnesota median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.3 of 10 points, at the medianMinnesota median 83.2-

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 (75 min), none for 72 (30 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 25 minon the hour's :00, :05, :20, :35 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
50 of 5787.7% of its schedule, 62 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
322 of 40379.9% of its schedule, 413 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
30 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 50 minfrom Oct 10, 5:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 9:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 18 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 25 min, 57 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 25 min count as one received.

Chart of the 1,965 ranked stations in Minnesota 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, 6; 20 to 29 per cent, 17; 30 to 39 per cent, 6; 40 to 49 per cent, 122; 50 to 59 per cent, 192; 60 to 69 per cent, 31; 70 to 79 per cent, 329; 80 to 89 per cent, 254; 90 to 99 per cent, 319; 100 per cent, 688. Crystal Creek 6 S Preston 6S received 79.9 per cent, 322 of 403 scheduled reports, rank 1,200 of 1,965.WHERE IT RANKS IN MINNESOTA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 79.9%, 322 OF 403, RANK 1,200 OF 1,965PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19620 to 291730 to 39640 to 4912250 to 5919260 to 693170 to 7932980 to 8925490 to 99319100688STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Crystal Creek 6 S Preston 6S's rank in Minnesota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 711 of 732; 2026-09-27 rank 715 of 732; 2026-09-28 rank 769 of 800; 2026-09-29 rank 761 of 822; 2026-09-30 rank 791 of 834; 2026-10-01 rank 782 of 836; 2026-10-02 rank 1,443 of 1,780; 2026-10-03 rank 1,442 of 1,780; 2026-10-04 rank 1,511 of 1,863; 2026-10-05 rank 1,599 of 2,076; 2026-10-06 rank 1,485 of 2,131; 2026-10-07 rank 1,303 of 2,115; 2026-10-08 rank 1,330 of 2,022; 2026-10-09 rank 1,454 of 1,977; 2026-10-10 rank 1,451 of 1,978; 2026-10-11 rank 1,454 of 1,963; 2026-10-12 rank 1,431 of 1,914; 2026-10-13 rank 1,431 of 1,906; 2026-10-14 rank 1,347 of 1,912; 2026-10-15 rank 1,198 of 1,936; 2026-10-16 rank 1,200 of 1,965.ITS RANK IN MINNESOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%688
90 to 99%319
80 to 89%254
70 to 79%329
60 to 69%31
50 to 59%192
40 to 49%122
30 to 39%6
20 to 29%17
10 to 19%6
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20261,2001,96579.9%
Oct 15, 20261,1981,93679.4%
Oct 14, 20261,3471,91276.4%
Oct 13, 20261,4311,90675.1%
Oct 12, 20261,4311,91474.4%
Oct 11, 20261,4541,96376.1%
Oct 10, 20261,4511,97874.9%
Oct 9, 20261,4541,97774.6%
Oct 8, 20261,3302,02280.0%
Oct 7, 20261,3032,11573.6%
Oct 6, 20261,4852,13172.4%
Oct 5, 20261,5992,07672.2%
Oct 4, 20261,5111,86372.9%
Oct 3, 20261,4421,78074.6%
Oct 2, 20261,4431,78074.6%
Oct 1, 202678283675.1%
Sep 30, 202679183474.0%
Sep 29, 202676182275.7%
Sep 28, 202676980078.2%
Sep 27, 202671573277.6%
Sep 26, 202671173285.1%
Reports received at Crystal Creek 6 S Preston 6S, reports from 1.0 to 5.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02463 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 1 AM0.001
Reports received at Crystal Creek 6 S Preston 6S, reports from 1.0 to 6.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0246Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Fri 16, 1 AM0.001
Precipitation at Crystal Creek 6 S Preston 6S, precipitation from 0.00 to 4.96, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.002.004.006.00Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 160.00
Oct 150.83
Oct 140.00
Oct 130.00
Oct 120.00
Oct 110.00
Oct 100.00
Oct 90.03
Oct 80.00
Oct 70.00
Oct 60.00
Oct 50.00
Oct 40.00
Oct 30.00
Oct 20.00
Oct 10.13
Sep 300.05
Sep 290.02
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.03
Sep 260.00
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.01
Sep 230.00
Sep 220.00
Sep 210.28
Sep 200.01
Sep 194.96
Sep 180.29
Sep 170.03

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