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Station charts
Violett Report
Rank 713 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 score86.5of 100
Montana median
91.1the median score of 1,053 stations
Scoring higher
712stations in Montana
Sharing its score
3ranks 713 to 715
Points deducted
13.58.5 arrival, 2.7 accuracy, 2.1 forecast check, 0.2 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Montana median 86.7, 100.0, 78.7
WMSM8rank 714; behind on reports received 99.4% against 92.2%
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 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsMontana median 98.8167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
Arrivalweight 1014.81.5 of 10 pointsMontana median 80.4half its reports arrived within 53 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
The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 167 of 168 scheduled reports received, 99.4%.
Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports received
Stations
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
Day
Rank
Stations ranked
Share received
Oct 16, 2026
713
1,053
99.4%
Oct 15, 2026
717
1,056
99.4%
Oct 14, 2026
693
1,057
99.4%
Oct 13, 2026
683
1,059
99.4%
Oct 12, 2026
683
1,057
99.4%
Oct 11, 2026
695
1,054
99.4%
Oct 10, 2026
764
1,049
95.2%
Oct 9, 2026
766
1,048
95.2%
Oct 8, 2026
771
1,030
95.2%
Oct 7, 2026
733
1,027
95.2%
Oct 6, 2026
699
1,025
95.2%
Oct 5, 2026
695
979
95.0%
Oct 4, 2026
700
898
94.1%
Oct 3, 2026
646
889
99.1%
Oct 2, 2026
648
889
99.1%
Oct 1, 2026
497
802
98.8%
Sep 30, 2026
535
799
98.4%
Sep 29, 2026
453
790
100.0%
Sep 28, 2026
461
768
100.0%
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Hour
Temperature F
Dew point F
Relative humidity %
Wind mph
Wind direction °
Reports
Fri 16, 1 AM
34.2
28.4
79
-
-
1
Fri 16, 12 AM
34.0
28.2
79
6
121
1
Thu 15, 11 PM
34.9
28.7
78
5
131
1
Thu 15, 10 PM
35.4
28.6
76
5
136
1
Thu 15, 9 PM
36.7
28.9
73
7
132
1
Thu 15, 8 PM
38.1
28.5
68
7
126
1
Thu 15, 7 PM
39.9
28.7
64
6
121
1
Thu 15, 6 PM
48.6
27.7
44
5
123
1
Thu 15, 5 PM
49.8
27.0
41
5
161
1
Thu 15, 4 PM
50.5
27.7
41
6
200
1
Thu 15, 3 PM
50.7
27.2
40
5
234
1
Thu 15, 2 PM
48.7
26.0
41
3
276
1
Thu 15, 1 PM
46.8
24.3
41
4
269
1
Thu 15, 12 PM
45.0
26.5
48
5
319
1
Thu 15, 11 AM
43.2
26.8
52
7
330
1
Thu 15, 10 AM
41.4
27.7
58
8
343
1
Thu 15, 9 AM
36.3
29.1
75
8
329
1
Thu 15, 8 AM
34.7
28.5
78
6
289
1
Thu 15, 7 AM
32.0
27.1
82
2
302
1
Thu 15, 6 AM
34.0
27.5
77
6
287
1
Thu 15, 5 AM
36.3
26.7
68
7
310
1
Thu 15, 4 AM
38.1
28.1
67
7
298
1
Thu 15, 3 AM
41.0
