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DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
USBR-DRLM
Latitude
46.33555 N
Longitude
112.76666 W
Elevation
4,680 ft
Rank
9of 1,053 in Montana, Oct 16
Observed
12:30 AMMDT, 56 minutes ago
Air temperature
32F
Dew point
30.2F
Relative humidity
93%
Wind
6mph
Gust
9mph
Wind direction
178°

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Deer Lodge, Montana Weather StationReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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

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Deer Lodge, Montana Weather Station Report

Rank 9 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 score96.1of 100

Montana median
91.1the median score of 1,053 stations
Scoring higher
6stations in Montana
Sharing its score
3ranks 7 to 9
Points deducted
3.92.1 forecast check, 1.4 accuracy, 0.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Montana median 78.7
Next above
SDAM8rank 8; ahead on reports received 99.4% against 98.8%
Next below
CACM8rank 10; behind on 247 score 96.1 against 95.9

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 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMontana median 80.4half its reports arrived within 3 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 2093.218.6 of 20 pointsMontana median 86.7its temperature against the airport station K3U3, 13.6 miles away, over 152 readings: typical difference 3.3 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.1 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsMontana median 100.00 of 152 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 2.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.4 °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
9of 1,053 in Montana, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
166 of 16898.8% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 12, 3:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 6:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
3 min9 in 10 within 3 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+0.1 °Fwarmer than the airport station K3U3, 14 miles away, on average over 161 readings; typical difference 3.3 °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. Deer Lodge, Montana Weather Station received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 9 of 1,053.WHERE IT RANKS IN MONTANA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 9 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 Deer Lodge, Montana Weather Station's rank in Montana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-09 rank 1,008 of 1,048; 2026-10-10 rank 1,013 of 1,049; 2026-10-11 rank 995 of 1,054; 2026-10-12 rank 892 of 1,057; 2026-10-13 rank 795 of 1,059; 2026-10-14 rank 674 of 1,057; 2026-10-15 rank 411 of 1,056; 2026-10-16 rank 9 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, 202691,05398.8%
Oct 15, 20264111,05686.9%
Oct 14, 20266741,05772.6%
Oct 13, 20267951,05958.3%
Oct 12, 20268921,05744.6%
Oct 11, 20269951,05430.3%
Oct 10, 20261,0131,04916.0%
Oct 9, 20261,0081,04815.4%

Station report

Deer Lodge, Montana Weather Station, in 3 sheets

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

1The column

Contents

At 4,680 ft above sea level, 16 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.20 inHg and the temperature at 42.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Deer Lodge, Montana Weather Station stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,680 feet above sea level with 16 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.20 inches of mercury, and temperature, 42.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-DRLMFIG. D WHERE DEER LODGE, MONTANA WEATHER STATION STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREDEER LODGE, MONTANA WEATHER STATION16 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,680 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE25.20 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE42.3 FTITLEDeer Lodge, Montana Weather Station, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-DRLMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRDRLM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 35 degrees above the horizon at 46.34 N, and the day is 10 h 43 min long. Level ground there takes 57 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Deer Lodge, Montana Weather Station, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 35 degrees above the horizon, against 67 at the June solstice, 44 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 43 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-DRLMFIG. E THE SUN AT DEER LODGE, MONTANA WEATHER STATIONELEVATION 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 67°EQUINOXES 44°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°OCT 16, 35°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 43 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 57 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 46.34 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEDeer Lodge, Montana Weather Station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-DRLMTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRDRLM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 4,680 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Deer Lodge, Montana Weather Station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-DRLMFIG. 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 SCALETITLEDeer Lodge, Montana Weather Station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-DRLMTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRDRLM-3DRAWN 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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