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Toston, MT (TOSM) Report
Rank 570 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 score90.2of 100
Montana median
91.1the median score of 1,053 stations
Scoring higher
568stations in Montana
Sharing its score
28ranks 569 to 596
Points deducted
9.84.6 arrival, 2.7 accuracy, 2.1 forecast check, 0.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Montana median 86.7, 100.0, 78.7
Next above
MSCM8rank 569; ahead on reports received 99.4% against 98.8%
Next below
GTFrank 573; behind on reports received 98.8% against 85.7%
Sharing its rank
2other 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.
Reports receivedweight 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsMontana median 98.8166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
Arrivalweight 1054.45.4 of 10 pointsMontana median 80.4half its reports arrived within 33 min
Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMontana median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
Accuracyweight 20-17.3 of 20 points, at the medianMontana median 86.7-
Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMontana median 100.0-
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 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
On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 35 degrees above the horizon at 46.12 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.