27.3
58
4
309
1
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Hour
Temperature F
Dew point F
Relative humidity %
Wind mph
Wind direction °
Reports
Fri 16, 1 AM
34.2
28.4
79
-
-
1
Fri 16, 12 AM
34.0
28.2
79
6
121
1
Thu 15, 11 PM
34.9
28.7
78
5
131
1
Thu 15, 10 PM
35.4
28.6
76
5
136
1
Thu 15, 9 PM
36.7
28.9
73
7
132
1
Thu 15, 8 PM
38.1
28.5
68
7
126
1
Thu 15, 7 PM
39.9
28.7
64
6
121
1
Thu 15, 6 PM
48.6
27.7
44
5
123
1
Thu 15, 5 PM
49.8
27.0
41
5
161
1
Thu 15, 4 PM
50.5
27.7
41
6
200
1
Thu 15, 3 PM
50.7
27.2
40
5
234
1
Thu 15, 2 PM
48.7
26.0
41
3
276
1
Thu 15, 1 PM
46.8
24.3
41
4
269
1
Thu 15, 12 PM
45.0
26.5
48
5
319
1
Thu 15, 11 AM
43.2
26.8
52
7
330
1
Thu 15, 10 AM
41.4
27.7
58
8
343
1
Thu 15, 9 AM
36.3
29.1
75
8
329
1
Thu 15, 8 AM
34.7
28.5
78
6
289
1
Thu 15, 7 AM
32.0
27.1
82
2
302
1
Thu 15, 6 AM
34.0
27.5
77
6
287
1
Thu 15, 5 AM
36.3
26.7
68
7
310
1
Thu 15, 4 AM
38.1
28.1
67
7
298
1
Thu 15, 3 AM
41.0
27.3
58
4
309
1
Thu 15, 2 AM
43.5
27.5
53
11
351
1
Thu 15, 1 AM
45.1
27.1
49
11
2
1
Thu 15, 12 AM
45.0
31.5
59
14
21
1
Wed 14, 11 PM
46.6
34.7
63
13
36
1
Wed 14, 10 PM
45.5
34.4
65
9
4
1
Wed 14, 9 PM
46.4
34.9
64
7
329
1
Wed 14, 8 PM
50.2
34.7
55
9
320
1
Wed 14, 7 PM
53.1
35.9
52
8
309
1
Wed 14, 6 PM
60.8
35.7
39
11
301
1
Wed 14, 5 PM
65.1
32.9
30
13
307
1
Wed 14, 4 PM
64.0
39.2
40
11
309
1
Wed 14, 3 PM
61.2
38.5
43
10
288
1
Wed 14, 2 PM
56.8
40.8
55
10
273
1
Wed 14, 1 PM
53.6
40.0
60
7
235
1
Wed 14, 12 PM
50.7
39.8
66
8
234
1
Wed 14, 11 AM
46.8
36.8
68
8
209
1
Wed 14, 10 AM
41.2
34.9
78
8
206
1
Wed 14, 9 AM
36.9
32.5
84
6
205
1
Wed 14, 8 AM
31.8
29.7
92
7
187
1
Wed 14, 7 AM
32.2
29.9
91
5
166
1
Wed 14, 6 AM
32.7
30.3
91
3
170
1
Wed 14, 5 AM
34.7
31.5
88
4
194
1
Wed 14, 4 AM
34.5
31.0
87
3
198
1
Wed 14, 3 AM
36.5
31.2
81
3
198
1
Wed 14, 2 AM
36.1
31.1
82
4
224
1
Wed 14, 1 AM
33.4
32.1
95
4
176
1
Wed 14, 12 AM
36.0
31.6
84
3
136
1
Tue 13, 11 PM
32.0
29.4
90
1
49
1
Tue 13, 10 PM
35.1
31.0
85
1
23
1
Tue 13, 9 PM
41.4
32.0
69
2
83
1
Tue 13, 8 PM
41.7
33.3
72
2
156
1
Tue 13, 7 PM
48.9
31.1
50
3
118
1
Tue 13, 6 PM
53.2
33.5
47
2
93
1
Tue 13, 5 PM
56.3
29.0
35
4
340
1
Tue 13, 4 PM
56.1
29.5
36
3
74
1
Tue 13, 3 PM
55.4
37.1
50
5
62
1
Tue 13, 2 PM
53.4
34.7
49
11
321
1
Tue 13, 1 PM
50.7
35.1
55
9
320
1
Tue 13, 12 PM
45.9
34.4
64
12
315
1
Tue 13, 11 AM
40.3
32.7
74
12
314
1
Tue 13, 10 AM
34.0
30.8
88
7
281
1
Tue 13, 9 AM
29.8
28.0
93
5
294
1
Tue 13, 8 AM
27.0
26.0
96
2
308
1
Tue 13, 7 AM
25.9
25.4
98
2
345
1
Tue 13, 6 AM
25.2
24.4
97
0
11
1
Tue 13, 5 AM
24.6
23.6
96
2
354
1
Tue 13, 4 AM
26.1
25.1
96
1
22
1
