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Identifier
440225103295500
Latitude
44.04027 N
Longitude
103.49908 W
Elevation
5,010 ft
Rank
7of 806 in South Dakota, Oct 16
Observed
2:45 AMCDT, 1 hour ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

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Precip At Upper Prairie Cr Nr Pactola Dam Report

Rank 7 of 806 in South 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 score97.3of 100

South Dakota median
93.1the median score of 806 stations
Scoring higher
4stations in South Dakota
Sharing its score
101ranks 5 to 105
Points deducted
2.72.7 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; South Dakota median 100.0, 100.0, 72.6
Next above
435344103322100rank 5; ahead on median arrival 7 min 48 s against 7 min 49 s
Next below
06406740rank 13; behind on median arrival 7 min 49 s against 7 min 51 s
Sharing its rank
5other 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 pointsSouth Dakota median 98.2168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsSouth Dakota median 86.0half its reports arrived within 8 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsSouth Dakota median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianSouth Dakota median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianSouth Dakota median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-7.3 of 10 points, at the medianSouth Dakota median 72.6-

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 (3 h), none for 72 (72 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
Rank
7of 806 in South Dakota, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule, 177 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
62 minfrom Oct 16, 7:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 7:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
8 min9 in 10 within 13 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 806 ranked stations in South 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, 0; 20 to 29 per cent, 4; 30 to 39 per cent, 1; 40 to 49 per cent, 37; 50 to 59 per cent, 43; 60 to 69 per cent, 3; 70 to 79 per cent, 166; 80 to 89 per cent, 88; 90 to 99 per cent, 160; 100 per cent, 303. Precip At Upper Prairie Cr Nr Pactola Dam received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 7 of 806.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 7 OF 806PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 1920 to 29430 to 39140 to 493750 to 594360 to 69370 to 7916680 to 898890 to 99160100303STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Precip At Upper Prairie Cr Nr Pactola Dam's rank in South Dakota by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 791 of 834; 2026-10-08 rank 759 of 813; 2026-10-09 rank 683 of 796; 2026-10-10 rank 685 of 796; 2026-10-11 rank 630 of 797; 2026-10-12 rank 429 of 795; 2026-10-13 rank 7 of 787; 2026-10-14 rank 8 of 792; 2026-10-15 rank 11 of 794; 2026-10-16 rank 7 of 806.ITS RANK IN SOUTH DAKOTA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1200400600800Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%303
90 to 99%160
80 to 89%88
70 to 79%166
60 to 69%3
50 to 59%43
40 to 49%37
30 to 39%1
20 to 29%4
10 to 19%0
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20267806100.0%
Oct 15, 202611794100.0%
Oct 14, 20268792100.0%
Oct 13, 20267787100.0%
Oct 12, 202642979585.7%
Oct 11, 202663079771.4%
Oct 10, 202668579657.1%
Oct 9, 202668379657.1%
Oct 8, 202675981328.5%
Oct 7, 202679183414.2%

Station report

Precip At Upper Prairie Cr Nr Pactola Dam, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 5,010 ft above sea level, 17 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.89 inHg and the temperature at 41.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Precip At Upper Prairie Cr Nr Pactola Dam stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,010 feet above sea level with 17 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.89 inches of mercury, and temperature, 41.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 440225103295500FIG. D WHERE PRECIP AT UPPER PRAIRIE CR NR PACTOLA DAM STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREPRECIP AT UPPER PRAIRIE CR NR PACTOLA DAM17 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,010 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE24.89 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE41.1 FTITLEPrecip At Upper Prairie Cr Nr Pactola Dam, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 440225103295500TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-440225103295500-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 37 degrees above the horizon at 44.04 N, and the day is 10 h 49 min long. Level ground there takes 60 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Precip At Upper Prairie Cr Nr Pactola Dam, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 37 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 49 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 440225103295500FIG. E THE SUN AT PRECIP AT UPPER PRAIRIE CR NR PACTOLA DAMELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 69°EQUINOXES 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23°OCT 16, 37°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 49 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 60 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.04 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEPrecip At Upper Prairie Cr Nr Pactola Dam, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 440225103295500TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-440225103295500-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 5,010 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Precip At Upper Prairie Cr Nr Pactola Dam, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 440225103295500FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEPrecip At Upper Prairie Cr Nr Pactola Dam, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 440225103295500TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-440225103295500-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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