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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
SPTM5
Latitude
44.32470 N
Longitude
93.95280 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 196 reports in 165 hours over the last seven days
Observed
5:00 AMCDT, 59 minutes ago
Precipitation this hour
0in

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

Minnesota River 2 SW St Peter Report

Rank 1,204 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 score89.4of 100

Minnesota median
93.3the median score of 1,965 stations
Scoring higher
1,200stations in Minnesota
Sharing its score
5ranks 1,201 to 1,205
Points deducted
10.64.5 arrival, 4.4 reports received, 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
LFEM5rank 1,201; ahead on median arrival 32 min 32 s against 32 min 33 s
Next below
MSHM5rank 1,206; behind on 247 score 89.4 against 89.3
Sharing its rank
1other 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 3587.530.6 of 35 pointsMinnesota median 96.4196 of 224 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1054.95.5 of 10 pointsMinnesota median 96.8half its reports arrived within 33 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMinnesota median 100.0longest silence 64 min, on a schedule of one report every 45 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 (2.3 h), none for 72 (54 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
0 of 960.0% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
96 of 67214.2% of its schedule
Longest silence, 7 days
5 days 6 hoursfrom Oct 10, 11:45 PM
Latest report
Oct 10, 11:45 PMlocal 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: 196 of 224 scheduled reports received, 87.5%.

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. Minnesota River 2 SW St Peter received 87.5 per cent, 196 of 224 scheduled reports, rank 1,204 of 1,965.WHERE IT RANKS IN MINNESOTA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 87.5%, 196 OF 224, RANK 1,204 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 Minnesota River 2 SW St Peter's rank in Minnesota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 694 of 732; 2026-09-27 rank 665 of 732; 2026-09-28 rank 738 of 800; 2026-09-29 rank 724 of 822; 2026-09-30 rank 700 of 834; 2026-10-01 rank 718 of 836; 2026-10-02 rank 1,416 of 1,780; 2026-10-03 rank 1,415 of 1,780; 2026-10-04 rank 1,191 of 1,863; 2026-10-05 rank 1,329 of 2,076; 2026-10-06 rank 1,291 of 2,131; 2026-10-07 rank 1,273 of 2,115; 2026-10-08 rank 1,212 of 2,022; 2026-10-09 rank 856 of 1,977; 2026-10-10 rank 857 of 1,978; 2026-10-11 rank 830 of 1,963; 2026-10-12 rank 1,146 of 1,914; 2026-10-13 rank 1,184 of 1,906; 2026-10-14 rank 1,198 of 1,912; 2026-10-15 rank 1,217 of 1,936; 2026-10-16 rank 1,204 of 1,965.ITS RANK IN MINNESOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Sep 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, 20261,2041,96587.5%
Oct 15, 20261,2171,93685.7%
Oct 14, 20261,1981,91284.8%
Oct 13, 20261,1841,90686.1%
Oct 12, 20261,1461,91484.8%
Oct 11, 20268301,963100.0%
Oct 10, 20268571,978100.0%
Oct 9, 20268561,977100.0%
Oct 8, 20261,2122,02283.4%
Oct 7, 20261,2732,11583.9%
Oct 6, 20261,2912,13183.4%
Oct 5, 20261,3292,07684.8%
Oct 4, 20261,1911,86386.6%
Oct 3, 20261,4151,78085.5%
Oct 2, 20261,4161,78085.5%
Oct 1, 202671883686.8%
Sep 30, 202670083487.9%
Sep 29, 202672482286.5%
Sep 28, 202673880086.1%
Sep 27, 202666573287.0%
Sep 26, 202669473286.6%
Battery at Minnesota River 2 SW St Peter, battery from 12.5 to 14.0, the latest 12.5, in volts.BATTERYV1212.51313.51414.5Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at Minnesota River 2 SW St Peter, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inBattery VReports
Sat 10, 11 PM0.0012.54
Sat 10, 10 PM0.0012.54
Sat 10, 9 PM0.0012.54
Sat 10, 8 PM0.0012.54
Sat 10, 7 PM0.0012.64
Sat 10, 6 PM0.0012.84
Sat 10, 5 PM0.0013.34
Sat 10, 4 PM0.0013.44
Sat 10, 3 PM0.0013.34
Sat 10, 2 PM0.0013.34
Sat 10, 1 PM0.0013.24
Sat 10, 12 PM0.0013.74
Sat 10, 11 AM0.0013.84
Sat 10, 10 AM0.0014.04
Sat 10, 9 AM0.0012.84
Sat 10, 8 AM0.0012.64
Sat 10, 7 AM0.0012.54
Sat 10, 6 AM0.0012.54
Sat 10, 5 AM0.0012.54
Sat 10, 4 AM0.0012.54
Sat 10, 3 AM0.0012.54
Sat 10, 2 AM0.0012.54
Sat 10, 1 AM0.0012.54
Sat 10, 12 AM0.0012.54

Near Minnesota River 2 SW St Peter