Tue 13, 3 AM
26.2
25.2
96
2
86
1
Tue 13, 2 AM
27.5
26.7
97
2
32
1
Tue 13, 1 AM
27.5
26.5
96
0
270
1
Tue 13, 12 AM
27.9
26.9
96
1
6
1
Mon 12, 11 PM
29.8
28.3
94
1
73
1
Mon 12, 10 PM
31.1
29.0
92
2
137
1
Mon 12, 9 PM
32.5
29.6
89
4
206
1
Mon 12, 8 PM
32.7
29.5
88
3
199
1
Mon 12, 7 PM
34.3
31.1
88
6
203
1
Mon 12, 6 PM
35.8
30.8
82
5
204
1
Mon 12, 5 PM
36.5
31.8
83
8
199
1
Mon 12, 4 PM
37.9
32.0
79
8
207
1
Mon 12, 3 PM
36.7
32.9
86
4
191
1
Mon 12, 2 PM
35.1
33.0
92
4
182
1
Mon 12, 1 PM
35.1
31.6
87
4
217
1
Mon 12, 12 PM
33.4
31.8
94
2
212
1
Mon 12, 11 AM
32.2
31.7
98
3
336
1
Mon 12, 10 AM
31.8
31.3
98
3
304
1
Mon 12, 9 AM
31.6
31.1
98
3
289
1
Mon 12, 8 AM
31.3
31.0
99
2
292
1
Mon 12, 7 AM
30.9
30.4
98
2
349
1
Mon 12, 6 AM
30.9
30.4
98
3
329
1
Mon 12, 5 AM
30.6
30.3
99
3
316
1
Mon 12, 4 AM
31.1
30.8
99
5
16
1
Mon 12, 3 AM
31.1
30.6
98
7
16
1
Mon 12, 2 AM
31.3
30.8
98
8
16
1
Mon 12, 1 AM
31.3
30.8
98
8
17
1
Mon 12, 12 AM
31.5
30.7
97
8
21
1
Sun 11, 11 PM
31.6
30.8
97
8
27
1
Sun 11, 10 PM
31.8
30.8
96
9
37
1
Sun 11, 9 PM
32.0
31.0
96
9
43
1
Sun 11, 8 PM
32.2
31.2
96
10
44
1
Sun 11, 7 PM
32.4
30.9
94
11
46
1
Sun 11, 6 PM
33.3
31.7
94
11
45
1
Sun 11, 5 PM
33.3
31.2
92
13
45
1
Sun 11, 4 PM
33.4
31.8
94
12
54
1
Sun 11, 3 PM
33.4
31.3
92
12
56
1
Sun 11, 2 PM
34.5
32.4
92
13
55
1
Sun 11, 1 PM
34.2
32.4
93
13
60
1
Sun 11, 12 PM
34.0
32.7
95
12
59
1
Sun 11, 11 AM
33.3
32.3
96
11
44
1
Sun 11, 10 AM
32.9
31.3
94
6
20
1
Sun 11, 9 AM
32.4
31.4
96
7
20
1
Sun 11, 8 AM
32.0
31.2
97
9
30
1
Sun 11, 7 AM
32.0
31.2
97
10
38
1
Sun 11, 6 AM
32.7
31.9
97
7
36
1
Sun 11, 5 AM
33.1
31.5
94
7
28
1
Sun 11, 4 AM
34.5
32.4
92
7
34
1
Sun 11, 3 AM
33.8
32.5
95
5
11
1
Sun 11, 2 AM
33.6
32.0
94
7
25
1
Sun 11, 1 AM
34.2
32.4
93
4
325
1
Sun 11, 12 AM
32.5
31.7
97
4
37
1
Sat 10, 11 PM
35.1
33.3
93
2
340
1
Sat 10, 10 PM
35.2
32.0
88
4
290
1
Sat 10, 9 PM
36.3
33.4
89
4
329
1
Sat 10, 8 PM
35.4
33.0
91
5
331
1
Sat 10, 7 PM
36.1
33.4
90
9
359
1
Sat 10, 6 PM
36.1
34.0
92
10
351
1
Sat 10, 5 PM
36.0
33.6
91
11
354
1
Sat 10, 4 PM
37.2
34.2
89
11
352
1
Sat 10, 3 PM
37.2
34.8
91
11
355
1
Sat 10, 2 PM
39.2
36.2
89
13
344
1
Sat 10, 1 PM
38.8
35.3
87
14
340
1
Sat 10, 12 PM
39.0
34.9
85
15
344
1
Sat 10, 11 AM
40.1
36.2
86
15
345
1
Sat 10, 10 AM
41.2
38.2
89
13
345
1
Sat 10, 9 AM
44.1
40.8
88
10
347
1
Sat 10, 8 AM
44.6
41.8
90
6
27
1
Sat 10, 7 AM
45.7
39.9
80
4
108
1
Sat 10, 6 AM
45.9
40.1
80
6
356
1
Sat 10, 5 AM
46.4
40.9
81
10
0
1
Sat 10, 4 AM
48.9
36.9
63
6
351
1
Sat 10, 3 AM
52.3
35.2
52
7
14
1
Sat 10, 2 AM
55.9
34.9
45
11
338
1
Sat 10, 1 AM
57.6
33.5
40
