Missouri River AT Bismarck

Ranking Statistics

247 score97.9of 100

North Dakota median

94.3the median score of 312 stations

Scoring higher

42stations in North Dakota

Sharing its score

10ranks 43 to 52

Points deducted

2.11.8 forecast check, 0.4 arrival

Counted at the median

Forecast checknot measured at this station; North Dakota median 82.5

Next above

WSBN8rank 45; ahead on median arrival 11 min 55 s against 11 min 59 s

Next below

ND-CS-77rank 53; behind on 247 score 97.9 against 97.8

Sharing its rank

1other 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 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsNorth Dakota median 98.2168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
2. Arrivalweight 1096.09.6 of 10 pointsNorth Dakota median 86.7half its reports arrived within 12 min
3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Dakota median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsNorth Dakota median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KBIS, 3.7 miles away, over 164 readings: typical difference 1.8 °F beyond a steady offset of +0.8 °F
5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNorth Dakota median 100.00 of 164 readings failed their check against its reference station
6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.3 of 10 points, at the medianNorth Dakota median 82.5-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.