Yellowstone River 1 NE Billings

Ranking Statistics

247 score83.9of 100

Montana median

91.1the median score of 1,053 stations

Scoring higher

779stations in Montana

Sharing its score

1no other station

Points deducted

16.110.0 accuracy, 3.7 arrival, 2.1 forecast check, 0.2 reports received

Counted at the median

Forecast checknot measured at this station; Montana median 78.7

Next above

ROCM8rank 778; ahead on 247 score 84.0 against 83.9

Next below

MT-LY-9rank 781; behind on 247 score 83.9 against 83.8

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 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsMontana median 98.8167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
2. Arrivalweight 1062.86.3 of 10 pointsMontana median 80.4half its reports arrived within 29 min
3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMontana median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
4. Accuracyweight 2049.810.0 of 20 pointsMontana median 86.7its temperature against the airport station KBIL, 3.9 miles away, over 85 readings: typical difference 5.2 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.4 °F
5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsMontana median 100.00 of 85 readings failed their check against its reference station
6. Forecast checkweight 10-7.9 of 10 points, at the medianMontana median 78.7-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.