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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
MCTO3
Latitude
44.88140 N
Longitude
122.97720 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 645 reports in 169 hours over the last seven days
Observed
10:20 PMPDT, 10 minutes ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 62 instruments in Oregon stand at one.

Station charts

Salem - Mill Creek Report

Rank 495 of 1,635 in Oregon, 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 score94.8of 100

Oregon median
92.2the median score of 1,635 stations
Scoring higher
472stations in Oregon
Sharing its score
23ranks 473 to 495
Points deducted
5.22.2 accuracy, 1.4 reports received, 1.1 forecast check, 0.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Oregon median 89.1, 100.0, 89.5
Next above
WTLO3rank 485; ahead on reports received 98.3% against 95.9%
Next below
SNTO3rank 496; behind on 247 score 94.8 against 94.7

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 3596.033.6 of 35 pointsOregon median 98.2645 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.09.4 of 10 pointsOregon median 84.9half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsOregon median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-17.8 of 20 points, at the medianOregon median 89.1-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianOregon median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.0 of 10 points, at the medianOregon median 89.5-

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 (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 :05, :20, :35 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
92 of 9695.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
647 of 67296.2% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 15, 9:50 AM
Latest report
Oct 15, 10:05 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 18 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 1,635 ranked stations in Oregon 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, 6; 20 to 29 per cent, 26; 30 to 39 per cent, 6; 40 to 49 per cent, 64; 50 to 59 per cent, 181; 60 to 69 per cent, 85; 70 to 79 per cent, 178; 80 to 89 per cent, 81; 90 to 99 per cent, 619; 100 per cent, 388. Salem - Mill Creek received 95.9 per cent, 645 of 672 scheduled reports, rank 495 of 1,635.WHERE IT RANKS IN OREGON, Oct 16THIS ONE: 95.9%, 645 OF 672, RANK 495 OF 1,635PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19620 to 292630 to 39640 to 496450 to 5918160 to 698570 to 7917880 to 898190 to 99619100388STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Salem - Mill Creek's rank in Oregon by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 704 of 914; 2026-09-27 rank 559 of 916; 2026-09-28 rank 602 of 962; 2026-09-29 rank 631 of 975; 2026-09-30 rank 643 of 980; 2026-10-01 rank 654 of 986; 2026-10-02 rank 754 of 1,274; 2026-10-03 rank 737 of 1,274; 2026-10-04 rank 800 of 1,303; 2026-10-05 rank 791 of 1,493; 2026-10-06 rank 790 of 1,523; 2026-10-07 rank 784 of 1,543; 2026-10-08 rank 841 of 1,571; 2026-10-09 rank 836 of 1,646; 2026-10-10 rank 835 of 1,646; 2026-10-11 rank 830 of 1,649; 2026-10-12 rank 823 of 1,642; 2026-10-13 rank 831 of 1,642; 2026-10-14 rank 784 of 1,628; 2026-10-15 rank 500 of 1,632; 2026-10-16 rank 495 of 1,635.ITS RANK IN OREGON, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%388
90 to 99%619
80 to 89%81
70 to 79%178
60 to 69%85
50 to 59%181
40 to 49%64
30 to 39%6
20 to 29%26
10 to 19%6
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20264951,63595.9%
Oct 15, 20265001,63295.6%
Oct 14, 20267841,62894.0%
Oct 13, 20268311,64292.8%
Oct 12, 20268231,64291.8%
Oct 11, 20268301,64991.5%
Oct 10, 20268351,64690.6%
Oct 9, 20268361,64690.6%
Oct 8, 20268411,57189.8%
Oct 7, 20267841,54391.6%
Oct 6, 20267901,52392.8%
Oct 5, 20267911,49393.7%
Oct 4, 20268001,30394.6%
Oct 3, 20267371,27495.9%
Oct 2, 20267541,27495.9%
Oct 1, 202665498696.8%
Sep 30, 202664398097.8%
Sep 29, 202663197597.8%
Sep 28, 202660296297.8%
Sep 27, 202655991698.9%
Sep 26, 202670491496.8%
Reports received at Salem - Mill Creek, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Reports received at Salem - Mill Creek, reports from 1.0 to 4.0, the latest 1.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15

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