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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
SPAM5
Latitude
44.91670 N
Longitude
93.25000 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 168 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Observed
12:15 AMCDT, 1 hour ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

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

Station charts

Mississippi River AT St Paul Ford Plant TW Report

Rank 1,226 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 score88.8of 100

Minnesota median
93.3the median score of 1,965 stations
Scoring higher
1,225stations in Minnesota
Sharing its score
1no other station
Points deducted
11.29.6 arrival, 1.7 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Minnesota median 100.0, 100.0, 83.2
Next above
MVOM5rank 1,225; ahead on 247 score 89.0 against 88.8
Next below
MN-SR-83rank 1,227; behind on 247 score 88.8 against 88.7

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 pointsMinnesota median 96.4168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 104.30.4 of 10 pointsMinnesota median 96.8half its reports arrived within 58 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMinnesota median 100.0longest silence 1.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 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 (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
76 minfrom Oct 16, 12:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 12:15 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 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. Mississippi River AT St Paul Ford Plant TW received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 1,226 of 1,965.WHERE IT RANKS IN MINNESOTA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 1,226 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 Mississippi River AT St Paul Ford Plant TW's rank in Minnesota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-29 rank 817 of 822; 2026-09-30 rank 827 of 834; 2026-10-01 rank 816 of 836; 2026-10-02 rank 1,727 of 1,780; 2026-10-03 rank 1,728 of 1,780; 2026-10-04 rank 1,605 of 1,863; 2026-10-05 rank 1,575 of 2,076; 2026-10-06 rank 1,256 of 2,131; 2026-10-07 rank 1,246 of 2,115; 2026-10-08 rank 1,191 of 2,022; 2026-10-09 rank 1,186 of 1,977; 2026-10-10 rank 1,187 of 1,978; 2026-10-11 rank 1,184 of 1,963; 2026-10-12 rank 1,157 of 1,914; 2026-10-13 rank 1,197 of 1,906; 2026-10-14 rank 1,197 of 1,912; 2026-10-15 rank 1,219 of 1,936; 2026-10-16 rank 1,226 of 1,965.ITS RANK IN MINNESOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Sep 29Oct 2Oct 5Oct 8Oct 11Oct 14Oct 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, 20261,2261,965100.0%
Oct 15, 20261,2191,936100.0%
Oct 14, 20261,1971,91299.4%
Oct 13, 20261,1971,90699.4%
Oct 12, 20261,1571,91499.4%
Oct 11, 20261,1841,96399.4%
Oct 10, 20261,1871,97899.4%
Oct 9, 20261,1861,97799.4%
Oct 8, 20261,1912,02299.4%
Oct 7, 20261,2462,115100.0%
Oct 6, 20261,2562,131100.0%
Oct 5, 20261,5752,07692.2%
Oct 4, 20261,6051,86377.9%
Oct 3, 20261,7281,78064.4%
Oct 2, 20261,7271,78064.4%
Oct 1, 202681683657.7%
Sep 30, 202682783449.1%
Sep 29, 202681782236.1%
Reports received at Mississippi River AT St Paul Ford Plant TW, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012343 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Mississippi River AT St Paul Ford Plant TW, 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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