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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
USBR-BOZM
Latitude
45.67302 N
Longitude
111.15462 W
Elevation
-
Rank
681of 1,053 in Montana, Oct 16

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Bozeman, MT (BOZM)ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

On a farm or research station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 20 instruments in Montana stand at one.

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Bozeman, MT (BOZM) Report

Rank 681 of 1,053 in Montana, 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 score87.8of 100

Montana median
91.1the median score of 1,053 stations
Scoring higher
680stations in Montana
Sharing its score
5ranks 681 to 685
Points deducted
12.25.1 accuracy, 4.6 arrival, 2.1 forecast check, 0.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Montana median 78.7
Next above
MT-CB-12rank 680; ahead on 247 score 87.9 against 87.8
Next below
S0581rank 682; behind on median arrival 32 min 48 s against 44 min 55 s

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 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsMontana median 98.8166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1054.45.4 of 10 pointsMontana median 80.4half its reports arrived within 33 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 2074.414.9 of 20 pointsMontana median 86.7its temperature against the airport station KBZN, 7.9 miles away, over 165 readings: typical difference 4.0 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.2 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsMontana median 100.00 of 165 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.

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 2.3 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.8 °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
Rank
681of 1,053 in Montana, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
20 of 2483.3% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
162 of 16896.4% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
6 h 16 minfrom Oct 16, 5:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 5:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 min9 in 10 within 33 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.3 °Fwarmer than the airport station KBZN, 7.9 miles away, on average over 185 readings; typical difference 3.8 °F

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

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

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

Chart of the 1,053 ranked stations in Montana 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, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 11; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 29; 50 to 59 per cent, 43; 60 to 69 per cent, 25; 70 to 79 per cent, 133; 80 to 89 per cent, 69; 90 to 99 per cent, 405; 100 per cent, 338. Bozeman, MT (BOZM) received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 681 of 1,053.WHERE IT RANKS IN MONTANA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 681 OF 1,053PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 1920 to 291130 to 3940 to 492950 to 594360 to 692570 to 7913380 to 896990 to 99405100338STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Bozeman, MT (BOZM)'s rank in Montana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-09 rank 1,043 of 1,048; 2026-10-10 rank 1,044 of 1,049; 2026-10-11 rank 1,039 of 1,054; 2026-10-12 rank 1,029 of 1,057; 2026-10-13 rank 1,010 of 1,059; 2026-10-14 rank 870 of 1,057; 2026-10-15 rank 791 of 1,056; 2026-10-16 rank 681 of 1,053.ITS RANK IN MONTANA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%338
90 to 99%405
80 to 89%69
70 to 79%133
60 to 69%25
50 to 59%43
40 to 49%29
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%11
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20266811,05398.8%
Oct 15, 20267911,05685.7%
Oct 14, 20268701,05771.4%
Oct 13, 20261,0101,05957.1%
Oct 12, 20261,0291,05743.4%
Oct 11, 20261,0391,05429.1%
Oct 10, 20261,0441,04914.8%
Oct 9, 20261,0431,04814.2%

Station report

Bozeman, MT (BOZM), in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 35 degrees above the horizon at 45.67 N, and the day is 10 h 44 min long. Level ground there takes 58 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Bozeman, MT (BOZM), angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 35 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 44 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 44 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-BOZMFIG. E THE SUN AT BOZEMAN, MT (BOZM)ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 68°EQUINOXES 44°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21°OCT 16, 35°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 44 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 58 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.67 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEBozeman, MT (BOZM), the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-BOZMTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRBOZM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Bozeman, MT (BOZM), each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-BOZMFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEBozeman, MT (BOZM), the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-BOZMTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRBOZM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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