Storm Station
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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
DSON1
Latitude
41.82980 N
Longitude
97.36280 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 665 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Observed
12:45 AMCDT, 37 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 52 instruments in Nebraska stand at one.

Station charts

Madison 5E - Union Creek Report

Rank 402 of 681 in Nebraska, 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 score93.1of 100

Nebraska median
93.9the median score of 681 stations
Scoring higher
401stations in Nebraska
Sharing its score
4ranks 402 to 405
Points deducted
6.93.3 arrival, 3.3 forecast check, 0.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Nebraska median 100.0, 100.0, 67.4
Next above
WCRN1rank 401; ahead on 247 score 93.2 against 93.1
Next below
LUSN1rank 405; behind on reports received 98.9% against 95.0%
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 3599.034.7 of 35 pointsNebraska median 99.4665 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1066.76.7 of 10 pointsNebraska median 80.2half its reports arrived within 27 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNebraska median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianNebraska median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianNebraska median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-6.7 of 10 points, at the medianNebraska median 67.4-

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 (45 min), none for 72 (18 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 15 minon the hour's :00, :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
92 of 9695.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
667 of 67299.2% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 15, 11:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 12:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
27 min9 in 10 within 32 min

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

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

Chart of the 681 ranked stations in Nebraska 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, 3; 20 to 29 per cent, 12; 30 to 39 per cent, 2; 40 to 49 per cent, 27; 50 to 59 per cent, 48; 60 to 69 per cent, 6; 70 to 79 per cent, 56; 80 to 89 per cent, 48; 90 to 99 per cent, 189; 100 per cent, 290. Madison 5E - Union Creek received 98.9 per cent, 665 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 402 of 681.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEBRASKA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 98.9%, 665 OF 672, RANK 402 OF 681PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19320 to 291230 to 39240 to 492750 to 594860 to 69670 to 795680 to 894890 to 99189100290STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Madison 5E - Union Creek's rank in Nebraska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 338 of 398; 2026-09-27 rank 325 of 400; 2026-09-28 rank 393 of 486; 2026-09-29 rank 395 of 504; 2026-09-30 rank 370 of 505; 2026-10-01 rank 351 of 507; 2026-10-02 rank 481 of 627; 2026-10-03 rank 480 of 627; 2026-10-04 rank 408 of 631; 2026-10-05 rank 393 of 684; 2026-10-06 rank 387 of 689; 2026-10-07 rank 402 of 697; 2026-10-08 rank 428 of 693; 2026-10-09 rank 430 of 680; 2026-10-10 rank 426 of 680; 2026-10-11 rank 398 of 680; 2026-10-12 rank 392 of 678; 2026-10-13 rank 438 of 676; 2026-10-14 rank 413 of 676; 2026-10-15 rank 387 of 674; 2026-10-16 rank 402 of 681.ITS RANK IN NEBRASKA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%290
90 to 99%189
80 to 89%48
70 to 79%56
60 to 69%6
50 to 59%48
40 to 49%27
30 to 39%2
20 to 29%12
10 to 19%3
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 202640268198.9%
Oct 15, 202638767499.5%
Oct 14, 202641367699.1%
Oct 13, 202643867698.8%
Oct 12, 202639267898.8%
Oct 11, 202639868098.8%
Oct 10, 202642668098.6%
Oct 9, 202643068098.6%
Oct 8, 202642869398.9%
Oct 7, 202640269799.1%
Oct 6, 202638768999.4%
Oct 5, 202639368499.1%
Oct 4, 202640863198.9%
Oct 3, 202648062798.3%
Oct 2, 202648162798.3%
Oct 1, 202635150797.8%
Sep 30, 202637050597.6%
Sep 29, 202639550497.6%
Sep 28, 202639348696.8%
Sep 27, 202632540096.2%
Sep 26, 202633839893.6%
Reports received at Madison 5E - Union Creek, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012343 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Madison 5E - Union Creek, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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