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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
HCWN1
Latitude
42.67306 N
Longitude
97.85361 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 187 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Observed
1:30 AMCDT, 1 hour 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

Walker Draw 5NE - Howe Creek Report

Rank 505 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 score88.1of 100

Nebraska median
93.9the median score of 681 stations
Scoring higher
503stations in Nebraska
Sharing its score
2ranks 504 to 505
Points deducted
11.95.8 reports received, 3.3 forecast check, 2.9 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Nebraska median 100.0, 100.0, 67.4
Next above
FREN1rank 504; ahead on reports received 84.8% against 83.4%
Next below
06803513rank 506; behind on 247 score 88.1 against 87.9

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 3583.529.2 of 35 pointsNebraska median 99.4187 of 224 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1070.97.1 of 10 pointsNebraska median 80.2half its reports arrived within 25 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNebraska median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 45 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 (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 houron the hour's :15 and :30
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule, 28 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule, 218 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 9, 2:30 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
17 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 hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour 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. Walker Draw 5NE - Howe Creek received 83.4 per cent, 187 of 224 scheduled reports, rank 505 of 681.WHERE IT RANKS IN NEBRASKA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 83.4%, 187 OF 224, RANK 505 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 Walker Draw 5NE - Howe Creek's rank in Nebraska by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 39 of 398; 2026-09-27 rank 40 of 400; 2026-09-28 rank 37 of 486; 2026-09-29 rank 47 of 504; 2026-09-30 rank 40 of 505; 2026-10-01 rank 28 of 507; 2026-10-02 rank 125 of 627; 2026-10-03 rank 125 of 627; 2026-10-04 rank 126 of 631; 2026-10-05 rank 115 of 684; 2026-10-06 rank 118 of 689; 2026-10-07 rank 110 of 697; 2026-10-08 rank 99 of 693; 2026-10-09 rank 98 of 680; 2026-10-10 rank 95 of 680; 2026-10-11 rank 102 of 680; 2026-10-12 rank 107 of 678; 2026-10-13 rank 141 of 676; 2026-10-14 rank 511 of 676; 2026-10-15 rank 510 of 674; 2026-10-16 rank 505 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, 202650568183.4%
Oct 15, 202651067483.0%
Oct 14, 202651167682.1%
Oct 13, 2026141676100.0%
Oct 12, 2026107678100.0%
Oct 11, 2026102680100.0%
Oct 10, 202695680100.0%
Oct 9, 202698680100.0%
Oct 8, 202699693100.0%
Oct 7, 2026110697100.0%
Oct 6, 2026118689100.0%
Oct 5, 2026115684100.0%
Oct 4, 2026126631100.0%
Oct 3, 2026125627100.0%
Oct 2, 2026125627100.0%
Oct 1, 202628507100.0%
Sep 30, 202640505100.0%
Sep 29, 202647504100.0%
Sep 28, 202637486100.0%
Sep 27, 202640400100.0%
Sep 26, 202639398100.0%
Reports received at Walker Draw 5NE - Howe Creek, reports from 0.0 to 9.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.5103 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at Walker Draw 5NE - Howe Creek, reports from 0.0 to 9.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports02.557.510Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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