Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
WLTN8
Latitude
48.11670 N
Longitude
103.71670 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 220 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Observed
10:00 AMCDT, 42 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 11 instruments in North Dakota stand at one.

Station charts

Missouri River 5SW AT Williston Report

Rank 169 of 312 in North Dakota, 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 score93.2of 100

North Dakota median
94.3the median score of 312 stations
Scoring higher
168stations in North Dakota
Sharing its score
9ranks 169 to 177
Points deducted
6.84.4 arrival, 1.8 forecast check, 0.6 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; North Dakota median 100.0, 100.0, 82.5
Next above
BLDN8rank 168; ahead on 247 score 93.3 against 93.2
Next below
MENN8rank 170; behind on reports received 98.2% against 97.6%

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 3598.234.4 of 35 pointsNorth Dakota median 98.2220 of 224 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1055.85.6 of 10 pointsNorth Dakota median 86.7half its reports arrived within 32 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Dakota median 100.0longest silence 64 min, on a schedule of one report every 45 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianNorth Dakota median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianNorth Dakota median 100.0-
  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.

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 (2.3 h), none for 72 (54 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 45 minon the hour's :00 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
32 of 32100% of its schedule, 45 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
221 of 22498.6% of its schedule, 326 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 12, 2:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 9:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
32 min9 in 10 within 47 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 45 min, 32 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 45 min count as one received.

Chart of the 312 ranked stations in North Dakota 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, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 1; 20 to 29 per cent, 2; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 13; 50 to 59 per cent, 21; 60 to 69 per cent, 4; 70 to 79 per cent, 26; 80 to 89 per cent, 46; 90 to 99 per cent, 73; 100 per cent, 123. Missouri River 5SW AT Williston received 98.2 per cent, 220 of 224 scheduled reports, rank 169 of 312.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH DAKOTA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.2%, 220 OF 224, RANK 169 OF 312PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19120 to 29230 to 39240 to 491350 to 592160 to 69470 to 792680 to 894690 to 9973100123STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Missouri River 5SW AT Williston's rank in North Dakota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 141 of 197; 2026-09-27 rank 144 of 199; 2026-09-28 rank 170 of 233; 2026-09-29 rank 170 of 242; 2026-09-30 rank 180 of 244; 2026-10-01 rank 198 of 248; 2026-10-02 rank 199 of 291; 2026-10-03 rank 199 of 291; 2026-10-04 rank 194 of 295; 2026-10-05 rank 205 of 306; 2026-10-06 rank 205 of 298; 2026-10-07 rank 213 of 301; 2026-10-08 rank 209 of 301; 2026-10-09 rank 203 of 294; 2026-10-10 rank 203 of 294; 2026-10-11 rank 198 of 292; 2026-10-12 rank 196 of 295; 2026-10-13 rank 193 of 298; 2026-10-14 rank 191 of 305; 2026-10-15 rank 175 of 312; 2026-10-16 rank 169 of 312.ITS RANK IN NORTH DAKOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%123
90 to 99%73
80 to 89%46
70 to 79%26
60 to 69%4
50 to 59%21
40 to 49%13
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%2
10 to 19%1
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202616931298.2%
Oct 15, 202617531297.7%
Oct 14, 202619130593.7%
Oct 13, 202619329892.8%
Oct 12, 202619629592.4%
Oct 11, 202619829291.5%
Oct 10, 202620329489.7%
Oct 9, 202620329489.7%
Oct 8, 202620930186.6%
Oct 7, 202621330186.1%
Oct 6, 202620529887.5%
Oct 5, 202620530687.0%
Oct 4, 202619429591.5%
Oct 3, 202619929191.8%
Oct 2, 202619929191.8%
Oct 1, 202619824892.1%
Sep 30, 202618024494.9%
Sep 29, 202617024295.2%
Sep 28, 202617023394.6%
Sep 27, 202614419996.7%
Sep 26, 202614119793.5%
Reports received at Missouri River 5SW AT Williston, reports from 1.0 to 6.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports024612 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM6 AM9 AM
Reports received at Missouri River 5SW AT Williston, reports from 1.0 to 6.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0246Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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