13
315
1
Sat 10, 12 AM
60.1
32.4
35
20
308
1
Fri 9, 11 PM
60.4
34.0
37
26
310
1
Fri 9, 10 PM
61.7
31.5
32
22
312
1
Fri 9, 9 PM
62.6
29.0
28
12
317
1
Fri 9, 8 PM
62.1
27.7
27
9
288
1
Fri 9, 7 PM
64.6
24.9
22
4
318
1
Fri 9, 6 PM
68.5
24.6
19
2
16
1
Fri 9, 5 PM
72.5
26.6
18
5
314
1
Fri 9, 4 PM
75.0
25.8
16
7
302
1
Fri 9, 3 PM
75.6
26.2
16
10
294
1
Fri 9, 2 PM
75.9
26.5
16
9
284
1
Fri 9, 1 PM
75.4
30.3
19
9
270
1
Fri 9, 12 PM
72.7
32.8
23
8
243
1
Fri 9, 11 AM
65.7
30.8
27
6
224
1
Fri 9, 10 AM
58.5
34.9
41
3
238
1
Fri 9, 9 AM
56.1
32.1
40
1
132
1
Fri 9, 8 AM
57.9
29.7
34
1
38
1
Fri 9, 7 AM
58.3
30.8
35
3
198
1
Fri 9, 6 AM
56.8
31.5
38
2
218
1
Fri 9, 5 AM
57.2
33.7
41
2
280
1
Fri 9, 4 AM
59.0
32.8
37
5
213
1
Fri 9, 3 AM
55.0
34.6
46
3
211
1
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
Day
High F
Low F
Highest dew point F
Lowest dew point F
Highest humidity %
Lowest humidity %
Strongest gust mph
Oct 16
34.2
34.0
28.4
28.2
79
79
8
Oct 15
50.7
32.0
31.5
24.3
82
40
26
Oct 14
65.1
31.8
40.8
29.7
95
30
20
Oct 13
56.3
24.6
37.1
23.6
98
35
21
Oct 12
37.9
29.8
33.0
28.3
99
79
14
Oct 11
34.5
31.6
32.7
30.8
97
92
21
Oct 10
60.1
35.1
41.8
32.0
93
35
35
Oct 9
75.9
52.7
37.0
24.6
55
16
36
Oct 8
76.1
35.1
36.5
29.2
79
23
12
Oct 7
70.9
40.3
35.5
29.5
65
23
10
Oct 6
79.0
39.2
38.4
23.7
71
13
27
Oct 5
81.5
39.2
38.6
24.0
87
12
27
Oct 4
74.3
38.3
40.8
32.7
80
28
16
Oct 3
66.0
37.9
42.0
35.8
94
39
17
Oct 2
74.7
39.2
43.9
33.9
90
31
29
Oct 1
62.2
40.8
38.5
27.9
66
37
19
Sep 30
61.2
48.2
48.2
31.8
88
35
17
Sep 29
68.4
38.5
39.9
21.3
69
27
32
Sep 28
70.5
30.7
33.9
10.2
94
10
20
Sep 27
63.0
28.0
39.6
23.6
98
24
17
Sep 26
58.3
39.7
33.7
23.1
63
26
33
Sep 25
89.4
51.8
44.7
33.6
65
15
43
Sep 24
84.6
39.7
45.3
35.3
85
21
18
Sep 23
77.9
45.3
44.8
26.1
82
15
20
Sep 22
79.2
39.0
51.8
38.7
99
24
12
Sep 21
77.0
53.6
52.8
46.3
97
34
19
Sep 20
-
-
-
-
-
-
15
Sep 19
-
-
-
-
-
-
15
Sep 18
-
-
-
-
-
-
11
Sep 17
-
-
-
-
-
-
14
Station report
Violett, in 4 sheets
Drawn from its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:00 AM local time, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.
34.2 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up.
At 3,225 ft above sea level, 11 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.59 inHg and the temperature at 47.5 F; it reports 34.2 F, 13.3 F colder than standard.
On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 32 degrees above the horizon at 48.44 N, and the day is 10 h 37 min long. Level ground there takes 54 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.