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On a farm or research station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
USBR-TOSM
Latitude
46.12225 N
Longitude
111.49488 W
Elevation
-
Observed
12:00 AMMDT, 2 hours ago
Air temperature
30.8F
Dew point
27.4F
Relative humidity
87%
Wind
1mph
Gust
3mph
Wind direction
143°

Ranking Statistics

On a farm or research station

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

Station charts

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.

  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 20-17.3 of 20 points, at the medianMontana median 86.7-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMontana median 100.0-
  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 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 houron the hour's :00
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, 3:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 6:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
33 min9 in 10 within 33 min

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

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. Toston, MT (TOSM) received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 570 of 1,053.WHERE IT RANKS IN MONTANA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 570 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 Toston, MT (TOSM)'s rank in Montana by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-09 rank 1,031 of 1,048; 2026-10-10 rank 1,029 of 1,049; 2026-10-11 rank 1,022 of 1,054; 2026-10-12 rank 1,012 of 1,057; 2026-10-13 rank 966 of 1,059; 2026-10-14 rank 814 of 1,057; 2026-10-15 rank 724 of 1,056; 2026-10-16 rank 570 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, 20265701,05398.8%
Oct 15, 20267241,05685.7%
Oct 14, 20268141,05771.4%
Oct 13, 20269661,05957.1%
Oct 12, 20261,0121,05743.4%
Oct 11, 20261,0221,05429.1%
Oct 10, 20261,0291,04914.8%
Oct 9, 20261,0311,04814.2%

Station report

Toston, MT (TOSM), 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 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.

Elevation of the noon sun at Toston, MT (TOSM), 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-TOSMFIG. E THE SUN AT TOSTON, MT (TOSM)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 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 46.12 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEToston, MT (TOSM), the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-TOSMTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRTOSM-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, Toston, MT (TOSM), each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT USBR-TOSMFIG. 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 SCALETITLEToston, MT (TOSM), the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP USBR-TOSMTYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-16IDSR-USBRTOSM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

Near Toston, MT (TOSM)